Specialist Clinical Pharmacist with Digital Medicines support Job at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Liskeard

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Job Description

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist with Digital Medicines support

Band 8a

Main area
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist with Digital Medicines support
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
  • Flexible working
  • Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week (Part time hours will be considered)
Job ref
201-23-664
Site
Launceston, Stratton, Liskeard hospitals
Town
Launceston, Stratton, Liskeard
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 Per annum/Pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2023 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

  • Care based on what matters to people.
  • Care provided at home or close to home.
  • Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
  • Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

  • Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
  • Technology enabled care.
  • Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
  • Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

  • A place people love to work and feel valued.
  • Living our values with staff (all voices count).
  • Attract, grow and develop talent.
  • Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

  • Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
  • Joined-up community services.
  • Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
  • Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.


Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and innovative pharmacist with a strong clinical background across multiple specialties to lead the development of the clinical pharmacy service into the North and East Cornwall Hospitals as part of the wider MDT.

You will need to be comfortable collaborating with clinicians, managers, nurses and others to ensure that quality pharmaceutical care provided to patients with a range of clinical conditions.

We are a great place to work, and we can completely focus on patient care as the trust has no dispensary and currently no requirements to work weekends, evenings, or bank holidays.

The role is a full-time post, but part-time and flexible hours will be considered for the right candidate. This post can be worked remotely but the successful applicant will need to work hard to establish close team working with both the MDT and the pharmacy team.

We are a friendly, forward-thinking team who values the work-life balance we can provide allowing us to enjoy the beautiful coast and countryside of Cornwall. Cornwall is a wonderful place, offering an excellent quality of life and a truly stunning environment and spectacular coastline to live and work in.

Main duties of the job

To act as the Lead Pharmacist for the clinical ward provision to the community hospitals in the North and East of Cornwall including but not exclusively Launceston, Stratton (Bude) and Liskeard. To lead, develop and deliver a clinical pharmacy service to the ward to ensure an optimum, progressive, and efficient service that meets demand. This will include prescribing and where necessary project management. Manage and provide specialist clinical pharmacy expertise and advice to healthcare professionals, patients, and carers, to ensure the safe, efficient and appropriate use of medication within CFT.

CFT is a digitally advanced NHS Trust with EPMA rolled out across all inpatient areas and strong digital links to our neighbouring Trusts. This role will also support the Digital Medicines team to provide digital pharmacy services across CFT including supporting ePrescribing, Automated Drug Cabinets and managing implementations of new technology where appropriate.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Educated to Masters Degree level with evidence of appropriate post registration skills training relating to the requirements of the role i.e. MSC in Pharmacy or equivalent (BSc, BPharm / Level 1 Nurse with current NMC registration)
  • Current professional registration i.e. GPhC, NMC
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
  • Independent prescriber or working towards

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Be able to communicate effectively with all levels of medical and nursing staff, patients and carers
  • able to accurately interpret, record and recall and present complex information

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

  • Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
  • Protected CPD time for registered staff
  • Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
  • Leadership and Management development programmes
  • Coaching and mentoring opportunities
  • A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
  • Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
  • A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
  • Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

  • Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
  • Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
  • Free DBS checks where required
  • Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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