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Specialist Cardiac and Practice Educator Pharmacist


University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Location 

Bristol

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata

Job Highlights
  • Do you have a passion for medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical care in a specialist service? Do you want to support the development of the new pharmacy workforce?
  • We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to lead patient flow and medicines optimisation across our cardiology service including providing specialist pharmacist.
  • The post holder will work collaboratively with the Lead Pharmacist for Education and Training and the other UHBW Practice Educator Pharmacist to design and deliver undergraduate teaching at UHBW.
Job Requirements/Description

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working rota with compensatory off-duty days, late rota reimbursed as overtime)

Do you have a passion for medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical care in a specialist service? Do you want to support the development of the new pharmacy workforce? This post is a well-established collaboration between UHBW Pharmacy Department and University of Bath with an exciting opportunity for a Second Trust Practice Educator post to support the expanding clinical-facing component of the Undergraduate degree programme.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to lead patient flow and medicines optimisation across our cardiology service including providing specialist pharmacist input to the newly funded mavacamten MDT, supporting patients across the South West from our Bristol Heart Institute. The post-holder will work alongside a team of pharmacy professionals working in this area:

Our cardiac pharmacy team:

  • Clinical Pharmacy Manager.
  • Lead Cardiac Pharmacist.
  • Specialist and Foundation Rotational Pharmacists.
  • Specialist Pharmacy Technician.
  • Alongside close collaboration with our Anticoagulation and Thrombosis Pharmacy Team.

The postholder will work collaboratively with the Lead Pharmacist for Education and Training and the other UHBW Practice Educator Pharmacist to design and deliver undergraduate teaching at UHBW, with particular focus on the successful Clinical Learning in Practice model.

Main duties of the job

Working as a specialist cardiac pharmacist on our tertiary centre cardiology wards, prioritising patients to complete medicines reconciliation, managing interface issues, providing specialist input and optimising medicines for acutely unwell patients, and on discharge to ensure appropriate review and management of cardiac medications in the community.

Acting as pharmacist link to the monthly mavacamten MDT, advising on appropriate dosing, interpretation of genomic results, completing patient consultations and advising on issues such as drug interactions, bioavailability considerations and stock management issues. Supporting the delivery of an appropriate mavacamten service across the geography through a hub (UHBW) and spoke (other Trusts) model.

Designing and delivering high quality teaching which is informed by significant professional experience gained via practice, research, study and teaching experience to undergraduate students on the new MPharm programme.

0.4 WTE of the role will be patient-facing, leading all aspects of the clinical pharmacy service to our cardiology wards, 0.2 WTE will focus on specialist pharmacist input to our mavacamten patient cohort and MDT, and the other 0.4 WTE will be focusing on designing and delivering a whole range of undergraduate pharmacy teaching, with the principle being delivery of teaching on-site at UHBW.

As a member of the Pharmacy team you will also participate in:

  • Our late duty rota in our BRI dispensary, as overtime.
  • Our Saturday & Sunday shifts, as part of normal contracted hours with commensurate 'off-duty days', on a rota basis of roughly one weekend day every 6 weeks.
  • Our Bank Holiday rota, typically include 2 shifts per annum with commensurate lieu time. 

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

  • Master’s degree (or equivalent) in pharmacy.
  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
  • Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy.

Desirable criteria

  • Membership of a recognised clinical pharmacy professional body.
  • Qualification in Independent Prescribing - NB: To be undertaken on appointment if not already a registered non-medical prescriber).
  • Teaching Qualification - (N.B. support and development will be provided by the University).

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

  • A thorough knowledge of UK hospital pharmacy practice, safe management at transfers of care and medication commissioning.
  • Medicines reconciliation in an acute care setting.
  • Experience of one to one and small group teaching to a range of healthcare professionals of different levels of experience.
  • Previous experience of audit & quality improvement.
  • Ability to initiate, lead, manage and supervise a range of projects.
  • Experience of managing and motivating staff, appraising and giving feedback.
  • Knowledge of basic medicines information and critical appraisal techniques to apply medical/pharmacotherapeutic evidence to patient care.
  • Knowledge of the legal framework for the dispensing, prescribing and administration of medicines.
  • Knowledge of budgetary management and financial control.
  • Understanding of medicine and nursing practice, record keeping and terminology.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

  • Ability to holistically & critically analyse prescriptions and treatment plans for clinical appropriateness, clinical risk, cost-effectiveness, adherence to local & national guidance and legality.
  • Ability to use professional judgement to challenge inappropriate prescribing and otherwise influence prescribing decisions to enable optimal therapy.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Holistic problem identification and solving.
  • Good time management, able to prioritise appropriately and effectively.
  • Able to mentor, manage and support others.
  • Computer literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office suite.
  • Able to act as a role model.
  • Influencing and negotiation skills.
  • Be able to manage a project at team and/or service level.

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

  • As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
  • The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
  • UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
  • To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
  • If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
  • The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
  • By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Location 

Bristol

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata

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