Community Services Pharmacist Locality Lead

Community Services Pharmacist Locality Lead

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

• To lead and provide a high quality, safe and patient focused clinical pharmacist service to the Community Care Group; including community hospital inpatient units, outpatient clinics, ambulatory clinics and patients home settings including nursing homes to meet professional, Care Group and Trust requirements.
• Responsible for providing specialist pharmacist advice on medicines to prescribers, registered clinicians, unregistered staff and patients within community services.
• To deliver high quality patient care in line with legislation, national guidance and specifications.
• Optimise clinical outcomes, improve medicines safety and deliver best value from medicines within community services.
• To work as an independent prescriber managing a defined patient caseload.
• To participate in the wider pharmacy service and its development in response to patient care needs.
• To contribute to the development of medicines management and optimisation.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Job responsibilities

The full job description outlines the key areas of responsibility for the role and the person specification details the qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience required. For more information on the Job Description please view the attachment linked to the advert.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacist to join our well established Eastern locality community services pharmacy team at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and provide high-quality pharmaceutical care to community services patients in the Mid-Devon area.

The post holder will join a team of skilled and patient-focused clinical pharmacists and medicines management technicians based in Tiverton Hospital who provide care to inpatients and patients in their own home. You will work with colleagues to enable the safe and effective use of medicines through provision of medicines optimisation and personalised medication reviews. You will also provide medicines advice to patients and carers, health and social care professionals and skilled non-registered staff working collaboratively to resolve complex medication queries.

You will have line management responsibility and supervision duties for pharmacy colleagues in the team as well as foundation and junior pharmacists.

We are looking for a self-motivated and flexible candidate who is able to work both independently and effectively as part of the pharmacy team. The candidate would need to be able to provide a competent and efficient pharmaceutical service to hospital inpatients and patients at home to meet the changing operational demands of the service.

Our community and acute teams benefit from using a shared integrated electronic prescribing and medication administration record (EPIC) which supports integrated care across our services. You will be encouraged to use your independent prescribing skills to facilitate excellent patient focused care while promoting medicines safety, admission avoidance and discharge facilitation.

You will be a confident decision maker and have the ability to plan and prioritise clinical work to manage a patient caseload while supervising medicines management technicians and junior members of the team. In return you will have the opportunity to work in an experienced, ambitious and motivated pharmacy team.

If you believe you have the skills and experience necessary to fulfil this role we look forward to hearing from you.

Working Pattern: 22.5 hours per week.

Interview Date: Thursday 8th May

For further information or to arrange an informal visit to meet the team, please contact: Suzy Bidwell, Clinical Pharmacy Manager suzybidwell@nhs.net or Sam Smith, Integrated Pharmacy Services Lead Tel 01392 402427/samsmith2@nhs.net

This post has been identified as involving access to vulnerable adults and/or children and in line with Trust policy successful applicants will be required to undertake a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure Check/Enhanced Disclosure Check.

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.

You will also have access to other benefits including:

National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.

Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter.

Car lease schemes.

The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).

Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

Person Specification

General Requirements

• See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust