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About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
The post holder will work as part of the clinical pharmacy team in University Hospital Wishaw, providing clinical pharmacy services across a range of specialties including medical specialties, trauma and orthopaedics, surgery and medicines homecare. The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines, while supporting education, audit, and service development. You will work across the 4 pillars of advanced pharmacy practice and so undertaking the RPS core advanced curriculum is highly encouraged.
As part of the clinical trials team, you will support the delivery of commercial and non-commercial Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMP) and support the oversight of Pharmacy aspects of clinical trials within their defined location in compliance with applicable Clinical Trials Legislation
Additional Information Specific to the Role
Delivery of high-quality clinical pharmacy services to designated wards and departments including:
- Surgery & Anaesthetics: Critical care training, surgical receiving, and supporting perioperative prescribing and working with the MDT.
- Medical Rotations: Acute medicine, medical high dependency, frailty, stroke, respiratory, cardiology, gastroenterology and endocrinology. Opportunities available for training to provide outpatient clinic support.
You will participate in consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings in addition to conducting patient specific medication reviews. You will supervise and mentor junior pharmacists, foundation trainee pharmacists, and pharmacy students. The post provides the opportunity for delivering teaching sessions (formal and informal) to medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff. You will be required to lead or contribute to clinical guideline development, clinical audits, quality improvement projects, and service evaluations; support implementation of local and national guidelines and participate in risk management, incident reporting, and medicines safety initiatives.
Study Review and Set-up
The post holder will support commercial and non-commercial clinical trials of investigational medicinal products within the site and assist the Lead Pharmacist Clinical Trials in reviewing the Pharmacy aspects of studies including:
- Ensuring studies are set up in compliance with Good Clinical Practice and SOPs
- Negotiating with other Pharmacy teams to ensure Capability and Capacity exists
- Review of Financial information to ensure appropriate reimbursement, review of sponsor documentation or seeking sponsor approval for local documentation.
- Liaising with RD&I Facilitators to escalate issues or confirm issuance of study approval
- Working with the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician and MDT clinical trials team.
Management of investigational medicines
- Ensuring appropriate storage of investigational medicines and record maintenance.
- Support and training.
- Participation in monitoring, audit or inspections to ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
Training and Education
- The post holder would be expected to undertake GCP Training.
- The post holder may be required to assess clinical trials making decisions based on limited information and escalate identified issues to the appropriate staff, e.g. Lead Pharmacist Clinical Trials, Lead Pharmacist Aseptic Services, Dispensary Manager / Lead Pharmacist Dispensary.
Operational Duties
- Supporting dispensary and clinical screening duties as required.
- Contributing to weekend and on-call rotas.
In this key role, you will:
- To deliver patient-centred specialist pharmaceutical care to patients in specified clinical area(s).
- To communicate effectively, placing the person at the centre of any interaction.
- To deliver patient education to ensure the safe and effective use of medications and devices
- To deliver specialist clinical care to patients by assessment of their pharmaceutical care needs and developing and actioning a care plan.
- To carry out consultations with patients in pharmacist-led clinics and in ward, prescribing where appropriate.
- To review and analyse drug charts/prescriptions and supervise and participate in the dispensing and clinical and technical checking of discharge prescriptions and aseptically prepared products including systemic anticancer therapies (SACT).
- To promote pharmacy services and develop the profession
- To participate in service planning of both pharmacy and specialist clinical area(s) services including the development and maintenance of policies and procedures.
What You'll Bring:
- Masters of Pharmacy Degree
- Registered member of General Pharmaceutical Council
- Independent prescribing qualification or must work towards
- Evidence of postgraduate training and professional development in clinical pharmacy practice e.g. Post Registration Foundation Framework/ 1st year clinical diploma
- Relevant post registration experience in clinical pharmacy.
- Ability to effectively monitor patients’ therapeutic regimens in order to ensure effectiveness and reduce toxicity
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team, in a pharmacy and multi-disciplinary environment.
What we Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- NHS discounts and more.
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
For informal discussion, please contact Eimear Gordon, Head of Pharmacy on Eimear.gordon@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Heather Lamont, Recruitment Administrator on Heather.Lamont@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
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Interested?
Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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