Specialist Pharmacist - HMP High Down
Posted 6 days ago by CNWL
Permanent
Full Time
Other
England, United Kingdom
Job Description
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Become part of our team.
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There's a place for you at CNWL.
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Main area Health & Justice Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Health & Justice services work to a 7 day working week) Job ref 333-D-HJ-1917
Site HMP High Down Town Sutton, Surrey Salary £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inc. Outer HCAS (pro rata if P/T) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/11/:59
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Job overview Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Specialist Pharmacist to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP High Down.
By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being.
Our motto is "Caring NOT Judging" so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
Main duties of the job
All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
to up skill or to simply change your career direction.
Become part of our team.
We care for you as much as you care for others.
There's a place for you at CNWL.
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Main area Health & Justice Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Health & Justice services work to a 7 day working week) Job ref 333-D-HJ-1917
Site HMP High Down Town Sutton, Surrey Salary £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inc. Outer HCAS (pro rata if P/T) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/11/:59
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Job overview Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Specialist Pharmacist to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP High Down.
By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being.
Our motto is "Caring NOT Judging" so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in delivering a clinical medicines management service to patients.
- To provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters relating to primary care, substance misuse and mental health services, this will include assistance with risk management and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local medicines management policies.
- To provide input into policy and procedures affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at both local and trust wide levels under the direction of the lead pharmacist.
- To liaise with dispensing pharmacy staff to support an effective dispensing and supply service. To participate in clinical audits and research associated with medicines and pharmacy practice.
- To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist in their absence.
- Monthly supervision
- Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
- Preceptorship Programme
- Support and guidance with Revalidation
- Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
- Health and wellbeing services
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Relocation package
All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Ensure that all prescriptions and Medication Administration Records are clinically appropriate and meet all necessary legal requirements
- Help in the management of the repeat dispensing services ensuring full utilisation of this service.
- Run regular Medication review clinics for those patients on the repeat dispensing service and, if appropriate, use prescribing skills to add and maintain patients onto this system.
- Ensure medicines reconciliation is completed for all patients on arrival into reception.
- Ensure safe and appropriate use of medicines in order to maximise benefit and minimise risk to patients. This includes regular reviews of prescriptions, identification of significant drug interactions, advice for clinical monitoring, compliance with legal aspects (Medicines Act, Mental Health Act) of medicines supply and compliance with the Trust Formulary
- Assist on the implementation of medicine related NICE publications, ensuring that recommendations from CNWL NHS Foundation Trust Medicines Management Group are considered and that systems for auditing and reporting on uptake are established.
- Be responsible for providing clinical pharmacy input to the multidisciplinary team caring for patients
- Promote cost effective use of Medicines and other equipment.
- Promote the use of a preferred prescribing List (Formulary), liaising with appropriate healthcare professionals to ensure the cost effective use of clinically effective prescribed drugs.
- Ensure subordinate pharmacy staff providing a service to all prisons within the service line have adequate competencies to deliver such service.
- Be responsible for providing a clinical pharmacy service to groups of patients:
- Review prescriptions for accuracy and legality and identify actual or potential problems
- Ensure all medications are recorded in the electronic prescribing system (SystmOne)
- In conjunction with the dispensing pharmacy, ensure the effective supply of medicines suitable for use (IP/NIP) and appropriately labelled for discharge or court if applicable.
- Ensure the effective outcomes of treatment with medicines
- Monitor patients for potential and actual adverse effect of their medicines
- Ensure all pharmacy interventions are recorded
- Take steps to ensure patients understand the purpose of their medicines and deal with any practical issues that may prevent the optimal use of their medicines
- Support the planning of patients release with respect to medication, including the implementation of a dispensing for discharge system.
- Demonstrate professional accountability to patients
- Provide advice to clinicians on unlicensed medicines use and areas of practice where the evidence base is lacking
- Work across traditional boundaries as part of a fully integrated multidisciplinary team
- Actively participate in multidisciplinary committees as delegated by the Lead Pharmacist both within the organisation and outside to provide clinical pharmaceutical advice to support the development of disease management guidelines relevant to prison population and expert advice on practicalities of delivery clinical services within the prison setting. . click apply for full job details