Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Palliative Care and CF

Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Palliative Care and CF

Provide the clinical pharmacy services to

• a local hospice via SLA
• CF patients in collaboration with the CF pharmacy team and wider CF MDT
• manage, monitor and develop the clinical pharmacy service for homecare initiatives

Main duties of the job

Provide and support the delivery of high quality pharmaceutical care to meet the needs of palliative care patients within the local hospice settings under service level agreements, as well as LHCH patients (cross-site).

Provide a clinical pharmacist role for medical staff and nursing staff on drug use in palliative care within the hospice environment.

To work with palliative care practitioners and other professionals to facilitate the delivery of national and local health policy.

To participate in the palliative care education and training programmes of healthcare professionals and students under the guidance of the Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Palliative Care. / Clinical Trials

To be responsible for planning and reviewing the security of medicines at the local hospices, under the direction of the senior clinical pharmacist for palliative care and Deputy Chief pharmacist for clinical services, and to monitor their drug expenditure on a monthly basis with annual reviews, maintaining full control of such.

To provide a clinical pharmacy service to the CF patients in collaboration with the CF pharmacy team and wider CF MDT

Under the direction of the Deputy Chief Pharmacist, manage, monitor and develop the clinical pharmacy service for homecare initiatives

About us

As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.

We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.

We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.

Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person specification for further details on the the role and the job requirements.

Person Specification Qualifications & Education

• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Post-graduate Diploma / MSc in Clinical pharmacy
• Non-Medical Prescribing certificate - or ability to work towards

Skills & Knowledge

• Able to accept responsibility for a specialist area of pharmacy practice - previous demonstrable skill
• Able to work independently and compute information from various sources quickly
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Able to accept responsibility for a specialist area of pharmacy practice
• Previous experience in providing pharmaceutical care to palliative care patients
• Previous experience in providing pharmaceutical care to cystic fibrosis patients

Values & Behaviours

• Excellent organisational skills and ability to work effectively in different locations
• Ability to meet deadlines whilst paying attention to details
• Self motivated
• Committed to continuing professional development
• Reliable and flexible
• Displays a reasonable level of confidence

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.

Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Palliative Care

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum plus EDC