Job description

Job responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

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Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• B Tech/NVQ Level III in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent as recognised by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Accredited accuracy checking qualification for dispensed medicines or working towards
• Registered as practising Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC

Desirable

• Medicines Management Qualification

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• Good IT skills - Windows, word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, e-mail and web-applications
• Evidence of CPD
• Understanding of clinical governance related to the use of medicines and prescribing

Desirable

• Ability to write and present clear and accurate reports

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience of ward based services
• Experience in training staff

Desirable

• Post qualification experience of primary care medicines management
• Project management

Trust Values

Essential

• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C's: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alderley Low Secure Unit

Alderley

Macclesfield

SK10 4UJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are seeking to appoint a part time assistant patient pathway administrator to join our friendly team within Ophthalmology. The post will be based at the John Radcliffe Hospital in the West Wing.

This post is crucial to the on-going development of the Ophthalmology service and would suit a candidate who has excellent organisational and communication skills. You will be expected to liaise with staff and colleagues at all levels. You will have proven administration skills with the ability to prioritise and manage your own workload to tight deadlines. You will need to demonstrate initiative and flexibility in your approach and be able to work in a pressurised and busy environment. The successful candidate will also manage each patients pathway in a timely and efficient manner.

Knowledge of the Trust's Electronic Patient Record System (EPR) and knowledge of elective access standards would be an advantage but not essential as training will be given.

This position requires the demonstration of strong organisational skills and the ability to work on your own initiative as well as being a team member. If you are self-motivated, enthusiastic and keen to join our team then we would encourage you to apply.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Good general level of education (e.g. 5 GCSEs/BTEC grade C or above or equivalent) including Maths & English

Desirable

• IT Qualifications/EPR Trained

Experience

Essential

• Working knowledge of MS Office
• Relevant administrative experience

Desirable

• Previous experience within the NHS/public sector

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to prioritise effectively

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 details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford

OX3 9DU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To provide a ward-based clinical pharmacy service according to Trust agreed standards including:

Confirmation of the patients medication history

Medicines reconciliation and clinical screening

Advise on dosage, side-effects, cautions and monitoring required

Advise on administration of medicines

Appropriate and clear endorsing of prescriptions to ensure safe practice

Monitor the effect and appropriateness of medication

Education of patients on their medication

Involvement in discharge planning and provision of discharge medication

1. To provide clinical pharmacy cover to other ward areas within the team on a reciprocal basis.

1. To ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely and cost-effectively in accordance with Trust policies, standard operating procedures and medicines legislation.

1. To monitor medicine use within the ward area. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions and risk management including:

Participation in investigating clinical incidents

Recording significant clinical incidents/near misses

Ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local policies

1. To use available information to influence prescribers and ensure the most cost-effective choice of therapy.

1. To participate in ward rounds, clinical meetings or out-patient clinics as appropriate in order to provide pharmaceutical advice to prescribers and other healthcare professionals.

1. To liaise with external agencies to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply to patients e.g. Baxter, Homecare companies etc, where appropriate.

1. To participate in ward-based clinical audits and the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for use of medicines within the clinical area.

1. To tutor and supervise rotational pharmacists undertaking the clinical diploma, following formal accreditation as a tutor by Cardiff University, or other university and to tutor other pharmacists and pre-registration students in the clinical area.

1. To act as a role model and mentor for clinical pharmacy.

1. To develop personal practice research in accordance with the Trust and pharmacy strategy.

1. To contribute to local, national and international specialist interest groups and conferences/meetings.

1. To become a non-medical prescriber as appropriate.

1. To work as a non-medical prescriber in the oncology & haematology directorate to prescribe medications safely and effectively in line with their scope of practice for patients requiring therapeutic medications and treatments, utilising local or organisational guidelines, national guidelines, and adhering to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and GPhC Prescribing Standards after the approval from the Trusts respective Non-Medical Prescribing Lead.

1. To provide teaching for the pharmacy and directorate teams as required.

1. To act as knowledge base/resource for the specialist area and to keep up to date with current trends and research in the specialist area.

1. Together with the rest of the members of the clinical pharmacy team to support the strategic developments of the service e.g. electronic prescribing, improved discharge processes, accredited technician checking etc.

1. To actively contribute to the planning and efficient co-ordination of clinical pharmacy initiatives including discharge planning, prescribing protocols, pharmacists on consultant ward rounds etc.

1. To contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacy clinical governance plans.

Oncology & Haematology Directorate Service

1. To clinically screen all SACT and supportive medication prescriptions (including oral, injectable and clinical trial drugs) according to locally agreed standards, following a period of competency-based training and assessment.
2. To be accredited in the appropriate aspects of handling intrathecal SACTs e.g. screening, issuing etc. within the recommendations of current legislation.
3. To be involved in the development, maintenance, and review of cancer chemotherapy and supportive care drug protocols defined by the SACT Operational Group and multidisciplinary teams. This includes prescribing protocols and drug administration guidelines.
4. To contribute to the development of the Trust cancer information systems in accordance with agreed objectives with the Consultant Cancer Pharmacist.

1. To be involved in the preparation of new drug submissions for the Trust Medicines Management and Therapeutics Committee (MMTC) with Consultant colleagues. To provide resources to ensure safe implementation of new technology into clinical practice.

1. To assist with review of sections of the Trust formulary relevant to the specialist area.

1. To be involved in the implementation of relevant local, network and national standards including service guidelines and technology appraisals produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

1. To be involved with the pharmacy set up of cancer clinical trials, including phase I, II, and III trials in line with current legislation. To support the pharmacy clinical trials team. This includes supporting the clinical trial work of the Cancer Research UK Clinical Research Unit, Medical Research Council and National Cancer Research Network.

1. To act as an Authorised Pharmacist in the Clinical Trials Aseptic Services Unit (CTASU). This will involve supervising the aseptic process and releasing products that have been prepared in CTASU in accordance with the CTASU Pharmaceutical Quality System. For this part of the role you will be professionally responsible to the Accountable Pharmacist for CTASU.

1. To be involved with supporting advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) in the unit, and to ensure the multidisciplinary team follow appropriate procedures for handling ATMPs.

1. To attend and contribute to Cancer Pharmacy Team Meetings.

Professional Role

1. To ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.

1. To be professionally accountable for actions and advice.

1. To use experience and clinical judgment to assist in problem-solving and troubleshooting within the Pharmacy department.

1. To give professional support to the site operational managers.

1. To be aware of training and competency assessment of pre-registration pharmacist trainees, diploma pharmacists and student pharmacy technicians and participate in their training and competency assessment as required.

1. To support the dispensaries by participating in screening and checking prescriptions and dispensed items at a mutually convenient time as part of a rota.

1. To participate in weekend and bank holiday working according to rota.

1. Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Chief Pharmacist.

1. To participate in any future 7 day working patterns should the pharmacy department change its current working practices.

See job description for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified to a degree level (4-year MPharm or equivalent) and Pharmacist registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Membership of British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) or other specialist interest group
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Accredited tutor for a postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma
• Accredited non-medical prescriber

Experience

Essential

• Quality improvement, service evaluation or audit
• Communicating complex information via multiple methods to a variety of receipients
• Experience of working as a clinical pharmacist
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of teaching and tutoring

Desirable

• Experience of clinically screening SACT prescriptions with BOPA Compassly accreditations.
• Experience of preparing budgetary reports for clinical areas
• Involvement in a pharmacist led outpatient clinic
• Experience of practice research
• Involvement in developing a service
• Experience of developing drug protocols /contributing to formulary development

Personal Skills

Essential

• Problem identification and solving skills
• Well organised
• Good Time Management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
• Good interpersonal skills
• Sensitivity and tolerance
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Team worker
• Must demonstrate flexibility in working practices
• Must be assertive
• Capable of working under pressure
• Must show commitment
• Able to make decisions
• Ability to travel to all sites including the use of public transport

Desirable

• Demonstrable awareness of current cancer issues, such as administration of intrathecal SACT and the Manual of Cancer Quality Measures
• Demonstrable awareness of financial pressures
• Publication / conference presentations
• Excellent Clinical Prioritisation
• Evidence of balancing conflicting priorities

Technical Skills

Essential

• Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package
• Advanced keyboard skills

Desirable

• Experience using electronic prescribing systems

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Churchill Hospital

Oxford

OX3 7LE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)