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PHARMACY DEPARTMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE:
Lead Pharmacist - Medicine
BAND:
8a
HOURS:
37.5
DEPARTMENT:
Pharmacy Department, Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH)
ACCOUNTABLE TO:
Director of Pharmacy
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Principal Pharmacist – Clinical Services (PRUH)
SUPERVISES:
Rotational STEP Pharmacist
Pre-registration Pharmacists
Supports the management of STEP pharmacists via
arrangements
Manager and Tutor for individual Pre-Registration pharmacists
tutor
LINE MANAGEMENT:
Band 7 Pharmacist
Band 6 Pharmacists
Pre-registration Pharmacists
Medicines management pharmacy technicians
LIAISES WITH (INTERNAL)
All pharmacy staff including Director, Deputy Directors and Associate
Directors
Lead Clinical Pharmacists
Pharmacists
Technicians
Assistant Technical Officers and A&C staff
LIAISES WITH (EXTERNAL)
Divisional Management Teams
Consultants and other Medical Staff (Trust wide)
Ward managers, Senior Nurses and other nursing staff (Trust wide)
Other health care professionals and Trust Staff
Primary Care
Pharmacy and medical staff from other hospitals
Patients, their relatives and GPs
The general public
Pharmaceutical industry personnel
Joint Programme Board (JPB)
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC.)
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1. JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will work as part of the dedicated pharmacy team to provide and develop specialist
clinical pharmacy services to the Acute & Emergency and Post-Acute Medicine Care Groups. The post
holder will participate in the following:
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To lead, develop, manage and monitor clinical pharmacy services across the Acute & Emergency
and Post-Acute Medicine Care Groups.
To act as a role model and to provide specialist and general advice to the care groups.
To participate regularly in multidisciplinary ward rounds delivering and promoting high quality, costeffective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care
To ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to areas within medicine.
To participate in relevant clinics and other patient programmes, and assist the further development
of the pharmacist’s role in this area
To promote safe drug use and identify and manage risk within the specialty
To develop, implement and audit guidelines, policies and procedures
To be responsible for financial reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting, and drug budget
management
To provide education and training to clinical pharmacy staff, healthcare professionals, patients and
carers within and outside the Trust
To work across the interface to ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care at admission and discharge
To participate in practice and clinical research and audit
To work with the Principal Pharmacist Clinical Services to extend the boundaries of professional
practice within the Care Groups
To deputise for the PRUH Principal Pharmacist, Clinical Services, when necessary
To be accredited for discharge prescription transcribing in order to reduce the time patients wait for
discharge medication (Drug Listing for TTO)
2. MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Service / Policy Development
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To lead, develop, manage and monitor clinical pharmacy services across the medicine care
groups in line with local and national policies, guidelines and frameworks
To propose, implement and audit policies, guidelines and procedures in line with national and
local consensus and priorities.
To comment on and participate in policy and service development for the wider clinical services
in line with departmental and Trust policy
To participate in audit and practice research to investigate and where appropriate improve the
quality of service to patients
To participate in the preparation of relevant business cases to support pharmacy/medicine
development bids.
To collaborate in the development of Integrated Care Pathways and Patient Group Directions
To contribute and adhere to clinical pharmacy service standards
To report, analyse, identify and manage medication risk and demonstrate a commitment to the
Trust’s Clinical Governance agenda
Patient / Client Care
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To act as a specialist practitioner and point of expert, evidence-based advice for healthcare
staff within and outside the Trust
To promote and deliver pharmaceutical care for patients within and outside of the care groups
To provide a regular clinical pharmacy service to a designated ward within medicine
To participate regularly in multidisciplinary ward rounds, including post-take, to deliver and
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promote high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care
To practice as a prescriber in area of own expertise, as appropriate, and provide direct high
quality of care to outpatients and inpatients within scope of practice
To participate in patient education schemes, including counselling at discharge
To ensure appropriate and timely supply of medication to patients, including participation in the
POD scheme
To liaise with relevant healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust to ensure continuity
of pharmaceutical care
To participate in late duty, weekend, bank holiday and other out of hours services, such as
post-take ward rounds, as necessary for the service
Financial / Resource Management
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To monitor drug expenditure and provide appropriate information and analysis to the care
groups
To identify areas of potential cost-savings and to develop and implement systems and
policies to realise savings and contain prescribing costs
To use horizon scanning techniques to identify future high cost medications
To educate other healthcare professionals on the costs associated with drug therapy and
promote the use of evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing
To attend care group finance meetings and Drug Expenditure Committee meetings when
required
To work across the interface to ensure effective financial management with the care group
Staff Management & Training
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To act as a specialist practitioner and point of expert, evidence-based advice at a local and
national level
To participate in the induction, education and training of all healthcare professionals at
undergraduate and postgraduate level
To act as a tutor for pharmacists undertaking clinical diplomas or other relevant courses
To participate in the recruitment and selection of clinical pharmacy staff as needed
To regularly train, supervise and assess junior and pre-registration pharmacy staff providing
services to wards within the care groups
To plan activities for, supervise and train pre-registration pharmacists attached to the team in
conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist Clinical Services and Lead Education and Training
Pharmacist
To supervise and support the day to day activities of technical staff providing ward based
pharmacy services
To participate in the in-service clinical pharmacy training of all pharmacy staff
To undertake CPD to ensure that knowledge is continually updated
To delegate tasks to junior staff as and when required
To deputise for the Principal Pharmacist Clinical Services when necessary
Research & Development
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To regularly initiate or contribute to relevant practice research or audit projects and to present
and publish the results locally, nationally or internationally, as appropriate
In conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist Clinical Services, to develop, implement, monitor
and evaluate evidence-based protocols and guidelines
To maintain and further develop specialist information on the use of drugs in clinical conditions
relevant to the care groups
To proactively support the development of ward and clinical pharmacy services to the Division
in order to advance the safe, clinically effective and cost effective use of drugs to medical
patients
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To liaise with clinical trial nursing and pharmacy staff with regards to monitoring and continuing
supply of trial medicines to patients locally and on national level
3. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King’s College Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
 To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and
staff.
 To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to
actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
 This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to
be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this
description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.
 All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for
email communication. You are therefore required to check this regularly and to deal with such
communication promptly.
The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and well-being and that of
work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk
management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
Infection Control Statement
The post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to make to infection control
and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role.
These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in
local policies and procedures which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent
refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.
DATE: March 2017
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PHARMACY DEPARTMENT PERSON SPECIFICATION
Lead Pharmacist - Medicine
Criteria Group
Qualifications:
Specific Criteria
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Knowledge:
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Communication
Skills:
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Masters degree MPharm
Registered Pharmacist (1 year competency
assessed and examined professional
registration)
Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice.
Specialist competencies in area relevant to
practice or relevant short courses taught at
postgraduate level
Successful completion of short courses to the
equivalent of a postgraduate certificate
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or
Pharmacy Practice
Registered Supplementary or Independent
Prescriber
Demonstrates an advanced level of clinical
reasoning & judgment
Maintains a broad level of pharmacy practice
Demonstrates awareness of and commitment
to the clinical governance agenda
Knowledge of regulations and legislation
relevant to area of practice
Understanding of national and local priorities
Expert clinical knowledge and skills relevant to
area of practice
Previous relevant specialist clinical experience
Experience in directorate pharmacy
Experience of supervising others
Experience of practice research or audit
Experience of protocol/guideline development
Experience of delivering training and education
at postgraduate level
Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
Be able to provide highly complex information
on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and
financial issues to senior consultants and
managers
Be able to provide highly specialized
information on medicines use to other
healthcare professionals
Be able to communicate effectively in both
written and verbal formats with staff and
patients
Be able to influence senior medical staff, the
multidisciplinary team and management
Able to motivate self and others
Be able to implement and manage change
Be able to use presentational aids
Track record of successful team working
Able to demonstrate an appreciation of
customer care
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Skills:
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Planning &
Organizing
Skills:
Physical Skills:
Physical/Mental/
Emotional
Effort:
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Be able to analyse and interpret highly complex
clinical information where there are a range of
facts requiring analysis and where a range of
options need to be compared
Be able to use available evidence to make
sound judgments in relation to patient-or drugspecific issues
Be able to demonstrate advanced level of
clinical reasoning and judgment
Basic knowledge of critical appraisal skills to
analyze trial quality and its application to highly
specialized patient group
Ability to plan the day to day activities of self
and others
Problem solving skills
To have basic keyboard and computer skills
(word processing, spreadsheet, report
generation and presentation)
To have accurate dispensing skills
Be flexible in responding to the demands of the
service
Be able to concentrate on highly complex
matters (drug use evaluations, drug query
answering, clinical prescription review,
checking of dispensed prescriptions) despite
frequent interruptions
Be methodical in approach
Ability to work well under pressure by
prioritizing and managing time effectively
Be able to work in busy office conditions and
on busy/noisy wards
Be able to cope with unpleasant conditions on
wards
Be able to work in a busy demand-led service
with occasional exposure to verbal aggression
from patients
Able to participate in the Late Duty, Weekend
and Bank Holiday Service
Able to participate in out-of-hours service
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