Lead Pharmacist Renal &Transplantation Band 8b (Attracts £5,000 RRP)

at  University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Responsible to the Lead Associate Chief Pharmacist Clinical Services for strategic planning and delivery of clinical pharmacy services to patients within the care of renal particularly transplant, chronic kidney disease and dialysis. Deputises for the Associate Chief Pharmacist Clinical Services along with the other Lead Care Group Pharmacists, in their absence as required Support the Chief Pharmacist / Deputy Chief Pharmacist / Associate Chief Pharmacist in developing, monitoring, and reporting on drug expenditure and medicines budget and the delivery of financial savings as part of the pharmacy CIP. The post holder will be required to represent the clinical pharmacy team and service line at both internal and external committees and forums including the Drug and Therapeutics committee, Medicines Safety Committee, Clinical Governance and Care Group operational meetings as appropriate. Work as a member of the renal, clinical, and wider UHP pharmacy team, providing highly specialist clinical pharmacy care to patients with renal disease, transplant and related conditions.
To specifically provide an outpatient transplant clinic twice a week in conjunction with the MDT. Lead on the monitoring, review, and report on medicines related incidents within renal and transplantation service line. To manage, lead and co-ordinate the renal pharmacy team including pharmacists and technicians in the provision of a safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy service in accordance with local and national standards and strategy and to ensure all members of the pharmacy team are trained and competent for their roles. Ensure an appropriate level of clinical pharmacy service is provided to the renal care areas Configure and implement inductions for pharmacists in renal and transplantation.
Provide education and training to all healthcare professionals including medical students. To act as a role model as a clinical pharmacist and team leader, to pharmacists, technicians, ATOs and all other members of the multidisciplinary team. To practice as an independent prescriber and to work towards advanced clinical practice. To engage with Quality Improvement and practice research.
Development, implementation, and update of clinical pharmacy policy, relevant to pharmacy practice and medicines in renal care. Monitor and evaluate medicines related protocols and guidelines in renal medicine Propose policy or service changes which improve services and may have multidisciplinary and resource implications Assist in the development and implementation of PGDs and non-medical prescribing initiatives, when appropriate. To use your expertise in Renal medicine both within the Trust and externally to form working partnerships with other health and social care service providers from across the wider healthcare system. As and advanced specialist pharmacist in your chosen area of practice: Recommendation of appropriate therapy for individual patients where evidence is not available, controversial evidence exists or other professionals may challenge advice.
Contribute to the organisations wider antimicrobial surveillance programme, implementing local programmes ensuring appropriate antimicrobial prescribing. Attendance at Consultant/GP, speciality team MDMs. white board/MDT meetings/ward rounds to actively facilitate and provide advice on treatment, including highly complex patients. Promote compliance by prescribers and other healthcare staff with local/national policies and the South and West Devon Formulary.
Application of highly complex knowledge of the evidence base behind drug therapies used. Assess clinical requirements of patients as a clinical pharmacist and an independent prescriber through interpretation of clinical data and examination. If required request appropriate tests and examinations for patients directly under your care. Contribute to pharmaceutical initiatives that help with the seamless transfer of patients between different healthcare settings.
Participate in any wider departmental rotas where needed

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