Specialist Pharmacist - Ophthalmology

at  Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will work as part of a dedicated pharmacy team to lead, provide and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services to Ophthalmology . The post holder will also support the Principal Pharmacist for Surgery, Gastroenterology & Ophthalmology in managing the team . The post holder will liaise between wards, departments and pharmacy to ensure that pharmacy services are tailored to meet the Care Groups needs wherever possible.

• Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist Surgery, Gastroenterology & Ophthalmology,.
• Act as a specialist role model and an expert in the medical management within Ophthalmology .
• Lead and manage clinical pharmacy services in Gastroenterology & in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist.

Participate regularly in outpatient clinics to deliver and promote high quality, cost-effective and patient-focused pharmaceutical care.

• Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients within Ophthalmology .
• Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients within Ophthalmology . Providing interface and discharge liaison and support.
• Actively participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.

Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist
Act as a specialist role model and an expert in the medical management within the Gastroenterology Care Group
Lead and manage clinical pharmacy services in the Ophthalmology Care Group in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist.
Develop and participate in outpatient clinics to deliver and promote high quality, cost-effective and patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients within the Care Group.
Actively participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, delivering and promoting high quality, cost effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
Promote safe drug use within the Ophthalmology Care Group specialities.
Development, implementation and audit of local guidelines.
Supervise and train pharmacy staff at ward level.
Provide education and training of healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust.
Financial reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting, drug budget management and work on CIPs (cost improvement programmes).
To participate in practice and clinical research and audit.
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

• To act as a specialist practitioner within the field and as an expert pharmacist in the Ophthalmology

Care Group.

• To promote and deliver pharmaceutical care for the Ophthalmology Care Group patients and more

generally for all patients.

• To provide highly specialised and complex evidence-based clinical advice and information using

expert knowledge and experience to pharmacy, nursing, medical and other healthcare professionals

on the care and treatment of patients, inside and outside of the Trust.

• To participate in and contribute to the clinical/ward pharmacy service.
• To actively participate in consultant ward rounds as appropriate.
• To participate in outpatient clinics and assist in the further development of the pharmacist’s role in

this area.

• To undertake patient medication review sessions and patient reviews in outpatient clinics as

necessary.

• To actively participate regularly in multidisciplinary ward rounds, antibiotic ward rounds and other

multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate, delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.

• To practice as an independent prescriber, in area of own expertise, as appropriate and provide direct

high quality of care to inpatients and outpatients within scope of practice

• To participate in patient education and counselling schemes for all Ophthalmology patients/carers.
• To ensure appropriate and timely supply of medication to patients in conjunction with dispensary

staff, including the POD scheme and discharge facilitation for patients.

• To liaise with other Pharmacists, Doctors and GPs to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and

medicines management issues.

• To develop shared care guidelines to support GP prescribing as necessary.
• To support the set up and provision of Hackett compliant homecare services as necessary.
• Maintain and further develop specialist information on the use of drugs in clinical conditions relevant

to the Ophthalmology Care Group, ensuring accurate and up to date clinical information is available

to all pharmacists performing out of hours duties in a format relevant to those pharmacists needs.

• To participate in Trust adverse incident reporting scheme.

Financial Management

• To support the Principal Pharmacist in monitoring drug expenditure within the Ophthalmology Care

Group and provide accurate expenditure information, with appropriate analysis, to the Clinical

Director and General manager.

• To identify areas of potential cost-savings within the Ophthalmology Care Group, and to implement

systems to realise savings and contain prescribing costs.

• Using horizon scanning techniques identify future high cost medications.
• To support the development and implementation of policies to control drug expenditure and ensure cost-effective prescribing.
• To educate other healthcare professionals on the costs associated with drug therapy and promote

evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing within the care group.

• To attend Care Group or Specialty financial meetings when required.
• To work across traditional boundaries e.g. primary and secondary care.
• To monitor all FP10 and homecare prescribing costs and feed those to the Trust, NHSE and ICS

when required

• To optimise the use of homecare providers to ensure VAT savings are realised as necessary.