Lead Pharmacist - Havens Hospice and Palliative Care

Applications are invited for a Lead Pharmacist - Palliative and End of Life Care.
Working within the Havens Hospices Care settings and Southend Site pharmacy, you will lead the Palliative and End of Life pharmacy service in collaboration with the senior managers and clinical collegues from both Havens Hopices and the MSE Pharmacy Oncology team.
You will be responsible for supporting the medicines management agenda within Havens Hospices Care settings, providing a comprehensive clinical service for both adult and children & young people's inpatient services.
You will support the Southend site oncology service with clinical pharmacy activity e.g. chemotherapy prescription verification.
You will need to be an experienced clinical pharmacist, with palliative, end of life and (preferably) oncology expertise, an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal/relationship building skills, have good service delivery and management experience, and a proven track record of delivering change within dynamic environments.
Ideally you will be a qualified independent prescriber.

Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individual who will develop and evolve this newly created post.
Main duties:
+ To provide, with the support of senior colleagues, the delivery of a medicines optimisation and clinical pharmacy service to all areas within Havens Hospices; be a proactive and engaged member of Havens Hospices Medicines Management team.
+ Closely liaise with multidisciplinary colleagues to facilitate a co-ordinated approach to palliative and end of life drug monitoring and control in line with formulary adherence.throughout the organisation.
+ Be the point of contact for all hospice staff to aid in medicines-related problem solving and ensure supplies of end-of-life medicines.
+ Monitor drug expenditure within specialty, produce budget statements and drug usage reports, interpret and provide analysis and recommendations.
+ Develop treatment guidelines with clinicians to promote evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing, considering all relevant local and national policies and procedures.
+ Act as an independent prescriber and prescribe as appropriate for patients within designated area of competence., We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve., Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.