Specialist Clinical Pharmacist- Homecare

An opportunity has arisen to join our brilliant and well-established Clinical Homecare Pharmacy team as a Specialist Homecare Pharmacist.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Pharmacist to help shape the future of the homecare and clinical pharmacy service here at East Lancashire Hospital.
You will be responsible for supporting the development of the Homecare Pharmacy Service, providing advice to homecare service users on the use of the service.
The role will allow you to work in the field of clinical pharmacy, becoming a subject matter expert, with support from experts, across clinical specialities based on interest and departmental need. You will provide advise on treatment pathways to facilitate access to high-cost drug treatments and use of biosimilar medicines.
We are seeking an motivated individual who demonstrates commitment, accountability and is a positive role model., The post holder will:
+ Be a member of the homecare team, which provides a high-quality service to the Trust.
+ Support the implementation of biosimilar medicines, making the best use of NHS resources and ensuring that high standards of governance are maintained
+ Contribute to management of specialist conditions and assist with co-ordinating use of biologics across specialist teams
+ Undertake an active role in treatment decisions in multi-disciplinary team meetings
+ Support the management of staff within the Pharmacy Homecare Service to ensure the effective operation of the service
+ Liaise with the specialist nurses to ensure the homecare service is managed in line with homecare quality standards and NICE Technology Appraisals
+ Co-ordinate with external homecare teams to implement new homecare services, review service level agreements and be involved in the renegotiation of service level agreements for medicines with local hospitals and other providers
+ Support the investigation of incidents and complaints in Pharmacy and with other service users and link these to Risk Management systems
+ Ensure compliance with the current Royal Pharmaceutical Society standards for Homecare and contribute to the annual RPS Homecare audit

Working for our organisation
The post holder will be instrumental in helping to inform and shape the homecare service for the Trust and across the ICS over this next year.
We value the personal skills, experiences, and qualities that individuals bring to our department and the Trust; creating an inclusive working environment to attract talented people who feel motivated, involved, and able to influence the future direction of our services. The wellbeing of staff is important to us; we have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team who provide support on a range of topics, run fitness classes, and organise mindfulness sessions. As an employer we have earned a reputation for focusing on the development of our staff and for being an organisation people are proud to work for.

You will need to be a motivated individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure, in order to provide excellent patient care and deliver the Trust's Medicines Optimisation strategy.

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
+ Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
+ This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
+ Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
+ Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £42.90 and for a Standard Disclosure £22.90 which includes a small handling fee.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post
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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.
We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.