Specialist Pharmacist - Acute Hospital at Home / Virtual Ward
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Lead and provide a high quality, safe and patient-focused clinical pharmacist service to the Acute Hospital at Home (AHAH) service (also known as Virtual Ward) across Northern and Eastern services. Provide specialist pharmacist advice on medicines to AHAH service within the Trust, prescribers, clinicians, nursing staff, and patients. Deliver high quality patient care in line with legislation, national guidance, and specifications. Optimise clinical outcomes, improve medicines safety, and deliver best value from medicines within the AHAH service. Work as an independent prescriber managing a defined patient caseload. Participate in the wider pharmacy service and its development in response to patient care needs. Contribute to the development of medicines management and optimisation throughout the patient care pathway. Provide line management for the AHAH Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician. Main Duties of the Job
As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients stay healthy when they need it most. Job Responsibilities
We are looking for an innovative and experienced clinical pharmacist to join the clinical pharmacy acute care team and enhance our pharmaceutical service provision to Acute Hospital at Home (AHAH) patients across Northern and Eastern services. The Trust's AHAH beds form a key component of the clinical strategy objective to reduce acute admission and length of stay so that patients can be safely monitored and treated at home without the need for admission. This is an exciting role in a fast-paced clinical environment that will require the post holder to use their professional knowledge, skills, and expertise to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide pharmaceutical support to a variety of patient pathways including (but not limited to) frailty, ACS, heart failure, and AF. You will be an excellent communicator and confident decision maker, communicating with patients who are AHAH inpatients in their own home. You will conduct polypharmacy medication reviews and communicate with colleagues in primary care, community pharmacy, and community services staff in addition to hospital staff, patients, and carers. The successful candidate should have a good understanding of all aspects of pharmaceutical provision, including options for medication supplies for AHAH patients and responding to complex medication queries from healthcare professionals, patients, and carers. You must be highly self-motivated, demonstrate leadership skills, and have the ability to plan and work both independently and as part of the wider healthcare team to deliver excellent pharmaceutical care to our patients. This post provides a unique opportunity to join the pharmacy team at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and enhance our ability to provide medicines support for Acute Hospital at Home patients (also known as virtual ward). The successful candidate will be based in Barnstaple or Exeter and work to support patient care for AHAH patients across our Northern and Eastern services and will be required to travel occasionally between sites. Patients receiving treatment from the Acute Hospital at Home service receive the same care, monitoring, and treatment as other inpatients in an acute hospital bed but from their own home. You will work as part of the multidisciplinary AHAH team which includes pharmacy colleagues, doctors, nurses, therapists, and clinical support workers. This post has been identified as involving access to vulnerable adults and/or children, and in line with Trust policy, successful applicants will be required to undertake a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure Check/Enhanced Disclosure Check. Working Pattern:
37.5 hours per week, including late duties, bank holidays, and weekend working. Interview Date:
Thursday 16th January 2025 For further information and to arrange an informal visit to meet the team, please contact:
Sam Smith, Integrated Pharmacy Services Lead on 01392 402427 or Marco da Matta Coelho, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Exeter on 01392 404809. This is a fixed-term contract for 12 months. For current NHS employees, this post could be a secondment opportunity. As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. Salary:
£53,755 to £60,504 per annum pro rata Contract:
Fixed term Duration:
12 months Working Pattern:
Full-time Reference Number:
185-1421-9135 Job Locations:
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Lead and provide a high quality, safe and patient-focused clinical pharmacist service to the Acute Hospital at Home (AHAH) service (also known as Virtual Ward) across Northern and Eastern services. Provide specialist pharmacist advice on medicines to AHAH service within the Trust, prescribers, clinicians, nursing staff, and patients. Deliver high quality patient care in line with legislation, national guidance, and specifications. Optimise clinical outcomes, improve medicines safety, and deliver best value from medicines within the AHAH service. Work as an independent prescriber managing a defined patient caseload. Participate in the wider pharmacy service and its development in response to patient care needs. Contribute to the development of medicines management and optimisation throughout the patient care pathway. Provide line management for the AHAH Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician. Main Duties of the Job
As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients stay healthy when they need it most. Job Responsibilities
We are looking for an innovative and experienced clinical pharmacist to join the clinical pharmacy acute care team and enhance our pharmaceutical service provision to Acute Hospital at Home (AHAH) patients across Northern and Eastern services. The Trust's AHAH beds form a key component of the clinical strategy objective to reduce acute admission and length of stay so that patients can be safely monitored and treated at home without the need for admission. This is an exciting role in a fast-paced clinical environment that will require the post holder to use their professional knowledge, skills, and expertise to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide pharmaceutical support to a variety of patient pathways including (but not limited to) frailty, ACS, heart failure, and AF. You will be an excellent communicator and confident decision maker, communicating with patients who are AHAH inpatients in their own home. You will conduct polypharmacy medication reviews and communicate with colleagues in primary care, community pharmacy, and community services staff in addition to hospital staff, patients, and carers. The successful candidate should have a good understanding of all aspects of pharmaceutical provision, including options for medication supplies for AHAH patients and responding to complex medication queries from healthcare professionals, patients, and carers. You must be highly self-motivated, demonstrate leadership skills, and have the ability to plan and work both independently and as part of the wider healthcare team to deliver excellent pharmaceutical care to our patients. This post provides a unique opportunity to join the pharmacy team at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and enhance our ability to provide medicines support for Acute Hospital at Home patients (also known as virtual ward). The successful candidate will be based in Barnstaple or Exeter and work to support patient care for AHAH patients across our Northern and Eastern services and will be required to travel occasionally between sites. Patients receiving treatment from the Acute Hospital at Home service receive the same care, monitoring, and treatment as other inpatients in an acute hospital bed but from their own home. You will work as part of the multidisciplinary AHAH team which includes pharmacy colleagues, doctors, nurses, therapists, and clinical support workers. This post has been identified as involving access to vulnerable adults and/or children, and in line with Trust policy, successful applicants will be required to undertake a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure Check/Enhanced Disclosure Check. Working Pattern:
37.5 hours per week, including late duties, bank holidays, and weekend working. Interview Date:
Thursday 16th January 2025 For further information and to arrange an informal visit to meet the team, please contact:
Sam Smith, Integrated Pharmacy Services Lead on 01392 402427 or Marco da Matta Coelho, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Exeter on 01392 404809. This is a fixed-term contract for 12 months. For current NHS employees, this post could be a secondment opportunity. As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. Salary:
£53,755 to £60,504 per annum pro rata Contract:
Fixed term Duration:
12 months Working Pattern:
Full-time Reference Number:
185-1421-9135 Job Locations:
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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