Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Severe Asthma B8a (Attracts £5,000 RRP) inPlymouth, inPlymouth, PUBLISHED 3 MAY 2024

• Responsible to the Lead Pharmacist Medicines Care Group and Associate Chief Pharmacist Clinical Services for strategic planning and delivery of clinical pharmacy services to patients within the care of respiratory particularly severe asthma.
• Support the Chief Pharmacist / Deputy Chief Pharmacist / Associate Chief Pharmacist and Care Group Lead Pharmacist in developing, monitoring, and reporting on drug expenditure and medicines budget and the delivery of financial savings as part of the pharmacy CIP.
• Development, implementation, and update of clinical pharmacy policy in conjunction with senior pharmacists.
• Work as a member of the respiratory, clinical, and wider UHP pharmacy team.
• Monitor, review, and report on medicines related incidents within respiratory service line.
• Provide highly specialist clinical pharmacy care to patients with severe asthma and related conditions.
• To manage, lead and co-ordinate the respiratory pharmacy team including junior 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.
• 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 be a lead and role model in the field of severe asthma care locally, regionally, and nationally.
• To practice as an independent prescriber.
• To work towards advanced clinical practice.
• To engage with Quality Improvement and practice research.
• To write and review policies and procedures relevant to pharmacy practice in respiratory care.
• Monitor and evaluate medicines related protocols and guidelines in severe asthma
• Ensure an appropriate level of clinical pharmacy service is provided to the respiratory care areas.
• Propose policy or service changes which improve services and may have multidisciplinary and resource implications
• Configure and implement inductions for pharmacists in respiratory and the pharmacy department with support from the Associate Chief Pharmacist Clinical Services and Care Group Lead Pharmacists.
• Assist in the development and implementation of PGDs and non-medical prescribing initiatives, when appropriate.
• Ensure that expertise within your area is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with other health and social care service providers.
• 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 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.
• Manage day to day medicines queries, including face to face consultations with patients identified to have compliance or other problems in medicine administration.
• Refer patients to other community services where appropriate.
• Liaise with all levels of healthcare staff, patients and carers in all areas of work.
• Analysis, interpretation and monitoring of clinical data including but not limited to: drug levels, U&Es, blood counts and microbiological sensitivities to guide diagnosis and drug therapy.
• 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.
• Provide education and training to all healthcare professionals including medical students.
• Pharmacists are expected to work largely unsupervised and to act on their own professional judgement.
• Clinical supervision from another health professional can be arranged and is to be encouraged.
• Clinical roles are supported by policies and guidelines within which the pharmacist is allowed to exercise professional discretion / interpretation.
• Participate in any wider departmental rotas where needed.

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic clinical pharmacist with an interest in severe asthma and respiratory medicine?

Are you at the stage of your career where you are looking to develop your clinical skills and work as an integral member of a well-respected and proactive multidisciplinary team, managing the pharmacy service to Respiratory Medicine?

Would you like to work towards credentialing for a consultant post alongside utilising your skills as a non-medical prescriber, providing outpatient clinic reviews for patients with severe asthma?

Do you want to be part of an innovative Department that have had an ambitious 5-year strategy and workforce plan approved by the Trust Board?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

Depending on the stage of your career, further study will be encouraged and supported. Practice research is also encouraged in this role.

This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia (RRP) totalling £5,000, payable upon appointment, (covering 36 months of service) in addition to a relocation allowance (subject to eligibility). The RRP payment is for external candidates only and is pro rata for part time employees.

If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment and Retention Payment and/or the Relocation Allowance, please contact for further details.

• This post holder will be responsible for the provision of a high-quality patient focused clinical pharmacy service for patients within the respiratory care areas focusing on severe asthma.
• Act as team leader for the ward-based pharmacy team and as team member of the respiratory pharmacy team.
• Undertake teaching and clinical supervision of pharmacy staff and other healthcare employees.
• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services and advice to the clinical specialities, demonstrating a high level of clinical effectiveness.
• Work closely with care group lead pharmacist & associate chief pharmacist for clinical services on the strategic development of clinical pharmacy services and establish clearly defined roles for pharmacist non-medical prescribers within severe asthma.
• Develop and manage the delivery of pharmacy services to ensure efficient use of resources and systems including monitoring drug expenditure, delivery of financial savings within respiratory.
• Work with the clinical and governance teams to develop guidelines, protocols and PGDs
• Undertake audits and engage with Quality Improvement and practice research projects.
• Support the sustainability agenda looking at the environmental impact of respiratory medicines.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***