Advanced specialist pharmacist

Job overview

The Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Workforce, Education, Training and  Development (WETD) will provide strong leadership to the pharmacy workforce and ensure effective and safe provision of pharmacy services.

They will support the Senior Lead Pharmacist with the operational delivery of the pharmacy workforce development, education and training strategy, the people plan and the Medicines Optimisation Programme for North London Foundation Trust (NLFT) and deputise when required.

The Advanced Specialist Pharmacist will also deliver an advanced comprehensive pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary treatment team responsible for their care. This includes provision of clinical pharmacy services, medicines information, patient counselling, and ensuring compliance with trust policies and guidelines as well as Medicines legislation.

The role also requires management and supervision of team members. Attendance at trust wide meetings and reporting  through local clinical governance structures is also required.

Main duties of the job

• To support the Deputy Chief Pharmacist in leading, developing, delivering, and evaluating pharmacy services and medicines optimisation in their allocated area as delegated by the Chief Pharmacist. • To support the Senior Lead Pharmacist WETD in delivering the pharmacy  workforce development, education and training strategy and the pharmacy people plan.  • To be an active member of the Pharmacy team with allocated management responsibilities. • Provide leadership, maintain and improve standards of clinical pharmacy practice, quality assurance, risk management and other issues of clinical governance  related to medicines optimisation. • To play a leading role in delivering the Medicines Optimisation Strategy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the detailed job description  and personal specification attached, which will outline the roles and and responsibilities of the post-holder.