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1 Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran Candidate information pack Post title: Job reference number: Closing date: Process for submitting application: Follow us on Find us on Facebook at Visit our website: All our publications are available in other formats

2 Welcome from the Chief Executive Thank you for the interest you have shown in this post. I hope that the information in this pack will help you to decide and encourage you to apply for this post. In recent years we have re-defined the purpose and values that are the foundation for our approach to health and social care delivery. You will find more information on our purpose and values in this pack. As with other health and social care providers, we are delivering our services in challenging times. Demographic changes, increasing demand and wider socio-economic factors all impact on service delivery. We are committed to working together with our teams and communities to re-design services to meet these challenges and fulfil our purpose. Delivering high quality, safe, person-centred care to every person every time is our clear aim. This can only be achieved when our staff feel valued and fully engaged. NHS Ayrshire & Arran has a clear commitment to the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff. I am sure that you will have many questions and we would be delighted to hear from you in order to further your knowledge of this post and of NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Kind regards, John G Burns Chief Executive 2

3 Section one: About NHS Ayrshire & Arran NHS Ayrshire & Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHSScotland. Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board is responsible for the protection and improvement of the local population s health and for the delivery of frontline healthcare services. The NHS Board membership consists of executive and non-executive members, and is accountable to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport. Our operational frontline services are provided through four distinct operational units Acute Services and the Health and Social Care Partnerships in East, North and South Ayrshire. You can find further detail on the role of the NHS Board, and our organisational structure on our website NHS Ayrshire & Arran serves a mixed rural and urban population of 376,000. We have a full range of primary and secondary clinical services, covering the mainland of Ayrshire and the islands of Arran and Cumbrae. NHS Ayrshire & Arran covers three local authority areas: East, North and South Ayrshire. There are major areas of widespread deprivation and social exclusion in both rural and urban areas. The healthcare challenge within the area is considerable: our population suffers higher than average rates of coronary heart disease, lung cancer, respiratory illnesses and premature death among males. Ongoing lifestyle issues, such as the prevalence of smoking, poor diet and lack of exercise, are key factors, as is the steadily ageing profile of the population. Here in NHS Ayrshire & Arran, we want the best for our staff and the best for local people. We pride ourselves on improving health and providing a comprehensive range of high quality, safe, effective and person-centred health services. Our strategic direction is based on continuous improvement and services that are centred on patients and service underpinned by our organisational commitments. 3

4 Our commitments to you Our service users and communities We will work with you and your family to: Promote and improve your health Improve your safety, outcomes and quality of experience while in our care Live up to our customer care commitments Our workforce We will work together to create an open, fair and just culture where: We are all valued, respected and developed to be our best We are all informed, involved, listened to and treated fairly and consistently We are all safe and are supported to improve our health and wellbeing Our partners We will work together with partners to: Improve health, prevent disease and reduce inequalities Join up our service delivery to improve outcomes Make best use of our resources Our values Caring I will show concern for others and care about the health, safety, and wellbeing of everyone I come into contact with. Safe I will do my job well, striving to learn and do things better, while taking responsibility for the quality, safety, and effectiveness of my actions. Respectful I will see everyone as an individual, be open, approachable, and treat everyone with dignity and respect. 4

5 2020 vision In September 2011, the Scottish Government set out the strategic vision for the delivery of healthcare services in Scotland. Our vision is that by 2020, everyone is able to live longer healthier lives at home, or in a homely setting. We will have a healthcare system where: we have integrated health and social care; there is a focus upon prevention, anticipation and supported self management; if hospital treatment is required, and cannot be provided in a community setting, day case treatment will be the norm; whatever the setting, care will be provided to the highest standards of safety and quality with the person at the centre of all decisions; and there will be a focus on ensuring that people get back into their home or community environment as soon as possible with minimal risk of readmission. In February 2014, Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board approved Our Health 2020 as NHS Ayrshire & Arran s health and wellbeing framework. The framework described how we would fulfil the national 2020 vision for health services locally. Our corporate objectives, as illustrated below, reflect the aims of the 2020 vision: 5

6 For more information on how we make decisions, how we perform and our key publications detailing our strategic intent and plans for delivery of healthcare services within Ayrshire, visit the NHS Ayrshire & Arran website Section two: NHS Ayrshire & Arran as an employer NHS Ayrshire & Arran recognises that our staff are vital to delivering our purpose, values and commitments and to achieving our strategic objectives. Our aim is to create an organisation where people want to work and strive to deliver excellence each day; where staff wellbeing and personal resilience are supported; where careers are interesting and developed; where staff are encouraged to reach their full potential; and where staff feel their contribution is recognised and valued. To do this, we need to attract, develop, support and retain our staff and enhance their work experience. This will directly contribute to our aspiration to deliver excellent high quality services to every person every time. Our employees have told us the unique factors that help to define us as an employer are: our friendly and supportive environment; our commitment to staff engagement and effective team working; our track record in creativity and innovation and our ability to successfully implement change and redesign; our track record in supporting our staff s learning, development and career aspirations, from an initial comprehensive three-day corporate induction programme to the availability of a wide range of internal training programmes; our commitment to supporting flexible working through a wide range of family friendly policies; and our commitment to support and improve our staff s health, safety, wellbeing and resilience. We do this by implementing our Staff Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy, and in our work towards achieving and maintaining the Healthy Working Lives Gold Award. In addition, our Staff Care and Occupational Health Service provide a range of support and interventions to our staff. 6

7 The Staff Governance Standard is embedded and adhered to as part of the governance framework staff, financial, information and clinical governance - in which NHS Boards operate. The Staff Governance Standard requires all NHS Boards to demonstrate that staff are: well informed; appropriately trained and developed; involved in decisions; treated fairly and consistently, with dignity and respect in an environment where diversity is valued; and provided with a continuously improving and safe working environment, promoting the health and wellbeing of staff, patients and the wider community. Section three: Delivering our services The map below illustrates the key hospital sites throughout Ayrshire and Arran. Lady Margaret Hospital H ISLE OF CUMBRAE Millport Largs NORTH AYRSHIRE Population of Ayrshire and Arran - 367,160 East Ayrshire - 120, per cent of total population North Ayrshire - 135, per cent of total population South Ayrshire - 111, per cent of total population Arran War Memorial Hospital H ISLE OF ARRAN Brodick H Ayrshire Central Hospital Irvine Kilmarnock H University Hospital Firth of Clyde Crosshouse Biggart Hospital H EAST AYRSHIRE Ayr Ailsa Hospital H H University Hospital Ayr SOUTH AYRSHIRE Girvan H Girvan Community Hospital H East Ayrshire Community Hospital Cumnock Key H H Acute Hospital with accident and emergency department Community Hospital 7

8 Acute services Emergency and elective hospital services are provided by our acute services, which includes inpatient, outpatient and day case care. There are two district general hospitals within Ayrshire: University Hospital Ayr and University Hospital Crosshouse. These hospitals provide a wide range of acute services: University Hospital Ayr University Hospital Ayr provides medical and surgical services on an inpatient, day case and outpatient basis. It is the main Accident and Emergency service for South Ayrshire. It provides a number of Ayrshire-wide services including Vascular Surgery, Ophthalmology and Urology. There are approximately 330 inpatient beds at Ayr. University Hospital Crosshouse University Hospital Crosshouse provides medical and surgical services on an inpatient, day case and outpatient basis. It is the main Accident and Emergency service for East and North Ayrshire. Inpatient paediatrics, the Ayrshire Maternity Unit and the main Laboratories for Ayrshire are on the Crosshouse site. There are approximately 600 inpatient beds at Crosshouse Community, mental health and learning disabilities services Following the introduction of Health and Social Integration, the operational delivery for the range of community healthcare services and mental health and learning disabilities services is through the three Partnerships in Ayrshire: East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership 8

9 Community services General medical and dental services are provided throughout Ayrshire and Arran by general practitioners, dentists, community pharmacies and optometry practices. Community nurses, health visitors and Allied Health Professionals are all involved in providing care within our local communities. Out-of-hours general medical services are provided by Ayrshire Doctors on Call (ADOC) within the community. Mental health and learning disability services The majority of our inpatient mental health services, including the Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit, are provided at the newly built Woodland View facility in Irvine. Learning disability services are provided from Arrol Park in Ayr. Elderly mental health inpatient services are provided from Ayrshire Central Hospital in Irvine, and East Ayrshire Community Hospital in Cumnock. Community based services are provided throughout Ayrshire for a range of clinical groups: adults, child and adolescent, elderly and addiction services. For more information on the full range of clinical services provided by NHS Ayrshire & Arran, visit our website Section four: Investing for the future Building for better care We have invested 27.5 million to provide fit for purpose front door services for University Hospitals Ayr and Crosshouse, in order to improve emergency and urgent care for patients who come to hospital for anything other than a scheduled appointment. 9

10 University Hospital Ayr: new emergency department with resuscitation bays, high care areas and cubicles and fully integrated with the minor injury unit and NHS Ayrshire Doctors on Call (ADOC). University Hospital Crosshouse: Combined Assessment Unit being built alongside the existing emergency department which will include 35 en-suite bedrooms, as well as new patient assessment and ambulatory care areas. The unit will provide the physical environment needed to allow patients to be rapidly assessed and either discharged safely or admitted to a specialty ward for further care and treatment. Woodland View We have invested 47million providing a 206 en-suite bedroom integrated mental health and community facility, including older people s long term care and rehabilitation. This development brings together a full range of outpatient and inpatient facilities including: an outpatient consultation area to support a full range of mental health and psychology related outpatient activity; tribunal suite; therapy areas with treatment and recovery spaces that will also be used as flexible clinical accommodation for Allied Health Professions; an inpatient clinical pharmacy and dispensary service to all wards; and a staff library. 10

11 Section five: Key facts and figures Our spending... Our typical annual revenue spend is approximately 750+million of which approximately 50% is expenditure on staffing. Staffing The population we serve... Total population of 367,000 which is projected to change by

12 Primary care services GPs across 56 GP practices 22 dentists within community and salaried dental service 15 orthodontists across four orthodontic practices Primary care services community pharmacies 171 optometrists across 63 practices 164 general dental practitioners across 59 practices 12

13 Our staff... 13

14 Our typical annual activity Section six: Why work in Ayrshire? Ayrshire is situated in South-west of Scotland on the Firth of Clyde, and is characterised by 80 miles of varied coastline, picturesque beaches, rolling green hills and islands. Just a 30-minute drive from Glasgow city centre, Ayrshire is an ideal location for those who want to enjoy city life, with all the benefits of living in a semirural area. Ayr, Irvine and Kilmarnock are the largest towns. However, there are many rural towns, villages and communities throughout the area should you wish to relocate to Ayrshire. Whether you decide to locate to Ayrshire or a neighbouring area, you will find that property prices are more affordable than in other parts of the UK. Local educational standards are very high at primary and secondary level. However, private education is also available in the area. 14

15 See below for more information on local authority services: East Ayrshire Council North Ayrshire Council South Ayrshire Council Working in Ayrshire provides an easy commute from both Glasgow and the wider central belt. There is an excellent network of both rail and bus links throughout Ayrshire to Glasgow and beyond. There are UK and international flights available from Glasgow Airport, as well as a range of services from Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Ayrshire provides a wide range of excellent recreational activities: whether you are interested in history and heritage, outdoor pursuits, events and festivals, or simply food and drink, there is something for everyone. Ayrshire boasts more than 40 quality golf courses, including two Open Championship courses at Turnberry and Royal Troon. For more information on the range of recreational activities in Ayrshire, visit 15

16 All of our publications are available in different languages, larger print, braille (English only), audio tape or another format of your choice. Tha gach sgrìobhainn againn rim faotainn ann an diofar chànanan, clò nas motha, Braille (Beurla a-mhàin), teip claistinn no riochd eile a tha sibh airson a thaghadh Tell us what you think... If you would like to comment on any issues raised by this document, please complete this form and return it to: Communications Department, 28 Lister Street, Crosshouse Hospital, Crosshouse KA2 0BB. You can also us at: comms@aaaht.scot.nhs.uk. If you provide your contact details, we will acknowledge your comments and pass them to the appropriate departments for a response. Name Address Comment Last reviewed: May 2016 Leaflet reference: MIS GD

17 1. Job Identification Job Title: Senior Pharmacist Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy Responsible to (insert job title):principal Pharmacist Prescribing development and education Department(s): Pharmacy Directorate: Pharmacy Operating Division: Acute Services Job Reference: P/240/18 No of Job Holders: 1wte Last Update (insert date): Dec Job Purpose To provide expert advice in all pharmaceutical matters relating to antimicrobial treatment irrespective of care setting (includes Acute, Primary care and community) To contribute to the wider development and improvement of Antimicrobial stewardship within the organisation To provide a highly specialist antimicrobial clinical pharmacy service to patients To be accountable for the safe and cost effective use of medicines within the area of antimicrobial pharmacotherapy

18 3. Dimensions Based at Crosshouse Hospital the post holder has an area wide responsibility for providing advice on antimicrobials across all care settings in NHS Ayrshire & Arran (wards and clinics), and Primary care and Community settings. Responsible for the day-to-day delivery of clinical pharmacy services in antimicrobial pharmacotherapy relating to individual patients or groups of patients Undertakes extended prescribing in accordance with legislation. Supervises and trains medical, nursing and pharmacy staff and students regarding antimicrobials Represents NHS Ayrshire and Arran at local, regional and national meetings as agreed with the Principal Pharmacist Prescribing Development and Education Monitors and provides highly specialised advice on antimicrobial usage and expenditure In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined in this job description, the post holder will be expected to fulfil the entire basic pharmacist competencies required as part of registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. The post holder will be required to act at all times in accordance with medicines and Health & Safety legislation (e.g. Medicines Act 1968, Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Poisons Act 1972, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002) and professional obligations as outlined in the Standards of conduct, ethics and performance. 4. Organisational Position: See attached organisational structure 5. Role of Department The aim of the pharmacy service is to assure the quality of patient care associated with the provision of treatment with medicines by: Promoting safe and cost effective prescribing taking into account the clinical needs of individual patients. Providing a wide range of direct pharmaceutical services to in-patients, out-patients, day patients and departments (hospital and community). Ensuring that all aspects of the hospital pharmacy service comply with all statuary (legal) and quality standards. Includes the Medicines Act 1968 and Misuse of Drugs Act Provides information and education about medicines to patients, carers and healthcare workers as appropriate. Ensuring that a competent workforce provides services, by providing the required level of education and training support. Supporting the work of the Drug and Therapeutics Committee and policy development for medicine use. Linking and communicating with primary care practitioners (Community Pharmacists and General Practitioners) to ensure seamless care.

19 6. Key Result Areas Planning and Organisation To lead, develop, deliver and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to patients requiring antimicrobials in line with local strategies, policies and procedures to ensure optimum patient care. To provide expert advice regarding the clinical use of antimicrobials To develop, maintain, implement and monitor antimicrobial policies and procedures in conjunction with the wider antimicrobial management team, complying with all relevant standards and legislation, in all care settings including hospital and community To identify and advise on the pharmaceutical aspects of management of risks associated with the use of antimicrobials to minimise risks to patient, carers and all healthcare staff To ensure compliance with data monitoring requirements at both national and local To assist the Principal Pharmacist Prescribing development and education in strategic service planning by horizon scanning for new or changing antimicrobial drug developments, new service opportunities, supporting the development of business cases to support changes in practice or new investment taking into account national strategies and guidelines To participate in local and where required regional and national groups involved in antimicrobial stewardship. To provide a clinical pharmaceutical lead role in the Antimicrobial Management Team and support the Principal Pharmacist Prescribing Development and Education with the work of the Antimicrobial Management Group To work collaboratively with senior pharmacy and medical staff, and the multidisciplinary team ensuring that issues related to the safe and effective use of antimicrobials in the care of patients are appropriately represented. To participate in the development and maintenance of antimicrobial policies and procedures To assist the Principal Pharmacist Prescribing Development and Education in service planning for the antimicrobial pharmacy service taking into account national strategies and guidelines. To support formulary management processes for new antimicrobials Resource Management To contribute to the budget setting process arrangements for antimicrobials and in the production of business plans and horizon scanning for new antimicrobial treatments. To monitor expenditure and drug utilisation trends in antimicrobials across the organisation highlighting areas of concern to the Principal Pharmacist Prescribing Development and Education. To implement policies and procedures for monitoring the use of antimicrobials, identifying areas for cost improvement, promoting formulary management and good prescribing practice. To implement the managed entry of new antimicrobials according to the agreed policy thus contributing to the overall expenditure on antimicrobials To provide line management to the Senior Pharmacist Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy (Band 7) and to supervise junior clinical pharmacists and technical staff as allocated by the Principal Pharmacist Prescribing Development and Education. This includes prioritising and allocating work and tasks based on patient need

20 To ensure the security of medicinal products in all settings including wards and clinics and the main pharmacy department. Clinical Practice To maintain a regular clinical commitment, by providing a highly specialist level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients with particular respect to antimicrobial use, participating in consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings as appropriate To identify opportunities for and undertake independant prescribing as appropriate, with particular focus on antimicrobial prescribing, linking with other healthcare practitioners as required. To report medication errors and participate in investigations as appropriate, to ensure that the risks associated with medicines are minimised. To improve pharmaceutical public health by identifying and preventing adverse drug reactions. Reporting suspected adverse reactions on medicines to the Medicines and Healthcare Devices Regulatory Authority To authorise the pharmaceutical aspects of unlicensed medicines particularly those used in antimicrobial therapy having evaluated the evidence for the use of the medicine. Education and Training To develop education and training relating to antimicrobial stewardship for all pharmacy and other healthcare professionals in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist Prescribing Development and Education To participate in the development and implementation of training programmes for clinical pharmacy, to all grades of pharmacists e.g. undergraduates, pre-registration pharmacists and qualified pharmacists. To identify and address any training needs to improve medicines management in antimicrobial prescribing to support the wider education of healthcare staff e.g. medical and nursing staff To act as a tutor to those undertaking nationally recognised qualifications giving formal assessment where required. To counsel individual patients, groups of patients or carers regarding their medicines to improve understanding and optimise concordance. General To support the Principal Pharmacist Prescribing Development and Education in identifying opportunities for research and audit relating to Antimicrobial stewardship To initiate, undertake, or guide others, in audit and research within antimicrobial utilisation in line with the national standards and frameworks in order to maintain standards and develop the service e.g. pre-registration pharmacist projects, pharmacy technician projects, national and local audits. The post holder will be required to maintain a relevant pharmacy practice commitment, including dispensing and clinical pharmacy, depending on their own experience and service needs. To participate in departmental rotas and / or emergency duty according to service need, as outlined in the contract associated with this post. To implement all local policies and procedures in accordance with corporate, clinical and staff governance

21 7a. Equipment and Machinery Regular use of Microsoft Office computer software for and internet enquiries, word processing of reports and policies, producing spreadsheets of management information and statistics and PowerPoint for presentations to staff. Acts as key holder, performs security checks, sets and deactivates department intruder alarm when required. 7b. Systems Regular use of JAC pharmacy stock control and dispensary computer system and electronic prescribing and administration system (EPMA) to input and retrieve information in connection with clinical and dispensing practice and to produce management reports. Regular use of the NHS Ayrshire and Arran Intranet to access laboratory reports for individual patients. Regular use of the monitoring data bases 8. Assignment and Review of Work The post-holder is managed by the Principal Pharmacist Prescribing Development and Education. Works autonomously against objectives agreed with the Principal Pharmacist Prescribing Development and Education. Workload will be mainly self-generated, influenced by patient needs, service needs and local and national agendas; in particular national strategies for reducing antimicrobial resistance Accountable for own professional actions and outcomes - guided by legislation, local protocols, procedures and the local formulary. Accountable for personal decisions taken regarding individual patients in the course of managing their care. As senior antimicrobial pharmacist to plan and prioritise own workload and to manage the workload of the senior pharmacist antimicrobials (band 7) and carries our formal performance review meetings for this post The Principal Pharmacist Prescribing Development and Education carries out formal performance review meetings for this post. The job description is subject to review by mutual agreement between management and the post holder

22 9. Decisions and Judgements The post holder will be expected to exercise their own discretion on how to provide and develop the clinical pharmacy service relating to antimicrobials taking account of local and national policies. The post holder is expected to anticipate problems/needs and resolve these in a proactive independent manner Decisions made may be complex, e.g. the calculation of doses based on surface area, the use of unlicensed medicines for individual patients, where there may be limited or only anecdotal information on which to base a decision to treat. The post holder will be expected to advise and influence the Principal Pharmacist Prescribing Development and Education regarding the use of antimicrobials in accordance with published evidence eg evidence for the use of a new medicine, change in indication of an existing medicine, consultant request for and expensive medicine. The post holder is professionally accountable for his/her own actions in advising an influencing nurses, medical staff and other healthcare professionals regarding the treatmen of individual patients on a daily basis e.g. monitoring and adjusting doses for drugs with narrow therapeutic index or in patients with renal impairment. 10. Most Challenging/Difficult Parts of the Job Dealing with unpredictable patterns of work, often working to tight timescales, with frequent interruptions to ensure that each patient s medication regimen is safe and appropriate for its intended purpose and is supplied on time, where there is sometimes limited information to guide decisions Balancing the antimicrobial stewardship agenda against other competing priorities for clinical teams to ensure safe and effective use of antimicrobials. Influencing others to comply with policies and accept antimicrobial resistance as a high priority Challenging the decisions of consultant, other medical staff and practitioners from other professions to ensure that antimicrobial prescribing is evidence-based. Keeping up to date with a rapidly changing knowledge base. Developing partnerships working between primary and secondary care 11. Communications and Relationships In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring Safe and Respectful. The post holder is required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way. In addition The post holder is expected to communicate on a daily basis with medical staff, nursing staff and other healthcare staff using evaluated information to enable informed decisions about patient s therapies Negotiating and influencing skills are required when dealing with multi-professional teams where agreement and co-operation are required in order to achieve a satisfactory outcome Training, presentation and mentoring skills are necessary to fulfil the role of developing

23 and supporting staff in an often stressful and changing environment Information received and communicated will often be highly complex, including the need to interpret clinical trial data and other published data in a rapidly changing research environment. This may have to be communicated to individuals who may have a limited knowledge in a manner that is easily comprehensible. Regular contact with General Practitioners, community pharmacists, practice nurses and other healthcare workers in the community for the seamless pharmaceutical care of patients. There will be daily contact with patients as individuals or in groups, regarding information about their medication, to be delivered in a manner that is easily comprehensible to those who may have a limited knowledge of the subject matter Internal Communications Consultant Microbiologists Consultant Physicians Consultant Surgeons Senior Medical Staff Junior Doctors Medical Students Nursing Staff Infection Control Team Allied Health Professionals Patients and their carers Other pharmacists and technicians Antimicrobial Management Team /Group External Communications General Practitioners Community Pharmacists and other healthcare workers in primary care Pharmacists in other Health Boards Community Health Partnerships 12. Physical, Mental, Emotional and Environmental Demands of the Job PHYSICAL EFFORT / SKILLS: Computer keyboard skills used daily. Driving car between the different hospital sites. Lifting and handling skills used occasionally to lift and move boxes and containers. Standing for periods of time to perform checks on dispensed prescriptions. Standing for periods of time on a daily basis while participating in the multidisciplinary ward rounds. Walking between wards and the pharmacy on a daily basis. Standing or sitting in awkward positions on a daily basis for periods of time in the wards to input and retrieve clinical data at a patient s bedside, notes trolley and computer terminals. MENTAL EFFORT / SKILLS: Frequent periods of prolonged concentration required every day when reviewing

24 prescribed medicines, counselling patients, writing reports or performing checks on dispensed items where an undetected error could result in serious patient harm. Required to concentrate continuously and apply mental attention at all times. A high degree of speed, accuracy and attention to detail is expected in all duties. Tasks are frequently interrupted to deal with queries or requests for advice that have to be dealt with immediately. Requires confidence to contribute and lead in clinical and managerial settings. High levels of concentration required when carrying out complex calculations, analysing/interpreting highly complex data and interpreting or appraising reports or documents. EMOTIONAL EFFORT / SKILLS: Frequent direct contact with patients, some of whom may be physically or emotionally distressed, aggressive or suffering from serious or terminal disease. Conflicting demands and pressures from individuals. WORKING CONDITIONS: Potential exposure to toxic pharmaceutical materials. Occasional risk of verbal or physical abuse from patients or their relatives. Use of Visual Display Unit equipment for long periods on a daily basis Frequent direct patient contact involving occasional exposure to environmental risk/ communicable diseases at ward level 13. Knowledge, Training and Experience Required to do the Job Masters of Pharmacy Degree or equivalent Scottish Hospital Pharmacy Vocational Training Scheme (or demonstrable evidence of clinical knowledge equivalent to that level) Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or demonstrable evidence of clinical knowledge equivalent to that level) Postgraduate Masters degree in clinical pharmacy Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (including evidence of CPD) Demonstrable experience as a highly specialist clinical practitioner Demonstrable experience in leadership and service development Demonstrable evidence of influencing senior members of the multidisciplinary team in delivering patient care Advanced interpersonal skills Full Driving Licence Ability to work autonomously

25 Requires advanced arithmetic skills Expert knowledge and understanding of relevant standards and guidelines.

26 Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential Criteria Masters of Pharmacy Degree or equivalent Scottish Hospital Pharmacy Vocational Training Scheme (or demonstrable evidence of clinical knowledge equivalent to that level) Practice Certificate in Pharmacist Independent Prescribing Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or demonstrable evidence of clinical knowledge equivalent to that level) Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (including evidence of CPD) Qualifications & Training Desirable Criteria Postgraduate Masters degree in clinical pharmacy Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Experience Essential Criteria Demonstrable experience as a highly specialist clinical practitioner Demonstrable experience in leadership and service development Demonstrable evidence of influencing senior members of the multidisciplinary team in delivering patient care Experience Desirable Criteria Demonstrable experience in antimicrobial prescribing, utilisation and pharmaceutical microbiology Approved tutor for pre-registration pharmacists or pharmacis / technicians undertaking further qualifications. Knowledge Essential Criteria Required to demonstrate an expert level of clinical pharmacy knowledge, skills, clinical reasoning and judgement Knowledge of the national strategies for reducing antimicrobial resistance Expert knowledge and understanding of relevant standards and guidelines Knowledge Desirable Criteria

27 Competencies & Skills Essential Criteria Requires advanced arithmetic skills Computer literate with knowledge of information technology Advanced interpersonal skills Ability to work autonomously Ability to work effectively as part of a team, in a pharmacy and multlti-disciplinary environment Competencies & Skills Desirable Criteria Personal Characteristics and Other Essential Criteria Full Driving Licence Personal Characteristics and Other Desirable Criteria

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