IBD Specialist Pharmacist

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ,
London, Greater London
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Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseAfC band 8a1 x fixed term (maternity leave 9 months) An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist with excellent clinical and interpersonal skills to support a high quality service to the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Service, within our Gastrointestinal (GI) Services Division. You will work as part of the IBD multidisciplinary team, delivering the highest quality service for both inpatients and outpatients, working closely with the IBD consultants, clinical fellows, clinical nurse specialists, and other healthcare professionals. You will form part of a virtual biologics clinic, using your independent prescribing skills to streamline the initiation of therapy for new patients, and provide ongoing follow-up review, with therapeutic drug monitoring where relevant. You will also participate in weekly MDT meetings for new and existing patients, liaise with GPs and pharmacists in general practice and community, and develop shared care arrangements in order to ensure patients receive the maximum benefit from therapy with the minimum of complications. You will support an IBD advice line for patients, providing a point of contact for patients with queries relating to their medicines or homecare arrangements. The UCLH IBD Service has a large number of patients receiving biologics. Some are managed through homecare arrangements, whilst others receive regular infusions through our Infusion Clinic, based in University College Hospital. You will be responsible for ensuring prescriptions are screened and dispensed in advance using our electronic health record system, Epic. You will aim to ensure that all patients are registered on Blueteq, that yearly follow-ups are documented, and that the data requirements of our commissioners are met. Where possible, you will work to develop and enhance our existing systems, particularly where efficiency and productivity can be improved through Epic. Through weekly IBD ward rounds you will address medicines-related issues for acute and elective inpatients, ensuring that all patients are counselled fully on their medication regimens in order to maximise compliance with medication regimens. Our Pharmacy Team is well integrated within the GI Services Divisions, which includes our Intestinal Failure, Obesity Services, Colorectal Surgery, Colorectal Medicine, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Upper GI Surgery, Upper GI Medicine, GI Physiology, Vascular services, and Hepatology services. Additional management and leadership responsibilities for the GI Services Division will include governance, medicines expenditure analysis and reporting, audit and service evaluation, multi-professional education and training, and other strategic projects as required. You will also represent the UCLH Pharmacy Department at directorate and divisional clinical governance meetings. You will work as part of our broader clinical pharmacy team, and contribute to local and national initiatives to develop and enhance the pharmacy service. You will also contribute to the delivery of educational and developmental programmes, including the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, and our rotational programme for band 7 clinical pharmacists. For further details / informal visits contact: For further information or an informal discussion, please contact: Adele Mott, Lead Pharmacist for GI Services, on 020 3447 3585, or Ellie Knights, Matron for GI and Imaging, on 020 3447 5942 Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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