Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinical pharmacist to join NELFT's developing Adult ADHD Service as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist.
Working as a senior and autonomous member of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will provide expert pharmaceutical care throughout the adult ADHD pathway. This will include delivering non-medical prescribing clinics, supporting titration and annual medication reviews, optimising treatment and advising colleagues on the safe, effective and evidence-based use of medicines.
The post holder will also play an important role in developing the service, strengthening medicines governance and supporting shared-care arrangements across North East London. Through clinical leadership, education, audit and quality improvement, they will help us deliver a safe, accessible and patient-centred ADHD pathway that improves outcomes and reduces health inequalities.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver patient-centred Adult ADHD clinics as a non-medical prescriber, working within professional competence and the agreed clinical pathway.
- Assess, initiate, titrate and review ADHD medication, including annual reviews and transitions to shared care where appropriate.
- Undertake clinical risk assessments and contribute pharmaceutical expertise to complex case discussions and multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Provide expert advice on psychopharmacology and the safe, evidence-based and cost-effective use of ADHD medicines.
- Support the development and implementation of prescribing guidelines, clinical protocols, standard operating procedures and pharmaceutical care pathways.
- Contribute to medicines governance, clinical audit, service evaluation, research and quality improvement.
- Work collaboratively with primary care, pharmacy colleagues, commissioners and other internal and external partners to support joined-up care.
- Promote shared decision-making, provide clear medicines information and help service users achieve the best possible treatment outcomes.
- Deliver education and training to multidisciplinary and primary care colleagues.
- Provide clinical supervision, mentoring and, where required, line management to junior or trainee pharmacy staff.
- Support service development, co-production and initiatives that address unwarranted variation and health inequalities.
- Maintain accurate clinical and prescribing records in accordance with Trust policies.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £57,528 to £64,750 per annum
- High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time)
- Award-winning equality and diversity initiatives
- Staff health and wellbeing activities
- Investment in your development
- Level 3 Disability Confident Leader
- Recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years
- Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation