Job Description

Are you ready to use your clinical and leadership skills to improve patient care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)? Then this may be the role for you!



This new post will be working within an established multi-disciplinary team, you will optimise medicines and provide expertise through: -



Prescribing for patients with IBD and monitoring and reviewing therapy Participating in the virtual and physical MDT meetings Developing treatment pathways and auditing outcomes from these. Liaising with key stakeholders including pharmacy aseptics/ homecare team/ medical day units to ensure streamlined processes for provision of biologics and advanced therapies. Providing in-reach support for inpatients admitted with IBD Lead on efficiency agenda including biosimilar opportunities and moving care closer to home. Provide patient counselling and answer a range of medication queries from patients and the MDT.

It is anticipated that this role will be 90% IBD and 10% of core clinical pharmacy work. You will be supported by the Advanced Pharmacist for Gastroenterology/ Hepatology who will be your line manager.



Development opportunities are available in the department in terms of clinical practice, research, teaching and leadership. There is an IBD pharmacist network in the region that you will be encouraged to join.



This is a cross- site with an anticipated 3 days per week at York Hospital and 2 days per week at Scarborough Hospital.



Key skills and attributes we are looking for is an individual who is passionate about patient care and who wants to engage with the MDT to make things better and work to continually improve the service to patients with IBD.



A broad clinical background and experience of prescribing is essential though experience in gastroenterology is desirable but not essential



You will supervise trainee and foundation level pharmacists as part of the role as well as educating the pharmacy and wider MDT on important clinical issues regarding the management of patients with OBD.



This post participates in the on-call and weekend pharmacist rosters.



The post includes participation in working the weekend, bank holiday (1 per year) and on-call (from home) rotas. On call response time to the hospital from home must be within one hour of call if applicable. Please ask for more information.



To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:



https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd



Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants



27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)



A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at 18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully . If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage .



A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave



Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme



NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme



An extensive range of learning and development opportunities



Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers



For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment:

job description.



Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you r application at the earliest opportunity.



Working for the Trust



Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.



Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds . If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr. recruitment@nhs.net .



As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.



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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.