Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and dynamic individual with an appropriate level of knowledge and skills to join the Pharmacy team, leading on acute medicine on the UHB Queen Elizabeth Hospital site. The post holder will also work closely with the other Lead Pharmacists and the pharmacy operational team on site to ensure day to day provision of the clinical pharmacy service to general wards.
The post holder will deliver a high quality specialist clinical pharmacy service to selected directorates and will be responsible for the day to day delivery of clinical pharmacy services to specific clinical areas utilising your skills and knowledge.
There will be a strong emphasis on supporting you in developing clinical leadership and mentoring skills to the next level. With the support of the Advanced Pharmacist, you will complete core directorate activities such as reporting and analysis of medicines expenditure, clinical governance and risk management activities, as well as taking on enhanced roles relating to education and training, such as developing training programs and supervising/tutoring less experienced members of the team including pre-registration pharmacists.
Main duties of the job
You will form part of the Pharmacy team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site which is integrated with other Pharmacy services around the Trust, and will also work as part of our broader clinical pharmacy team, contributing to local and national initiatives to develop and enhance services.
As part of the team you will work cross-site with the other lead pharmacists in the team, which will include spending time on sites other than your base site.
The Trust has close links with local universities and you will be involved with supporting the undergraduate pharmacy teaching. You will also contribute to the delivery of formal and informal education and development programmes, including the Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, and our rotational programme for band 6 and 7 clinical pharmacists.
As part of this job, you will be expected to work as part of a wider team, but also independently and must possess effective influencing and negotiating skills.
Ideally, you will hold or be willing to work towards a NMP qualification. Significant experience of working in a hospital pharmacy is essential and clinical experience in critical care is desirable.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *MPharm degree or equivalent
- *Clinical diploma (or equivalent) or higher Pharmacy degree
- *Qualified as an independent non-medical prescribed or a willingness to undertake the programme.
- *GPhC registration
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- *Substantial experience as a band 7 pharmacist (or above) within hospital pharmacy.
- *Experience in a range of clinical specialties.
- *Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team
- *Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.
- *Experience of audit work
- *Excellent knowledge of general clinical pharmacy and drug use
- *Networking: being able to work within and without the Trust with credibility
- *Knowledge of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to education & training
- *In-depth knowledge of Continuing Professional Development process and of Plan & Record system
- *Experience of supervision, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback
Desirable
- *Experience of tutoring pharmacists studying for postgraduate qualification
- *Previous experience of teaching other healthcare professionals
- *Experience of short listing and interviewing
- *Experience of managing drug expenditure for a specialty and understanding of budgetary mechanism
- *Experience in service development.
- *Experience of working at a strategic level with senior clinicians and managers and experience of working in an integrated directorate
- *Experience as a trainer.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Professional manner
- *Well-motivated and reliable
- *Able to work with all grades of staff.
- *Capacity to work calmly under pressure.
- *Ability to deal with frequent interruptions.
- *Proven ability to work to deadlines and time management without supervision.
- *Willingness to travel across all sites as required by the job role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *MPharm degree or equivalent
- *Clinical diploma (or equivalent) or higher Pharmacy degree
- *Qualified as an independent non-medical prescribed or a willingness to undertake the programme.
- *GPhC registration
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- *Substantial experience as a band 7 pharmacist (or above) within hospital pharmacy.
- *Experience in a range of clinical specialties.
- *Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team
- *Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.
- *Experience of audit work
- *Excellent knowledge of general clinical pharmacy and drug use
- *Networking: being able to work within and without the Trust with credibility
- *Knowledge of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to education & training
- *In-depth knowledge of Continuing Professional Development process and of Plan & Record system
- *Experience of supervision, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback
Desirable
- *Experience of tutoring pharmacists studying for postgraduate qualification
- *Previous experience of teaching other healthcare professionals
- *Experience of short listing and interviewing
- *Experience of managing drug expenditure for a specialty and understanding of budgetary mechanism
- *Experience in service development.
- *Experience of working at a strategic level with senior clinicians and managers and experience of working in an integrated directorate
- *Experience as a trainer.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Professional manner
- *Well-motivated and reliable
- *Able to work with all grades of staff.
- *Capacity to work calmly under pressure.
- *Ability to deal with frequent interruptions.
- *Proven ability to work to deadlines and time management without supervision.
- *Willingness to travel across all sites as required by the job role.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
