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 Neurology at UHB. 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 lead and coordinate the development, delivery & evaluation of neurology and will further develop, deliver and evaluate the service to support the medicines optimisation agenda.
As part of the leadership team you may be requested to work cross-site with the other lead pharmacists in the team.
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.
Main duties of the job
1.To provide clinical specialist input (at specialist level) to the neurology service
2.Act as a role model to Pharmacists working in this speciality.
3.Demonstrate expert knowledge in the clinical speciality, delivering a service in accordance with the priorities set by the Chief Pharmacist and the Trust agreed standards.
4.Appropriately manage difficult and ambiguous problems.
5.Make decisions with limited information.
6.Demonstrate an advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement.
7.Demonstrate an intuitive grasp of situations.
8.Ensure the clinical services provided are of a high standard and that all prescribed medication is clinically screened in a timely manner. Provide daily clinical pharmacy services to the neurology wards.
9.Develop the clinical pharmacy service and lead other Pharmacists and Technicians to deliver a high standard of pharmaceutical care.
10.Monitor and evaluate the clinical pharmacy service provided and provide feedback to team members.
11.Ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients.
12.Identify the potential impact of future developments on clinical services and adopt a proactive approach to forward planning.
13.Deliver the clinical governance agenda working with senior medical and nursing colleagues.
14.Lead and assist others with clinical audit work on prescribing standards, activity and practice.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Tasks Continued
15.Provide highly specialist advice to and counsel patients and/or their relatives (who may sometimes be distressed and have language difficulties or other disabilities) on their prescribed medication to promote compliance.
16.Research, summarise and provide appropriate specialist medicines information and guidance to nursing staff and medical staff in relation to pharmaceutical matters.
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Tasks Continued
15.Provide highly specialist advice to and counsel patients and/or their relatives (who may sometimes be distressed and have language difficulties or other disabilities) on their prescribed medication to promote compliance.
16.Research, summarise and provide appropriate specialist medicines information and guidance to nursing staff and medical staff in relation to pharmaceutical matters.
Please note for a specific 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 multidisciplinary 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
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 multidisciplinary 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
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).
