Job summary
Nottingham University Hospitals is one of the UK's largest and busiest acute teaching hospital Trusts and has a national and international reputation for many of its specialist services and expertise.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated and forward thinking Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to deliver, lead and develop the pharmacy Diabetes and Endocrinology service. Patients with diabetes are treated in all areas of our hospital and this role provides the opportunity to be involved with patient care Trust wide.
The successful post holder will be working directly with the Diabetes MDT, building close relationships with Diabetes Consultants, Specialist Nurses and Specialist Dietitians. The post holder will be integral to the safe use of insulin within NUH and will build good working relationships with the medicines safety team. Work is mainly based at the QMC campus but there will be a requirement to provide input to diabetes and endocrinology care across all NUH sites.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills and to directly deliver patient centred-care. Participating in teaching and governance are other key aspects of the role, such as developing guidelines, policies and procedures. The post holder will also be encouraged to participate in audit and research.
It is an exciting time to work within diabetes with revolutionary technologies changing how we care for people with diabetes.
Main duties of the job
To provide highly specialist clinical pharmacist input to the Diabetes and Endocrinology Specialty and wider Diabetes and Endocrinology patient care.
To proactively deliver, develop and evaluate specialist clinical pharmacy services to Diabetes and Endocrinology patients across NUH. You will work clinically on a number of inpatient wards at NUH, providing excellent pharmaceutical care and advice.
To work as an independent prescriber, initiating and optimising treatment.
To be involved in reviewing, writing and developing guidelines, procedures, policies and local agreements within Diabetes and Endocrinology.
To write and deliver education and training on Diabetes and Endocrinology to different healthcare professionals, including junior doctors, nurses, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and other members of the pharmacy team.
To support the introduction of new therapies and technologies for the treatment of diabetes and endocrinology, for example contributing to applications to the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee and business cases.
To provide leadership , management and operational service support.
About us
The pharmacy department at NUH is forward thinking and constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care. We continue to extend the ideal model of delivering medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical care where pharmacists are fully integrated in to the medical teams, supported by a team of medicines management technicians and assistants.
You will also be joining the trust at an exciting time as we are currently in the process of implementing electronic prescribing and administration.
The post will be predominately based at Queens Medical Centre, but you may also need to work at City Hospital Campus and the Treatment Centre. You will be required to participate in a rostered flexible shift working system including evening, weekend and bank holiday arrangements over a 7 day period and support the on-call pharmacists through the senior pharmacist back-up rota.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
If you have any further questions about the post please do not hesitate to get in touch and contact Rosamund Bell, Directorate Lead Pharmacist - Integrated Care via email: rosamund.bell@nuh.nhs.uk or mobile number: 07812 279295
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
If you have any further questions about the post please do not hesitate to get in touch and contact Rosamund Bell, Directorate Lead Pharmacist - Integrated Care via email: rosamund.bell@nuh.nhs.uk or mobile number: 07812 279295
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification
- Independent Prescribing qualification
- B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
- GPhC registered
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (MRPharmS)
- Play an active role in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group
Experience
Essential
- Broad previous experience (post-registration) of clinical pharmacy, particularly in acute settings
- Broad knowledge base across a range of clinical areas
- Experience of provision of specialist clinical pharmacy review and advice relating to the safe use of medicines
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty
- Some experience of line management, including effective performance management, recruitment and allocation of staff
- Some experience of excellent leadership and management skills
- Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
- Experience of multidisciplinary and team working at Pharmacy, Trust and regional level
- Understanding of issues affecting the NHS
- Demonstrable knowledge of caring for people who require Disease Modifying Anti- rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biologics used for Rheumatology conditions
Desirable
- Publication of audit/research/clinical work at national level
- Experience of working actively on national groups
- Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level
- Experience in project management (including department-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcomes
- Effective liaison with relevant Trust level committees / groups or equivalent
Communication
Essential
- Strong, accurate and concise written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills
- Effective independent and team working skills, including ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, -must be able to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, patients, relatives, relevant Trust committees and other stakeholders.
Desirable
Organisation
Essential
- Effective time management skills
- Excellent organisational skills
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Able to assess and minimise risk in medication processes
- Experience in making judgements involving complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal e.g. drug expenditure; medicines optimisation
- Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters ; and appropriate referral / escalation as necessary
- Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information.
Desirable
- Experience of analysing expenditure
Physical skills
Essential
- Competent ICT skills, word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, databases, retrieval of information from internet.
Desirable
- High level IT skills (e.g. website or database design)
Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts
Essential
- Self-motivated, conscientious, confident, accurate, assertive
- Professional, credible, accountable, responsible and confident
- Prepared to work flexible hours over 7 day shifted pattern of work
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Ability to plan and organise existing and new clinical pharmacy services to a specialty. This may include creation and adjustment of plans.
- Ability to be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment.
- Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills, able to motivate others, to manage time effectively and work to deadlines, even when under pressure.
- Positive thinker, problem solver, ability to think laterally to develop new ideas.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification
- Independent Prescribing qualification
- B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
- GPhC registered
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (MRPharmS)
- Play an active role in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group
Experience
Essential
- Broad previous experience (post-registration) of clinical pharmacy, particularly in acute settings
- Broad knowledge base across a range of clinical areas
- Experience of provision of specialist clinical pharmacy review and advice relating to the safe use of medicines
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty
- Some experience of line management, including effective performance management, recruitment and allocation of staff
- Some experience of excellent leadership and management skills
- Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
- Experience of multidisciplinary and team working at Pharmacy, Trust and regional level
- Understanding of issues affecting the NHS
- Demonstrable knowledge of caring for people who require Disease Modifying Anti- rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biologics used for Rheumatology conditions
Desirable
- Publication of audit/research/clinical work at national level
- Experience of working actively on national groups
- Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level
- Experience in project management (including department-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcomes
- Effective liaison with relevant Trust level committees / groups or equivalent
Communication
Essential
- Strong, accurate and concise written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills
- Effective independent and team working skills, including ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, -must be able to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, patients, relatives, relevant Trust committees and other stakeholders.
Desirable
Organisation
Essential
- Effective time management skills
- Excellent organisational skills
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Able to assess and minimise risk in medication processes
- Experience in making judgements involving complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal e.g. drug expenditure; medicines optimisation
- Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters ; and appropriate referral / escalation as necessary
- Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information.
Desirable
- Experience of analysing expenditure
Physical skills
Essential
- Competent ICT skills, word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, databases, retrieval of information from internet.
Desirable
- High level IT skills (e.g. website or database design)
Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts
Essential
- Self-motivated, conscientious, confident, accurate, assertive
- Professional, credible, accountable, responsible and confident
- Prepared to work flexible hours over 7 day shifted pattern of work
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Ability to plan and organise existing and new clinical pharmacy services to a specialty. This may include creation and adjustment of plans.
- Ability to be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment.
- Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills, able to motivate others, to manage time effectively and work to deadlines, even when under pressure.
- Positive thinker, problem solver, ability to think laterally to develop new ideas.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards
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
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).