Job summary
Our Pharmacy team is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with well-developed interpersonal skills and an interest in specialising their skills within the specialist clinical CBUs to deliver key pharmacy services to the Medicine Division across all sites at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, including Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon.
Both hospitals are served by good transport links across the region and beyond. You will be required to work cross-site dividing your time between each hospital within the Trust footprint.
You will be a valued member of a friendly and supportive team assisting the Principal Pharmacist Medicine Division in the delivery of corporate, divisional and departmental operational and strategic priorities, as well as contributing to the modernisation of pharmacy services across the Trust.
The post holder will be encouraged to develop and deliver prescribing activities in a specialist CBU clinic.
You will have post-registration experience of hospital pharmacy practice and hold a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent post-graduate qualification. Ideally, you will hold a non-medical prescribing qualification but support would be given to undertake this if not.
You will be an excellent communicator with strong clinical and teamwork skills.
Main duties of the job
You will play a key role in the development and delivery of pharmacy services providing comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to designated CBU(s)/Speciality area to ensure the accuracy, legality, safety and efficacy of medicine use through the appropriate planning and allocation of work.
You will play a pivotal role in the consultant and MDT ward rounds to deliver evidence-based advice/guidance on medications to ensure their safe and effective use. In addition, you will take responsibility for the development and review of policies, procedures and guidelines for medicine use within the designated CBU(s)/Speciality area.
You will be supporting pharmacy business planning and implementation of electronic clinical systems both across the Trust and local care community to support cost-effective, patient-focussed service provision.
As an experienced clinical pharmacist, you will be responsible for developing and delivering comprehensive training and education on medicine issues within Medicine to members of the pharmacy service and the wider MDT. In addition, you will provide expert clinical and service information to the pharmacy senior management team to support departmental operational service development and strategic planning.
About us
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a complete list of duties and responsibilities related to this role, please find attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a complete list of duties and responsibilities related to this role, please find attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree or Masters level in Pharmacy
- Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
- Postgraduate qualification relevant to hospital pharmacy practice
Desirable
- Leadership / Management qualification relevant to the NHS or equivalent management qualification or experience
- Registered Pharmacy non-medical prescriber
- Credentialed for RPS Core Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in specialty pharmacy practice
- Experience in delivering clinical education and training
- Experience of leading change management processes
- Computer literate - Microsoft Office & pharmacy applications
- Knowledge of clinical audit / Drug Use Review projects
- Up to date evidence of work towards the pillars and domains of HEE or RPS advanced practice
Desirable
- Experience in research, work published or presented to conference
Key Skills
Essential
- Communication of highly complex information to senior managers, other professionals and patients.
- Able to demonstrate effective management of staff
- Analytical and judgement skills
- Concentration required frequently interrupted with urgent requests
- Acts appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances
- Organisational awareness
- Ability to forecast & innovate including long term service planning
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree or Masters level in Pharmacy
- Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
- Postgraduate qualification relevant to hospital pharmacy practice
Desirable
- Leadership / Management qualification relevant to the NHS or equivalent management qualification or experience
- Registered Pharmacy non-medical prescriber
- Credentialed for RPS Core Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in specialty pharmacy practice
- Experience in delivering clinical education and training
- Experience of leading change management processes
- Computer literate - Microsoft Office & pharmacy applications
- Knowledge of clinical audit / Drug Use Review projects
- Up to date evidence of work towards the pillars and domains of HEE or RPS advanced practice
Desirable
- Experience in research, work published or presented to conference
Key Skills
Essential
- Communication of highly complex information to senior managers, other professionals and patients.
- Able to demonstrate effective management of staff
- Analytical and judgement skills
- Concentration required frequently interrupted with urgent requests
- Acts appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances
- Organisational awareness
- Ability to forecast & innovate including long term service planning
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).
