Job summary
This new, Principal Pharmacist level / AFC 8b post has been created to lead on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP) for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Pharmacy Department.
This new and exciting area of therapeutics encompasses gene therapy, somatic cell therapy and the use of tissue engineered products, some of which are licensed, some unlicensed and others in clinical trials across multiple clinical areas.
This complex legal and regulatory picture needs a focussed, driven pharmacist to pull together these different strands, working with stakeholders and clinical teams to help develop models of care for use of ATMPs for both trial and non-trial use.
With a 3-isolator gene therapy/ATMP suite currently being commissioned alongside an expanded chemotherapy aseptic dispensing unit our ability to offer more of these cutting-edge therapies will be greatly enhanced. The trust also has an established CAR-T service within haematology, with several highly specialised pharmacists which this new post will work alongside.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will act as professional secretary for the new ATMP committee which is being created to drive consistency with the adoption of these new therapies. The post-holder will be setting the agenda for the increasing usage of ATMPs in line with best practice and legislation.
Create the ATMP policy for the trust. Ensure that all ATMPs being used meet the relevant regulatory requirements.
Work with the Clinical and Aseptics Principal Pharmacists to ensure that relevant standard operating procedures are available to guide the use of ATMPs within the trust.
Represent Sheffield Teaching Hospitals at a national level and participate in the wider strategic national agenda for ATMP.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The pharmacy department at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises of almost 500 people working across 5 sites delivering care to patients from all over the country. As forward-thinking department, we are keen to appoint enthusiastic, knowledgeable and exceptional individuals to help us continue to provide a world-class service.
The STH Pharmacy Dept is a strong, dynamic, friendly and inclusive team with an accessible leadership team who support our goal to give those who join the STH Pharmacy Team the tools and opportunities to further their careers as well as develop themselves.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
The post-holder will contribute to the departments weekend, bank holiday and evening (to 8pm) commitments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
The post-holder will contribute to the departments weekend, bank holiday and evening (to 8pm) commitments.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist with GPhC
- Higher degree / post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent diploma in specialist area
- MPharm
Desirable
- Registered Independent prescriber
- PTQA qualification
- Post-graduate qualification (Masters level) in a related field or research
- Leasdership and / or management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in hospital with sufficient experience at expert level of practice within an NHS Trust or Health Board providing acute services, including responsibility for staff
- Experience of supervision, mentorship or management of staff
- Evidence of strategy development and change management in complex situations
- Evidence of success in service development
- Able to demonstrate in-depth pharmaceutical skills and knowledge within the speciality. This will include provision of highly specialist review and advice relating to the safe use of medicines.
Desirable
- Experience of working actively on national groups
- Experience of delivering CAR-T and/or other ATMPs
- Publication of audit/research/clinical work at national level
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of busy and stressful working environments.
- Act as a role model to motivate and inspire others.
- Demonstrated ability to influence practice at a directorate, trust and local level.
- Good IT skills.
- Ability to identify and prioritise clinical pharmacy services.
- Delegation skills.
- Ability to sustain prolonged concentration.
- Ability to evaluate service quality.
- Demonstrates highly advanced level of reasoning and judgement.
- Manage difficult and ambiguous problems.
- Demonstrates innovation.
- Identifies and implements best practice.
Desirable
- Excellent IT skills.
- Ability to delegate duties appropriately.
- Actively seeks out novel opportunities to meet training needs
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist with GPhC
- Higher degree / post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent diploma in specialist area
- MPharm
Desirable
- Registered Independent prescriber
- PTQA qualification
- Post-graduate qualification (Masters level) in a related field or research
- Leasdership and / or management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in hospital with sufficient experience at expert level of practice within an NHS Trust or Health Board providing acute services, including responsibility for staff
- Experience of supervision, mentorship or management of staff
- Evidence of strategy development and change management in complex situations
- Evidence of success in service development
- Able to demonstrate in-depth pharmaceutical skills and knowledge within the speciality. This will include provision of highly specialist review and advice relating to the safe use of medicines.
Desirable
- Experience of working actively on national groups
- Experience of delivering CAR-T and/or other ATMPs
- Publication of audit/research/clinical work at national level
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of busy and stressful working environments.
- Act as a role model to motivate and inspire others.
- Demonstrated ability to influence practice at a directorate, trust and local level.
- Good IT skills.
- Ability to identify and prioritise clinical pharmacy services.
- Delegation skills.
- Ability to sustain prolonged concentration.
- Ability to evaluate service quality.
- Demonstrates highly advanced level of reasoning and judgement.
- Manage difficult and ambiguous problems.
- Demonstrates innovation.
- Identifies and implements best practice.
Desirable
- Excellent IT skills.
- Ability to delegate duties appropriately.
- Actively seeks out novel opportunities to meet training needs
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
Employer's website
https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
