Job summary
This exciting new post has been created following the successful expansion of the UHNM Clinical Pharmacy Service.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic pharmacist to lead the clinical pharmacy service to our Specialised Medicine Directorate, focusing on Gastroenterology and Respiratory Medicine.
You will lead an amazing team of Advanced Specialist Pharmacists, Junior Pharmacists, Medicines Management Technicians and Medicines Management Assistants proving the best possible care for our Gastroenterology and Respiratory patients.
You will also work alongside our Advanced Clinical Lead Pharmacist for Emergency Medicine and our Advanced Clinical Lead Pharmacist for General Medicine to drive forward the Pharmacy Service to the wider Medicine Division and implement further innovative ways of working.
We are passionate about investing in the training and development of our pharmacy staff and have a fully established Pharmacy Education and Training Team.
Choose to join our large and friendly team of over 300 pharmacy staff and you will be supported from day one to achieve your full potential.
Main duties of the job
Be a visible pharmacy leader and role model with the accountability and responsibility for the provision and development of safe, effective, and cost-effective pharmacy services to Gastroenterology and Respiratory Medicine.
Lead a team of highly skilled pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other pharmacy staff working to deliver cutting edge pharmacy services to patients.
Support the further develop of the clinical pharmacy workforce including the role of Medicines Management Technicians and Medicines Management Assistants.
- Develop a strategic plan for the operational delivery of clinical pharmacy services to Respiratory and Gastroenterology, supporting a positive patient experience and the medicines optimisation agenda.
- Seek and implement timely initiatives and policies to improve quality, safety, performance, service delivery and patient flow.
Work as an independent prescriber on in-patient wards and/or in outpatient clinics.
Further information is provided in the attached Job Description.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information is provided in the attached Job Description. Please see the attached document for full details on the Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information is provided in the attached Job Description. Please see the attached document for full details on the Person Specification.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent Qualification.
- Commitment and evidence of professional updating and formal continuous professional development (CPD)
- Qualified Independent Prescriber
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate professional representative organisations
- Training in advanced health assessment
- Member of the RPSGB
- Formal Leadership or Management Qualification
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience
- Recent experience working as a Senior Clinical Pharmacist in a Hospital setting
- Experience working in Gastroenterology and/or Respiratory Medicine
- Good understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and the NHS and their potential impact on clinical pharmacy services
- Able to demonstrate application of advanced / specialist knowledge of drug usage to clinical situations
- Able to lead and deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Pride in establishing and maintaining high standards of work and has attention to detail
- Able to present written information clearly, concisely and accurately
- Able to contribute to the strategic planning and development of clinical pharmacy services as a whole
- Experience of leading a specialist clinical team
- Recognised as undertaking peer review activities within working practice
Desirable
- Previous experience of delivering research individually or as part of an MDT
- Extensive experience in the Gastroenterology clinical speciality
- Extensive experience in the Respiratory clinical speciality
- Previous experience of working with peers external to the organisation
- Experience of clinical leadership at a national level
- Experience of developing specialist pharmacy policy at a national level
- Demonstrates authorship of primary evidence in peer review journal
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent Qualification.
- Commitment and evidence of professional updating and formal continuous professional development (CPD)
- Qualified Independent Prescriber
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate professional representative organisations
- Training in advanced health assessment
- Member of the RPSGB
- Formal Leadership or Management Qualification
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience
- Recent experience working as a Senior Clinical Pharmacist in a Hospital setting
- Experience working in Gastroenterology and/or Respiratory Medicine
- Good understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and the NHS and their potential impact on clinical pharmacy services
- Able to demonstrate application of advanced / specialist knowledge of drug usage to clinical situations
- Able to lead and deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Pride in establishing and maintaining high standards of work and has attention to detail
- Able to present written information clearly, concisely and accurately
- Able to contribute to the strategic planning and development of clinical pharmacy services as a whole
- Experience of leading a specialist clinical team
- Recognised as undertaking peer review activities within working practice
Desirable
- Previous experience of delivering research individually or as part of an MDT
- Extensive experience in the Gastroenterology clinical speciality
- Extensive experience in the Respiratory clinical speciality
- Previous experience of working with peers external to the organisation
- Experience of clinical leadership at a national level
- Experience of developing specialist pharmacy policy at a national level
- Demonstrates authorship of primary evidence in peer review journal
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
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
Royal Stoke University Hospital.
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
