Job summary
This is a highly flexible post which can also be taken on part-time to provide a comprehensive, high quality pharmacy service for patients across the Trust. In addition, working within a multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for ensuring there is clinical, operational and financial quality to the service provided in this area.
You will support a pharmacy team to help operationally and clinically deliver pharmaceutical services to the department and related wards, working closely with clinical service leads, the operational team, pharmacy governance team and other clinical pharmacists, supporting and covering, while developing services together.
In addition to providing excellent care, you will also develop your team and areas to ensure outstanding patient experience.
We will consider and attempt to accommodate requirements such as earlier or alter starting times, part time hours and term time hours.
Main duties of the job
- Provide effective clinical and medicines management service to patients admitted and discharged through the Trust.
- Lead, develop and deliver education and training in the pharmaceutical aspects of medicines to other healthcare professionals.
- To manage more junior rotational staff allocated to your areas including aspects of day-to-day line management and acting as a diploma tutor/designated supervisor as needed.
- Identify areas with pharmacy clinical services where improvements in both quality and cost effectiveness of pharmaceutical care and prescribing may be encouraged.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide effective clinical and medicines management service to patients admitted and discharged through the Trust. Liaise with Pharmacy Managers/Team Leaders, Senior Clinicians and Senior Nurse Managers in specialist areas and in primary care to co-ordinate and ensure all services from pharmacy provide the best in seamless pharmaceutical care for these patients innovating service change when necessary to achieve this.
- Lead, develop and deliver education and training in the pharmaceutical aspects of medicines to other healthcare professionals. This will include pharmacy trainees and diploma students. To encourage and cultivate an environment of clinical and practice-based research and audit. To contribute to current and future research and audit projects associated with the use of drugs within your areas.
- To manage more junior rotational staff allocated to your areas including aspects of day-to-day line management and acting as a diploma tutor/designated supervisor as needed. To act as a team leader for the clinical pharmacy team in your area (e.g., as group/directorate lead).
- Identify areas with pharmacy clinical service where improvements in both quality and cost effectiveness of pharmaceutical care and prescribing may be encouraged.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide effective clinical and medicines management service to patients admitted and discharged through the Trust. Liaise with Pharmacy Managers/Team Leaders, Senior Clinicians and Senior Nurse Managers in specialist areas and in primary care to co-ordinate and ensure all services from pharmacy provide the best in seamless pharmaceutical care for these patients innovating service change when necessary to achieve this.
- Lead, develop and deliver education and training in the pharmaceutical aspects of medicines to other healthcare professionals. This will include pharmacy trainees and diploma students. To encourage and cultivate an environment of clinical and practice-based research and audit. To contribute to current and future research and audit projects associated with the use of drugs within your areas.
- To manage more junior rotational staff allocated to your areas including aspects of day-to-day line management and acting as a diploma tutor/designated supervisor as needed. To act as a team leader for the clinical pharmacy team in your area (e.g., as group/directorate lead).
- Identify areas with pharmacy clinical service where improvements in both quality and cost effectiveness of pharmaceutical care and prescribing may be encouraged.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description
Person Specification
Qualification /Training
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualification /Training
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
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).
