Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Education and Training

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

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Job summary

We have a great opportunity for a dynamic, highly motivated clinical pharmacist to undertake an exciting role leading on the day to day delivery of Keele University pharmacy undergraduate placements, supporting preregistration trainee pharmacists undertaking their foundation year and helping develop colleagues using the Newly Qualified Pharmacist programme in our new STEP-Up package.

If you would welcome an opportunity to further your career and academic advancement by undertaking fully funded research leading to a PhD or professional doctorate, or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Practice - this is fully supported by the Trust and the department.

Main duties of the job

Based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, you will lead on the day to day co-ordination of undergraduate pharmacy placements and support other learners (including foundation pharmacists, preregistration trainee technicians and newly qualified pharmacists) within the department supported by cross site education and training leads.

You will provide highly specialist professional and clinical information and advice to healthcare teams, patients and carers on medicines management.

About us

Do you want to make a difference?

Then our department is right for you.

Here in our department; we are all one team, here for our patients. Everybody on this team knows something that somebody else may not and so we are all each other's safety net. We choose to value and respect each other so that we create the best possible environment for excellence.

We believe in making a difference for our patients.

Due to investment and the development of new roles, there are several new opportunities available within our department.

This is an exciting time that will lead to much improvement for our patient's care-if you want to make a difference; nowis the time to join The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Pharmacy.

Date posted

18 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

223-ASP-297-C

Job locations

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with GPhC
  • Postgraduate education to at least diploma

Desirable

  • Registered Independent Prescriber
  • Postgraduate teaching qualification (e.g. CertEd)
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

Essential

  • Currently working in Hospital Pharmacy
  • Significant experience of hospital pharmacy if not working in that sector currently
  • Experience of MDT working with example
  • Experience of documenting in notes with example
  • Experience of training pharmacy staff with example
  • Audit with example

Desirable

  • Project management/report writing example
  • Policy/guideline writing with example
  • Staff management with description
  • Prereg tutor/Foundation pharmacist designated supervisor experience

Skills

Desirable

  • Teaching other staff groups with examples
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with GPhC
  • Postgraduate education to at least diploma

Desirable

  • Registered Independent Prescriber
  • Postgraduate teaching qualification (e.g. CertEd)
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

Essential

  • Currently working in Hospital Pharmacy
  • Significant experience of hospital pharmacy if not working in that sector currently
  • Experience of MDT working with example
  • Experience of documenting in notes with example
  • Experience of training pharmacy staff with example
  • Audit with example

Desirable

  • Project management/report writing example
  • Policy/guideline writing with example
  • Staff management with description
  • Prereg tutor/Foundation pharmacist designated supervisor experience

Skills

Desirable

  • Teaching other staff groups with examples

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ


Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ


Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Pharmacist Team Lead - Education and Training

David Millett

david.millett@nhs.net

01743261242

Date posted

18 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

223-ASP-297-C

Job locations

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ


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