Job summary
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is a modern forward thinking teaching hospital offering acute care to a population of approximately one million. We are one of the largest acute teaching hospitals in the UK with strong links to both the School of Pharmacy and the Medical School at the nearby University of East Anglia. Electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) has been implemented across all inpatient wards, the Emergency Department and outpatients.
The Pharmacy Department is at the forefront of healthcare delivery with a strong focus on Medicines Management and innovative pharmaceutical practice. This offers exciting opportunities for professional development at the leading edge for both pharmacists and technicians.
Norwich itself is a vibrant city, with excellent shopping, restaurants and nightlife, yet surrounded by beautiful countryside. The unique combination of the Norfolk Broads, a picturesque coastline and a choice of city or rural living make Norwich an ideal home for everyone, no matter what your interests. For those who love to travel or see friends Norwich offers excellent rail and air links across the UK and internationally.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist to join our Medicines Information team to contribute to delivering and developing our high quality, patient focused service.
We have an opportunity for you to join our established Medicines Information team. This is a senior practitioner post, you would be expected to work using your own initiative within local guidelines and to national standards answering enquiries from healthcare professionals within the Trust, patients and members of the public.
You will be given the opportunity to attend the National Medicines Information Training Course if you have not already completed this.
The post will also incorporate an element of clinical ward work to a defined clinical area.
Our department supports staff development and you will be given the opportunity to further develop your leadership and management skills. As a senior clinical pharmacist, you will be expected to support education and training of more junior staff including foundation and newly qualified rotational pharmacists.
Applications are welcomed from pharmacists who have completed or are near to the end of a pharmacy diploma.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in and assist in the provision of MI services to the Trust in liaison with the Principal Pharmacist, MI.
- To act as a specialist pharmacist providing an advanced level MI service to the Trust. To independently answer complex and highly specialised queries from healthcare professionals and patients, including the analysis of highly complex and conflicting/contradictory data, in response to both routine and urgent/emergency enquiries without supervision to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use in order to optimise patient care.
- To initiate, actively implement and maintain service developments in MI; eg, real time entry of queries into a national electronic database (MiDatabank).
- To undertake regular quality assurance of MI queries answered to ensure that they meet the standards defined by UKMi. This includes ensuring that the work is completed appropriately, to a high standard, using professional judgement and expertise, to agreed timescales. To follow up any enquiries which do not meet set standards and to rectify errors. To counsel MI staff involved and to help them identify training needs.
- To maintain and update in-house database of MI. To research and obtain new relevant information and delete obsolete information.
- To participate in the day-to-day operation of the clinical pharmacist check scheme in the Dispensary.
- To undertake the regular inspection of drug storage facilities on wards anddepartments, including controlled drugs (CDs), and advise nursing and medical staff on the legal control, safe custody and security of drugs.
- To ensure that all provisions of the current law relating to pharmacy and medicines are complied with both within the Pharmacy Department and on the wards/ departments.
- To co-operate in the development and operation of the Trusts drug formulary.
- To participate in the drug recall system in consultation with the Principal Pharmacist, Operations Manager and Deputy Operations Manager, Support Services.
- To operate the computerised systems for recalling and processing clinical pharmacy data including patient medication profiles, pharmacokinetic programmes and clinical pharmacy intervention monitoring as available.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in and assist in the provision of MI services to the Trust in liaison with the Principal Pharmacist, MI.
- To act as a specialist pharmacist providing an advanced level MI service to the Trust. To independently answer complex and highly specialised queries from healthcare professionals and patients, including the analysis of highly complex and conflicting/contradictory data, in response to both routine and urgent/emergency enquiries without supervision to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use in order to optimise patient care.
- To initiate, actively implement and maintain service developments in MI; eg, real time entry of queries into a national electronic database (MiDatabank).
- To undertake regular quality assurance of MI queries answered to ensure that they meet the standards defined by UKMi. This includes ensuring that the work is completed appropriately, to a high standard, using professional judgement and expertise, to agreed timescales. To follow up any enquiries which do not meet set standards and to rectify errors. To counsel MI staff involved and to help them identify training needs.
- To maintain and update in-house database of MI. To research and obtain new relevant information and delete obsolete information.
- To participate in the day-to-day operation of the clinical pharmacist check scheme in the Dispensary.
- To undertake the regular inspection of drug storage facilities on wards anddepartments, including controlled drugs (CDs), and advise nursing and medical staff on the legal control, safe custody and security of drugs.
- To ensure that all provisions of the current law relating to pharmacy and medicines are complied with both within the Pharmacy Department and on the wards/ departments.
- To co-operate in the development and operation of the Trusts drug formulary.
- To participate in the drug recall system in consultation with the Principal Pharmacist, Operations Manager and Deputy Operations Manager, Support Services.
- To operate the computerised systems for recalling and processing clinical pharmacy data including patient medication profiles, pharmacokinetic programmes and clinical pharmacy intervention monitoring as available.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current listing on the Pharmacist Register with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Master of Pharmacy
Desirable
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience
- Independent prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in hospital pharmacy
Skills
Essential
- Independent and lateral thinker
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Customer care
- Able to manage change
- Adaptable and innovative in approach to work and projects
- Enthusiastic and willing to learn
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current listing on the Pharmacist Register with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Master of Pharmacy
Desirable
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience
- Independent prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in hospital pharmacy
Skills
Essential
- Independent and lateral thinker
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Customer care
- Able to manage change
- Adaptable and innovative in approach to work and projects
- Enthusiastic and willing to learn
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
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).
