Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic registered Pharmacist that is keen to lead our aseptics & QA service, as part of our Strategic Pharmacy leadership team. You will be supported by a dedicated team of specialist pharmacists, principal pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technicians, science manufacturing technician(s) and pharmacy assistants.
As our Accountable Pharmacist, you will work closely with the Principal Pharmacist for Cancer Services, Principal Pharmacy Technician for Aseptics and Principal Pharmacy Technician for Quality Assurance. Experience in aseptic services is essential and you will demonstrate vision for this service, drive others to ensure transformation, enjoy quality improvement and have an ability to motivate others. You will work both independently and as part of a number of multidisciplinary teams in order to deliver innovative therapies and continue the development of services for our patients.
Main duties of the job
You will manage the Pharmacy Aseptic Unit, which provides a variety of services including the compounding of cytotoxic chemotherapy, supported by our team of pharmacy technicians and assistants. You will be part of an active multi-disciplinary team that provides aseptically dispensed medicines to patients within haematology, oncology, clinical trials, urology, rheumatology and other specialist clinical areas across The Dudley Group NHS FT.
You will assist our emerging digital medicines agenda within aseptic services, and work closely with the cancer services team, Trust Research and Development department and clinical nutrition team. In addition to your aseptic background and clinical expertise, you will be well organised and methodical with experience in a range of clinical areas. You will enjoy teaching, as a commitment to training is an essential part of the role.
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such asethnically diverse,disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what's available for you here at The Dudley Group.
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent academic qualification.
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Post-graduate clinical pharmacy diploma or equivalent
Desirable
- Management qualification relevant to the NHS
- MSc Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance or equivalent
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Extensive clinical Oncology and Haematology knowledge
- Extensive knowledge and experience of hospital aseptic dispensing service either at an unlicensed or licensed unit
Experience
Essential
- Extensive postgraduate experience in hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Recent experience of working within a registered manufacturing unit
- Provision of out of hours pharmaceutical services
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Able to critically analyse information and evidence and evaluate options where information is lacking or professional opinion differs
- IT literacy including word processing, Power Point, email and use of the internet to research evidence based medicine and to utilise medical databases
- Evidence of medication risk management and delivery of risk reduction
- Awareness of current NHS and interface issues including national and local priorities
Desirable
- Evidence of incorporating innovative and 'best practice' into current practice.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other health care professionals
- Experience in managing teams of staff with evidence of staff development, workload allocation and recruitment
- Evidence of undertaking clinical audit and quality improvement projects
- Experience in project management (including department and Trust-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcome
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies
Desirable
- Publication of audit/research/clinical work
- Experience of managing budgets or financial incentives
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated, self-directed and able to work autonomously
- Empathetic and patient
- Professional, credible, accountable, responsible and confident
- Friendly, supportive and able to motivate others
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information.
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians, managers and stakeholders
- Able to optimise the use of medicines for patients
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information and communicate this effectively
- Able to identify barriers to communication (e.g. hearing, non-English speaking) and implement solutions to overcome said barriers
- Able to inspire and motivate staff to deliver optimal patient care
- Confident and assertive; able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Able to critically appraise and evaluate information and communicate the findings clearly in simple terms
- Positive thinker, problem solver, ability to think laterally to develop new ideas
- Ensure clinical practice is evidence based
- Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal e.g. drug expenditure
- Experience in monitoring adherence to Trust formularies and policies
- Able to manage budgets and deliver on cost improvement projects
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Evidence of planning, implementing and monitoring outcomes in research, quality improvement or audit
- Able to meet deadlines and manage time/set priorities
- Excellent organisational skills, manage time effectively and ability to prioritise workload
- Able to respond under pressure to interruptions in work pattern to deal with urgent enquiries
- Ability to identify own training and development needs.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to maintain effectiveness and prolonged concentration under pressure
- Ability to work in a challenging and emotive environment
- Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters and appropriate referral / escalation as necessary
- Able to work during the normal working week, extended hours, weekends and bank holidays.
Desirable
- Experience of providing 'out of hours' pharmaceutical services
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values
Essential
- Able toprovidesafe,caring,and effectiveservices
- Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility
- Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong and their contribution is valued
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent academic qualification.
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Post-graduate clinical pharmacy diploma or equivalent
Desirable
- Management qualification relevant to the NHS
- MSc Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance or equivalent
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Extensive clinical Oncology and Haematology knowledge
- Extensive knowledge and experience of hospital aseptic dispensing service either at an unlicensed or licensed unit
Experience
Essential
- Extensive postgraduate experience in hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Recent experience of working within a registered manufacturing unit
- Provision of out of hours pharmaceutical services
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Able to critically analyse information and evidence and evaluate options where information is lacking or professional opinion differs
- IT literacy including word processing, Power Point, email and use of the internet to research evidence based medicine and to utilise medical databases
- Evidence of medication risk management and delivery of risk reduction
- Awareness of current NHS and interface issues including national and local priorities
Desirable
- Evidence of incorporating innovative and 'best practice' into current practice.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other health care professionals
- Experience in managing teams of staff with evidence of staff development, workload allocation and recruitment
- Evidence of undertaking clinical audit and quality improvement projects
- Experience in project management (including department and Trust-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcome
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies
Desirable
- Publication of audit/research/clinical work
- Experience of managing budgets or financial incentives
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated, self-directed and able to work autonomously
- Empathetic and patient
- Professional, credible, accountable, responsible and confident
- Friendly, supportive and able to motivate others
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information.
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians, managers and stakeholders
- Able to optimise the use of medicines for patients
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information and communicate this effectively
- Able to identify barriers to communication (e.g. hearing, non-English speaking) and implement solutions to overcome said barriers
- Able to inspire and motivate staff to deliver optimal patient care
- Confident and assertive; able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Able to critically appraise and evaluate information and communicate the findings clearly in simple terms
- Positive thinker, problem solver, ability to think laterally to develop new ideas
- Ensure clinical practice is evidence based
- Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal e.g. drug expenditure
- Experience in monitoring adherence to Trust formularies and policies
- Able to manage budgets and deliver on cost improvement projects
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Evidence of planning, implementing and monitoring outcomes in research, quality improvement or audit
- Able to meet deadlines and manage time/set priorities
- Excellent organisational skills, manage time effectively and ability to prioritise workload
- Able to respond under pressure to interruptions in work pattern to deal with urgent enquiries
- Ability to identify own training and development needs.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to maintain effectiveness and prolonged concentration under pressure
- Ability to work in a challenging and emotive environment
- Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters and appropriate referral / escalation as necessary
- Able to work during the normal working week, extended hours, weekends and bank holidays.
Desirable
- Experience of providing 'out of hours' pharmaceutical services
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values
Essential
- Able toprovidesafe,caring,and effectiveservices
- Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility
- Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong and their contribution is valued
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).
