Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Rheumatology

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be

Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as followsif applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Qualifications

Essential

• Pharmacy degree (Masters or equivalent)
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Higher pharmacy professional/post graduate qualification.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable

• On the practicing register of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPS)
• Pharmacist prescribing qualification
• Teaching and assessing qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive specialist therapeutic and clinical knowledge relevant to the post and care group.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of relevant pharmacy/medicines standards, legal requirements and guidelines
• Knowledge and awareness of implications of current developments in pharmacy practice and NHS strategies/policy
• Knowledge of current and planned developments in the pharmacy profession.
• Understanding of NHS managerial and financial frameworks

Desirable

• Evidence of successful change management
• Understanding of ePACT and other prescribing data
• Knowledge of primary care prescribing and medicines management arrangements
• Experience of reviewing patient group directions
• Extensive experience in a secondary care role

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

• Ability to motivate teams to deliver objectives
• Successful team player with the ability to respect and develop the skills of others
• Ability to prioritise competing demands; work under pressure and deliver against a background of change and uncertainty.
• Ability to make judgements in highly complex situations
• Ability to critically review, analyse and interpret clinical literature, and medicines legislation
• Appropriate IT skills to utilise clinical information systems, pharmacy computer systems, databases and other software to improve patient care.
• Computer literate and ability to use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint competently

Desirable

• Understanding and experience of putting evidence into practice.

Personal Circumstances

Essential

• Enthusiastic, self-motivating, good organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently and within a team.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Co-operative and flexible working style with Trust wide teams.
• Flexible approach and ability to deal with interruptions.
• Ability to prioritise, deliver on agreed objectives and meet deadlines.
• Friendly, approachable, able to convey messages with empathy and diplomacy.
• Ability to motivate, influence and lead colleagues and staff
• Competent and confident to deliver complex presentations and training sessions

Other requirements

Essential

• Promote equality and value diversity
• Ability to drive or have access to transport to travel within region
• Commitment to develop a culture to promote trust values
• Excellent attendance record
• Ability to participate in on-call rota

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).