Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced pharmacist to join our expanding critical care team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated professional, with a desire to thrive and learn in a clinically focused team. Applicants should have excellent communication and organisational skills, an ability to prioritise, plan and direct workload and have experience of supporting and developing colleagues.
Our Pharmacy is a friendly, progressive department where clinical services are led by our Consultant Pharmacists and provided in a supportive team environment. Our team is a respected integral part of the wider multidisciplinary team.
Our modern service embraces technology with electronic prescribing, automated dispensaries and laptops for mobile working and point of care information access.
You will have the opportunity to teach/mentor PG diploma students, and will be encouraged to pursue further education and/or research interests.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will provide expert clinical pharmacy services to the critical care departments across site. Key elements of the post will include:
- personal delivery of expert clinical pharmacy to critical care patients
- personal delivery of expert clinical pharmacy to patients requiring parenteral nutrition
- provision of clinical supervision and mentorship to other pharmacists and pharmacy staff
- provision of expert advice at policy and individual patient care levels
- provision of pharmaceutical advice to the Department of Critical Care
Applicants should have a post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent experience), and significant experience of clinical pharmacy including in critical care and parenteral nutrition.
Further details of the role can be found below and in the full job description and person specification documents attached.
About us
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it's our pledge to help you Develop, Belongand Thrive, Here.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Person Specification
Research and Evaluation
Essential
- Experience of leading/developing audit or quality improvement projects resulting in a change to practice
- Ability to critically evaluate literature and apply critical evaluation skills
- Understanding of research protocols and governance
Professional practice
Essential
- Evidence of decision making ability in complex situations
- Specialist pharmaceutical knowledge applicable to critical care and nutrition
- Able to take action based on own interpretation of policy where necessary
- Experience of accountability for and leading a service
- Ability to incorporate national policy to influence local strategy
- Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review specialist pharmaceutical care plans
Desirable
- Experience of setting and monitoring objectives/standards of practice
- Experience of performance management
- Understanding of legal, professional and ethical issues when interpreting policy and guidance
Organisational skills
Essential
- Ability to problem solve and find effective solutions
- Evidence of organisational and prioritisation skills, working to deadlines and formulating short-term plans etc
- Experience of quality improvement work
- Understanding of wider healthcare issues/national policies
- Ability to analyse information and use judement to overcome information gaps in problem solving
Desirable
- Evidence of working across boundaries (professional and/or organisational)
- Evidence of team organisation/workload planning
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Communication skills - ability to communicate in a range of circumstances with senior clinical staff, managers, pharmacy staff, patinets, carers, other professionals, external staff
- Evidence of negotiating/influencing others
- Motivating individuals and teams
- Ability to present complex information appropriate to the circumstances
- Written communication is clear and accurate
- Evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Applying New Technology Seizes opportunities to learn about and implement new technology to enhance personal and team performance
Experience
Essential
- Experience in hospital pharmacy across a range of services
- Clinical pharmacy experience practicing at specialist level (level 2 equivalent)
- Evidence of clinical knowledge
- Experience of developing guidelines/policies
- Mentoring experience
- Evidence of provision of learning experience for others and performance assessment
Desirable
- Experience of training/formal teaching
- Experience of managing/leading a team
- Experience of providing advice at directorate/management team level
- Experience of specialist/level 3 practice in critical care
- Experience of specialist/expert level practice in parenteral nutrition
- Experience of clinical trials/involvement in research
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm degree or equivalent qualification or relevant experience
- Membership of GPhC
- PG Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent qualification or relevant experience
- Evidence of CPD covering post qualification education/experience
- Post-graduate Diploma (M level) in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent qualification or relevant experience
- Record of CPD covering a range of relevant post qualification education and experience
Desirable
- Post-grad Masters degree in clinical pharmacy
- Non-medical prescribing
Person Specification
Research and Evaluation
Essential
- Experience of leading/developing audit or quality improvement projects resulting in a change to practice
- Ability to critically evaluate literature and apply critical evaluation skills
- Understanding of research protocols and governance
Professional practice
Essential
- Evidence of decision making ability in complex situations
- Specialist pharmaceutical knowledge applicable to critical care and nutrition
- Able to take action based on own interpretation of policy where necessary
- Experience of accountability for and leading a service
- Ability to incorporate national policy to influence local strategy
- Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review specialist pharmaceutical care plans
Desirable
- Experience of setting and monitoring objectives/standards of practice
- Experience of performance management
- Understanding of legal, professional and ethical issues when interpreting policy and guidance
Organisational skills
Essential
- Ability to problem solve and find effective solutions
- Evidence of organisational and prioritisation skills, working to deadlines and formulating short-term plans etc
- Experience of quality improvement work
- Understanding of wider healthcare issues/national policies
- Ability to analyse information and use judement to overcome information gaps in problem solving
Desirable
- Evidence of working across boundaries (professional and/or organisational)
- Evidence of team organisation/workload planning
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Communication skills - ability to communicate in a range of circumstances with senior clinical staff, managers, pharmacy staff, patinets, carers, other professionals, external staff
- Evidence of negotiating/influencing others
- Motivating individuals and teams
- Ability to present complex information appropriate to the circumstances
- Written communication is clear and accurate
- Evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Applying New Technology Seizes opportunities to learn about and implement new technology to enhance personal and team performance
Experience
Essential
- Experience in hospital pharmacy across a range of services
- Clinical pharmacy experience practicing at specialist level (level 2 equivalent)
- Evidence of clinical knowledge
- Experience of developing guidelines/policies
- Mentoring experience
- Evidence of provision of learning experience for others and performance assessment
Desirable
- Experience of training/formal teaching
- Experience of managing/leading a team
- Experience of providing advice at directorate/management team level
- Experience of specialist/level 3 practice in critical care
- Experience of specialist/expert level practice in parenteral nutrition
- Experience of clinical trials/involvement in research
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm degree or equivalent qualification or relevant experience
- Membership of GPhC
- PG Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent qualification or relevant experience
- Evidence of CPD covering post qualification education/experience
- Post-graduate Diploma (M level) in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent qualification or relevant experience
- Record of CPD covering a range of relevant post qualification education and experience
Desirable
- Post-grad Masters degree in clinical pharmacy
- Non-medical prescribing
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).
