Job summary
Specialist Pharmacist - Education & Training
Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies
Band: 8a
Salary: £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata
Interview Date: 21st August 2024
We are recruiting for a Specialist Pharmacist - Education & Trainingwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
To support the Lead Pharmacist Education & Quality Development in reviewing and implementing an Education Strategy supporting the development of all staff within the pharmacy department.
To contribute to the provision of professional leadership, advice and support for pharmacy services including dispensary and pharmacy clinical services.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the delivery of undergraduate pharmacy placements
To be an educational supervisor for Foundation pharmacists undertaking early career training, as appropriate.
To be a designated supervisor for Trainee Pharmacists undertaking Foundation Training.
To liaise with pharmacy staff to ensure a structured educational experience for undergraduate pharmacy placements.
To support Lead Pharmacist Education & Quality Development in implementing the Pharmacy Education Strategy
To support Lead Pharmacist Education & Quality Development to develop, deliver and evaluate training programmes for pharmacy staff.
To lead on medicines management related training for doctors, nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals.
To lead on developing a structured CPD training programme for pharmacy staff.
To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist Education & Quality Development, as required.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Careby the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared visionis achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First.Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient Firstdeployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you interested in education and training and would like to use your clinical expertise to train others? Would you like to work for a dynamic forward thinking Pharmacy department in an acute Trust, whilst supporting the Education and Training Team?
As a Specialist Pharmacist Education & Training, you will have the opportunity to work with an established Lead Pharmacist Education & Quality Development, enabling you to develop in a supportive environment with structured progression. Not only will you develop your educational leadership, but will continue to work as an expert clinical practitioner and support others to learn.
Join our pharmacy department and you will work as part of an innovative and well respected team within the Trust. You will have the opportunity to contribute to transformational changes leading to better care for our patients and better experience for our staff.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. Our excellent benefits package includes onsite childcare facilities, various salary sacrifice schemes and a generous annual leave entitlement.
Flexible working opportunities within the Trust are on the rise, giving employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work
Promoting the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines in accordance with the Joint Medway and Swale Formulary and other evidence based guidelines.
To evaluate the clinical appropriateness, safety and legality of prescriptions based upon the patients diseases, co-morbidities and other medication and treatments taken, contacting the prescriber to make agreed changes as appropriate.
Promoting efficient discharge planning inclusive of patient counselling and education.
Following procedures to reduce medicine waste (e.g. by using patient own drugs)
Working with pharmacy and other Health Care Professionals to improve patient flow
Answering or referring medicine information queries as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you interested in education and training and would like to use your clinical expertise to train others? Would you like to work for a dynamic forward thinking Pharmacy department in an acute Trust, whilst supporting the Education and Training Team?
As a Specialist Pharmacist Education & Training, you will have the opportunity to work with an established Lead Pharmacist Education & Quality Development, enabling you to develop in a supportive environment with structured progression. Not only will you develop your educational leadership, but will continue to work as an expert clinical practitioner and support others to learn.
Join our pharmacy department and you will work as part of an innovative and well respected team within the Trust. You will have the opportunity to contribute to transformational changes leading to better care for our patients and better experience for our staff.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. Our excellent benefits package includes onsite childcare facilities, various salary sacrifice schemes and a generous annual leave entitlement.
Flexible working opportunities within the Trust are on the rise, giving employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work
Promoting the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines in accordance with the Joint Medway and Swale Formulary and other evidence based guidelines.
To evaluate the clinical appropriateness, safety and legality of prescriptions based upon the patients diseases, co-morbidities and other medication and treatments taken, contacting the prescriber to make agreed changes as appropriate.
Promoting efficient discharge planning inclusive of patient counselling and education.
Following procedures to reduce medicine waste (e.g. by using patient own drugs)
Working with pharmacy and other Health Care Professionals to improve patient flow
Answering or referring medicine information queries as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a pharmacist
- Postgraduate diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or Equivalent Experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
- Demonstrate expert knowledge covering a range of pharmacy services
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration hospital pharmacy experience (Minimum of 2 years)
- Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
- Experience in providing and receiving highly complex and contentious information
- Experience of providing support, mentoring or a leading role in aspects of education or teaching
- Demonstrate experience and ability to manage or supervise a range of projects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a pharmacist
- Postgraduate diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or Equivalent Experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
- Demonstrate expert knowledge covering a range of pharmacy services
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration hospital pharmacy experience (Minimum of 2 years)
- Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
- Experience in providing and receiving highly complex and contentious information
- Experience of providing support, mentoring or a leading role in aspects of education or teaching
- Demonstrate experience and ability to manage or supervise a range of projects
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pharmacy Department, Medway Maritime Hospital
Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill road
Gillingham, Kent
ME7 5NY
Employer's website
https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
