Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Pharmacist to join the team working at Oxford Road Central Campus. You will deliver a high-quality, patient focused, clinical pharmacy service to central Manchester's respiratory population. This role will involve clinic based work delivering care to patients with severe asthma and other respiratory illness. You will be part of the MDT and as the pharmacist you will facilitate safe, effective and evidence based delivery of respiratory medicine.
We encourage you to apply if you have a passion for respiratory medicine, and have previous experience working in a specialist clinical area.
Main duties of the job
To deliver a high quality patient focused clinical pharmacy service for patients and establish effective relationships with clinical staff and other stakeholders delivering care to our service users.
To promote the responsible, safe , clinically-effective and cost-effective use of medicines within the directorate.
To support education and development of medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in your role as Highly Specialist Pharmacist.
You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work as part of a team whilst also managing your own workload. You must be able to manage and motivate others and have the ability to influence the multidisciplinary team and engage with key stakeholders.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm (or equivalent)
- 1 year pre-reg training year completed
- Currently registered as Pharmacist with GPhC
- Posr-graduate clinical diploma/equivalent
Desirable
- Non medical prescribing qualification
- Member of RPS
Experience
Essential
- Significant hospital experience/equivalent experience
- Experience in training and supervising others
- Audit/research experience
Desirable
- Experience in respiratory medicine
- Experience of specialist Directorate level work
- Evidence of published audit/research
Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Teamwork
- Influencing
- Organisation, prioritisation and working under pressure
Desirable
- Service development
- IT skills
- Teaching/tutoring skills
- Leadership skills
- Identify and manage risk
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated commitment to CPD
- Good all round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of national guidance/evidence based medicine within speciality
- Knowledge of medicines management, governance and modernisation agendas of the NHS
Desirable
- Expert knowledge of regional and national guidance/EBM within speciality
Other
Essential
- Motivated by the desire to improve patient care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm (or equivalent)
- 1 year pre-reg training year completed
- Currently registered as Pharmacist with GPhC
- Posr-graduate clinical diploma/equivalent
Desirable
- Non medical prescribing qualification
- Member of RPS
Experience
Essential
- Significant hospital experience/equivalent experience
- Experience in training and supervising others
- Audit/research experience
Desirable
- Experience in respiratory medicine
- Experience of specialist Directorate level work
- Evidence of published audit/research
Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Teamwork
- Influencing
- Organisation, prioritisation and working under pressure
Desirable
- Service development
- IT skills
- Teaching/tutoring skills
- Leadership skills
- Identify and manage risk
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated commitment to CPD
- Good all round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of national guidance/evidence based medicine within speciality
- Knowledge of medicines management, governance and modernisation agendas of the NHS
Desirable
- Expert knowledge of regional and national guidance/EBM within speciality
Other
Essential
- Motivated by the desire to improve patient care
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).
