Job summary
This post offers an exciting opportunity for an advanced clinical pharmacist with excellent leadership skills to join our pharmacy team as the Lead Pharmacist for Infectious Diseases. Based at North Manchester General Hospital, you will lead, develop and deliver a high-quality, patient focused, clinical pharmacy service for our patients across the Trust.
NMGH is home to the North West regional Infectious Diseases Unit, where we have around 1200 inpatient admissions due to infectious diseases per year. The team also provide outpatient clinic and homecare services across the Trust, delivering care to the largest cohort of people receiving treatment for HIV outside of the London/Southeast region . The Trust is rightly proud of the flagship ID service, and we seek an ambitious and driven Pharmacist to take the serviceforward.
You will manage a team of specialist and rotational pharmacists and technicians and you will form part of the Pharmacy Clinical Services senior team. You will support service transformation by working collaboratively with colleagues across MFT and by using innovative approaches, including the recently implemented, fully integrated patient record and EPMA system, HIVE.We are looking for candidates with extensive clinical experience in the field of infectious diseases who are highly organised, able to manage their time effectively and ready to take on a leadership role. Exemplary communication and interpersonal skills are essential components of the role
Main duties of the job
In this role you will:
- Lead and manage the clinical pharmacy service provided to Infectious Diseases at NMGH and across the wider Trust, ensuring service delivery to agreed standards in line with business planning requirement and Key Performance Indicators
- Line manage a Pharmacy team delivering the Infectious Diseases service across the Trust. Demonstrate compassionate leadership, inspiring and motivating the team.
- Be a lead specialist pharmacist with highly specialist knowledge and skills, act as an expert resource in this practice area and a clinical pharmacist role model.
- Promote the safe and effective use of medicines within the division, supporting the division with all matters relating to medicines management including governance and safety, appropriate use of High Cost Drugs including Blueteq processes and adherence to commissioning criteria, and delivery of Homecare services in ID.
- To establish effective working relationships with Clinical Heads of Division, Divisional Director, Head of Nursing and other relevant divisional stakeholders.
- To support the transformation of services using innovative approaches, and work with colleagues across MFT to harmonise practices to ensure the best patient outcomes for patients with infectious diseases
- Form part of the Pharmacy Clinical Services Management Team, deputising for the Clinical Services Manager for NMGH when necessary.
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 MattersMFT 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 MattersMFT 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
Registration
Essential
- Currently registered as Pharmacist with GPhC
Desirable
- Member of Faculty/RPS
- Member of National/International specialist organisation
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm Degree
- Successful completion of pre-registration year
- Job related postgraduate qualification e.g. Clinical Diploma or equivalent vocational experience
Desirable
- Completion of the Independent Prescribing course
- Completion of postgraduate qualification in relevant specialist field
- Evidence of management training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant hospital experience
- Leadership/line management experience
- Current and relevant clinical knowledge
Desirable
- Proven record of successful management of a specialist pharmacy team
- Experience of audit/research
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills/computer literacy demonstrated
Desirable
- Evidence of complex leadership/motivation/teambuilding in application form
- Experience of service development/change management/innovation
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Currently registered as Pharmacist with GPhC
Desirable
- Member of Faculty/RPS
- Member of National/International specialist organisation
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm Degree
- Successful completion of pre-registration year
- Job related postgraduate qualification e.g. Clinical Diploma or equivalent vocational experience
Desirable
- Completion of the Independent Prescribing course
- Completion of postgraduate qualification in relevant specialist field
- Evidence of management training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant hospital experience
- Leadership/line management experience
- Current and relevant clinical knowledge
Desirable
- Proven record of successful management of a specialist pharmacy team
- Experience of audit/research
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills/computer literacy demonstrated
Desirable
- Evidence of complex leadership/motivation/teambuilding in application form
- Experience of service development/change management/innovation
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
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).
