Specialist Clinical Pharmacist: Medical Admissions

☞ Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Nottingham East Midlands

Category: Education / Training Health / Medical Care Doctors / Nurse Part-time

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Job type: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: £48,526 - £54,619 a year

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Band 8a

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Fixed term: 15 months (Opportunity for secondment as well)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work pattern)
Job ref
164-4842200
Site
QMC
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£48,526 - £54,619 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/01/2023 23:59

Job overview

We are delighted to invite applications to join our team of specialist clinical pharmacists on the Medical Admissions Unit at the Queens Medical Centre.

This exciting, fixed term/secondment opportunity covering maternity leave has arisen for an experienced clinical pharmacist looking for a new opportunity to develop their clinical, leadership and management skills.

We are looking for a motivated, forward-thinking, dynamic individual to join our senior team, who is keen to learn, innovate and push the service forward.

The admissions unit is one of the largest in the country, so we have built a large clinical pharmacy team to deliver an excellent 7-day service.

Our vision is to be outstanding in health outcomes and patient & staff experience.

The post offers an outstanding opportunity to develop your portfolio of specialist knowledge and skills for the management of patients as part of the friendly, progressive and dynamic multidisciplinary team, as well as build on your leadership abilities.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to be part of the leadership team for acute medicine, which currently consists of 6 specialist pharmacist posts, and take on a specific element of the service delivery e.g. education, training, governance, operational etc.

You will take on a specialty link role which will ensure specialty specific knowledge is maintained & up to date within the team.

You will work closely with the MDT, on & off the ward to support governance, education and medication safety, particularly supporting medicine optimisation on ward rounds, utilising your prescribing skills.

You will be expected to line manage one or more of the band 7 pharmacists on the team, providing mentoring, and supporting them with their objectives which may include starting out as an independent prescriber.

You will be responsible for ensuring the provision of an excellent clinical pharmacy service to the acute medicine specialty.

Working for our organisation

What we offer

Supportive & friendly teams, both within pharmacy & in the wider MDT

Structured opportunities for training & development

Support on the ward from a team of MMTs & assistants

Opportunities to manage & develop junior colleagues and deliver education/ teaching sessions to the wider MDT

Opportunities to gain and share learning through publications & relevant regional and national groups

On-site childcare

Who we are

Nottingham University Hospitals is a large, acute teaching Trust with a national & international reputation for the quality of our patient care and for research, education & innovation. It serves a local population of 2.5m & a tertiary population of 3-4m

Recently voted as one of the Sunday Times Best Places to live, our city and the region are one of the big reasons why a career at NUH is the right choice for so many. The city has been named in the top ten places to bring up a family and the top UK city to make your salary stretch further.

As a department, we are forward thinking & constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care

We have a strong belief in leading our teams compassionately & fostering a supportive & caring workplace

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert

Leading on an aspect of the clinical pharmacy service to Acute Medicine

Actively participating in consultant-led ward rounds to promote and support medicines optimisation, antimicrobial stewardship and effective discharge planning by utilising prescribing skills

Providing an advanced level of clinical pharmacy service to the specialty

Involvement in education and training of a variety of healthcare professionals including diploma & pre-registration pharmacists, undergraduates and trainee advanced nurse practitioners

Whilst this post is commissioned to be full time (equivalent of 37.5 hours per week) we would welcome applications from those wanting a better work life balance. If you would like to consider this post but on less than full time hours please still apply and outline this on your application form or please contact us for further discussion.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent qualification or experience
  • Qualified independent prescriber

Desirable criteria

  • Leadership or management qualifications

Experience

Essential criteria

  • Wide post-registration experience including in hospital pharmacy
  • Experience of delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a specialty
  • Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty
  • Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals

Desirable criteria

  • Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level
  • Experience of working actively on national groups

Communication and Relationship

Essential criteria

  • Strong written communication skills
  • Empathy with patients, relatives and other pharmacy service users

Desirable criteria

  • Evidence of successful business case completion

Analytical and Judgement

Essential criteria

  • Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes
  • Evidence of incorporating innovative and ‘best practice’ into current practice.
  • Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters ; and appropriate referral / escalation as necessary

Planning and Organisation

Essential criteria

  • Evidence of excellent organisational skills
  • Positive thinker, problem solver, ability to think laterally to develop new ideas
  • Ability to plan and organise existing and new clinical pharmacy services to a specialty. This may include creation and adjustment of plans.

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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.

Covid-19 vaccination: remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. For helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access visit: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

  • Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
  • Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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