Band 6 Clinical Support Pharmacist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Do you have the vision, drive and enthusiasm to help us deliver an exciting modern pharmacy service?

Would you like the opportunity to broaden your experience by working in different specialties?

We are seeking talented and motivated pharmacists to join the teams working across the Queen Elizabeth, Birmingham Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals sites of University Hospitals Birmingham. These posts enable the delivery of a clinically focused and innovative pharmacy service working within a strong team of like-minded, friendly and enthusiastic pharmacists as part of a 7 day service.

If you are a pharmacist or trainee due to register this summer and you want to utilise your clinical skills and work in a forward thinking department, then this is the job for you! UHB Pharmacy is a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow.

Some of the benefits of joining our team:

Excellent learning and development opportunities including band 6 training portfolio supported by senior pharmacists in a variety of specialties.

Dedicated protected learning during work hours to help facilitate your development

Post-graduate training in pharmacy and support to undertake non-medical prescribing (NMP) course

Access to trust health and wellbeing initiatives and a variety of staff networks.

Access to exclusive benefits for you and your family including NHS discounts at various retailers, restaurants and leisure facilities.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for enthusiastic clinical pharmacists who are capable of working as part of a team, flexible regarding working practices and motivated with good communication skills and a desire to use their knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care and influence healthcare professionals in the best use of medicines.

You will deliver a quality clinical pharmacy service with support and guidance from our friendly team. You will rotate every 13 weeks through a variety of specialties including cardiology, stroke, older people, general surgery, T&O, general medicine and cancer services, alternating with the extended service to the acute medicine wards which provides excellent patient contact working within the multidisciplinary team to provide first rate clinical pharmacy services from when a patient first presents in hospital.

You will join a team a large team of clinical support pharmacists working closely at your base site and with the team across all sites. You will be supported by a team of more experienced pharmacists.

There will be the opportunity to undertake a clinical diploma or the RPS Foundation Programme and subsequently non-medical prescribing qualification.

After an initial training period you will join a team of clinical pharmacists who operate an on-call service from home and be provided with a laptop and all appropriate resources, including advisory support from a senior pharmacist when required, together with weekend and bank holiday services.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

28 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1070875PM

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
*Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Experience

Essential

*Experience of working in pharmacy practice
*Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team
*Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
*Possesses knowledge of available resources to guide clinical decision making

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
*Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Experience

Essential

*Experience of working in pharmacy practice
*Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team
*Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
*Possesses knowledge of available resources to guide clinical decision making

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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