Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and dynamic individual with vision, drive and enthusiasm and an appropriate level of knowledge and skill to join the Pharmacy team as the Senior Support Pharmacists General Medicine at the Queen Elizabeth site of UHB Trust.
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Pharmacist to join our Clinical Pharmacy Team. If you are a clinical pharmacist who has worked as a pharmacist in hospital pharmacy, covering a range of specialties, or have the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge, and are ready for the next step in your career then this could be the job for you.
Applicants who don't meet the criteria in the person specification relating to diploma status but who can demonstrate post-registration hospital experience and who have commenced a clinical diploma are invited to apply and will be appointed in a progressional post under Agenda for Change Annex U. Through a structured and supported development program a set of criteria is used to ensure you are supported and achieve key skills and knowledge before moving into the senior support role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will also be a key member of the general medicine team reviewing and prioritising patients at ward level. As part of a large clinical pharmacy team, you will work closely with the Specialist Pharmacist for Respiratory Medicine & Specialist Pharmacist for Diabetes, lead consultants and ward managers. Managing more junior pharmacists and technicians you will work to support and improve patient stay in hospital whilst retaining direct patient contact. You will need an ability to develop effective working relationships, to challenge and to prioritise your own work as well as the work of the team.
As one of the few Trusts with a fully integrated electronic prescribing system we are able to deliver enhanced pharmaceutical care to a wide breadth of specialties. Our size and resources enable us to offer a range of attractive benefits as well as unparalleled education and development opportunities for staff at all levels. This includes an extensive portfolio of academic and clinical courses and programmes ranging from ongoing personal development through to clinical excellence and leadership skills. UHB prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing career skills but also its commitment to staff health and wellbeing.
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.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
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 (MPharm) in pharmacy (or equivalent) with current GPhC registration
- *Has completed first year of clinical diploma or possesses equivalent experience. If criteria does not apply to candidate, then candidate will be able to apply for a progression post under Agenda for Change Band 6/7 Annex U
- *To be willing to work towards a non- medical prescribing qualification
Desirable
- *Completed the clinical pharmacy diploma
- *Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- *Member of the UKCPA
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrated knowledge and experience as a pharmacist within hospital pharmacy, and the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge (Unless applying for a progression post under Agenda for Change Band 6/7 Annex U)
- *Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
- *Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients
- *Commitment to own Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- *Possesses relevant clinical knowledge in hospital pharmacy, demonstrating ability to analyse and interpret complex clinical information and use available evidence to make sound clinical judgments in relation to patient-or drug-specific issues
- *Knowledge of national initiatives and guidelines, e.g. NICE, NSF
- *Demonstrates good knowledge of hospital clinical pharmacy and current issues
Desirable
- *Experience of teaching/presenting to other healthcare professionals/patients
- *Possesses knowledge of available resources to answer Medicines Information queries
- *Able to work with drug budget information
- *Previous participation in multi- disciplinary team
- *Experience of practice research or audit
- *Experience of protocol/guideline development
- *Experience of analysing drug-expenditure and reporting financial and budgeting data
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Good team working skills
- *Good interpersonal skills
- *Good oral, written communication & presentation skills
- *Good computer skills
- *Demonstrates problem solving skills
- *Demonstrates empathy towards patients and carers
- *Able to work under pressure, prioritise work and meet deadlines
- *Able to use initiative and work without supervision when necessary
- *Able to interact with clinical and managerial staff
- *Demonstrates good critical appraisal skills
- *Professional manner
- *Self-motivated, reliable and punctual
- *Able to work with all grades of staff
- *Capacity to work calmly under pressure
- *Be able to concentrate on highly complex matters (drug use evaluations, drug query answering, clinical prescription review, checking of dispensed prescriptions) despite frequent interruptions
- *Ability to work well under pressure by prioritising and managing time effectively
- *Ability to travel across all Trust sites as required by job role
- *Be flexible in responding to demands of the service
- *Be able to work in busy office conditions and on busy/noisy wards
- *Be able to work in a busy demand-led service
- *Able to working under pressure, prioritise work and meet deadlines.
- *Able to participate in out-of-hours service
- *Able to participate in pharmacy service including the late duty, weekend and bank holiday service.
Desirable
- *Ability to manage budgets and deliver on cost improvement programmes
- *Demonstrates teaching/mentoring skills & ability to motivate other staff
- *Ability to critically appraise and analyse complex information in relation to medicines and to interpret and present coherently to senior healthcare professionals
- *Experience in supervision, mentoring or coaching junior team members
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Vocational Masters degree (MPharm) in pharmacy (or equivalent) with current GPhC registration
- *Has completed first year of clinical diploma or possesses equivalent experience. If criteria does not apply to candidate, then candidate will be able to apply for a progression post under Agenda for Change Band 6/7 Annex U
- *To be willing to work towards a non- medical prescribing qualification
Desirable
- *Completed the clinical pharmacy diploma
- *Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- *Member of the UKCPA
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrated knowledge and experience as a pharmacist within hospital pharmacy, and the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge (Unless applying for a progression post under Agenda for Change Band 6/7 Annex U)
- *Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
- *Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients
- *Commitment to own Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- *Possesses relevant clinical knowledge in hospital pharmacy, demonstrating ability to analyse and interpret complex clinical information and use available evidence to make sound clinical judgments in relation to patient-or drug-specific issues
- *Knowledge of national initiatives and guidelines, e.g. NICE, NSF
- *Demonstrates good knowledge of hospital clinical pharmacy and current issues
Desirable
- *Experience of teaching/presenting to other healthcare professionals/patients
- *Possesses knowledge of available resources to answer Medicines Information queries
- *Able to work with drug budget information
- *Previous participation in multi- disciplinary team
- *Experience of practice research or audit
- *Experience of protocol/guideline development
- *Experience of analysing drug-expenditure and reporting financial and budgeting data
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Good team working skills
- *Good interpersonal skills
- *Good oral, written communication & presentation skills
- *Good computer skills
- *Demonstrates problem solving skills
- *Demonstrates empathy towards patients and carers
- *Able to work under pressure, prioritise work and meet deadlines
- *Able to use initiative and work without supervision when necessary
- *Able to interact with clinical and managerial staff
- *Demonstrates good critical appraisal skills
- *Professional manner
- *Self-motivated, reliable and punctual
- *Able to work with all grades of staff
- *Capacity to work calmly under pressure
- *Be able to concentrate on highly complex matters (drug use evaluations, drug query answering, clinical prescription review, checking of dispensed prescriptions) despite frequent interruptions
- *Ability to work well under pressure by prioritising and managing time effectively
- *Ability to travel across all Trust sites as required by job role
- *Be flexible in responding to demands of the service
- *Be able to work in busy office conditions and on busy/noisy wards
- *Be able to work in a busy demand-led service
- *Able to working under pressure, prioritise work and meet deadlines.
- *Able to participate in out-of-hours service
- *Able to participate in pharmacy service including the late duty, weekend and bank holiday service.
Desirable
- *Ability to manage budgets and deliver on cost improvement programmes
- *Demonstrates teaching/mentoring skills & ability to motivate other staff
- *Ability to critically appraise and analyse complex information in relation to medicines and to interpret and present coherently to senior healthcare professionals
- *Experience in supervision, mentoring or coaching junior team members
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).
