B8b/8c Consultant (Pending) Pharmacist – STEP programme (Development)

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The UHB pharmacy department in collaboration with Critical Care are excited to announce the opportunity to become a Consultant Pharmacist in Critical Care Medicine here at UHB. We are seeking a pharmacist experienced in critical care who wishes to expand their role and become a Consultant Pharmacist or is already in a consultant post and wishes to move to a Tertiary centre.

This new role will work across the Trust, supported by three Specialist Pharmacists, three Senior Support Pharmacists and two Specialist Pharmacy Technicians and will provide a strategic lead on the largest critical care unit in Europe.

The Pharmacy Department at UHB is very progressive with a strong focus on supporting the development of our team members. Our people are encouraged to undertake additional development and we have pharmacists undertaking research internships, leadership programmes and other courses aligned to their role. Preparing our people for career progression is a high priority and we are continuing to create several progressional career pathways.

The additional benefits of joining our team include:

Excellent learning and development opportunities to further progress your current knowledge and experience.

Ability to work flexibly to deliver the job role.

The opportunity to retain a patient facing clinical role.

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

Access to exclusive benefits for you and your family.

Main duties of the job

This role will require strategic leadership and management responsibility for the ongoing development and sustainability of a high quality, innovative clinical service to support the highly complex Critical Care service provision across the UHB sites.

The role will suit an individual with a proven track record of delivering advanced critical care service within pharmacy in the healthcare setting. Someone who is an expert in critical care medicine, keen to adopt novel approaches and be recognised nationally through input beyond the organisation to local (with other Trusts and relevant regional networks) and national (FICM & ICS) strategic levels.

The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist -- Critical Care will have overall responsibility for managing, leading, risk management, medicines optimisation monitoring and clinical audit.

The role's strategic aims will include:

*To identify, prioritise and contribute to the development of innovative critical care services within the Trust and manage the change process required to achieve them.

*To ensure that issues concerning pharmaceutical care are appropriately presented to the speciality and produce business plans to advance the service.

*To drive pharmacy research opportunities as an expert in critical care medicine.

*To support the delivery of a robust education programme relating to pharmaceutical aspects of Critical Care Medicine for all Trust staff both clinical and non-clinical.

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.

Date posted

17 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£58,972 to £81,138 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1080113DO

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Experience

Essential

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Please refer to the appropriate banded job description for further information regards to the qualifications*

Experience

Essential

*Please refer to the appropriate banded job description for further information regards to the experience*

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

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