Job summary
We seek a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to lead and develop our gastroenterology pharmacy service at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust. You'll provide expert, specialised, clinical pharmacy care to the gastroenterology inpatient service, managing patients with inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal failure and complex GI surgery, optimising medicines use and improving patient outcomes.
Key responsibilities include leading high-cost drug management, developing clinical guidelines, supporting multidisciplinary teams, attending ward rounds, and delivering advanced pharmaceutical care. You'll line manage junior staff, contribute to service development, partake in governance and medicines management panels, and support education and research activities. Strong clinical knowledge, leadership skills, experience managing complex cases and costs, plus enthusiasm for advancing gastroenterology pharmacy are essential. Non-medical prescribing qualification or willingness to obtain is preferred.
Join a dynamic team with excellent development opportunities in a leading NHS Trust committed to staff wellbeing and innovation.
Main duties of the job
Delivering specialist clinical pharmacy service in gastroenterology inpatients and outpatients.
Leading medicine optimisation for complex therapies including biologics, immunomodulators, parenteral nutrition.
Developing, implementing, and reviewing clinical guidelines and protocols.
Managing drug expenditure and supporting commissioning processes.
Supervising and developing junior pharmacy staff and technicians.
Contributing to rotas, governance, medicines safety and quality improvement.
Leading education, training and supporting research projects.
Maintaining professional standards and compliance with Trust policies.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * MPharm degree or equivalent
- * Clinical diploma (or equivalent) or higher Pharmacy degree
- * Qualified as an independent non-medical prescribed or a willingness to undertake the programme.
- * GPhC registration
Desirable
- * Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- * Substantial experience as a band 7 pharmacist (or above) within hospital pharmacy.
- * Experience in a range of clinical specialties.
- * Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team
- * Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.
- * Experience of audit work
- * Excellent knowledge of general clinical pharmacy and drug use
- * Networking: being able to work within and without the Trust with credibility
- * Knowledge of current national standards, guidelines in gastroenterology issues relevant to education & training
- * In-depth knowledge of Continuing Professional Development process and of Plan & Record system
- * Experience of supervision, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback
Desirable
- * Experience of tutoring pharmacists studying for postgraduate qualification
- * Previous experience of teaching other healthcare professionals
- * Experience of short listing and interviewing
- * Experience of managing drug expenditure for a specialty and understanding of budgetary mechanism
- * Experience in service development
- * Experience of working at a strategic level with senior clinicians and managers and experience of working in an integrated directorate
- * Experience as a trainer
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * MPharm degree or equivalent
- * Clinical diploma (or equivalent) or higher Pharmacy degree
- * Qualified as an independent non-medical prescribed or a willingness to undertake the programme.
- * GPhC registration
Desirable
- * Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- * Substantial experience as a band 7 pharmacist (or above) within hospital pharmacy.
- * Experience in a range of clinical specialties.
- * Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team
- * Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.
- * Experience of audit work
- * Excellent knowledge of general clinical pharmacy and drug use
- * Networking: being able to work within and without the Trust with credibility
- * Knowledge of current national standards, guidelines in gastroenterology issues relevant to education & training
- * In-depth knowledge of Continuing Professional Development process and of Plan & Record system
- * Experience of supervision, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback
Desirable
- * Experience of tutoring pharmacists studying for postgraduate qualification
- * Previous experience of teaching other healthcare professionals
- * Experience of short listing and interviewing
- * Experience of managing drug expenditure for a specialty and understanding of budgetary mechanism
- * Experience in service development
- * Experience of working at a strategic level with senior clinicians and managers and experience of working in an integrated directorate
- * Experience as a trainer
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).
