Lead Renal Pharmacist

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Pharmacy Department at Frimley Park Hospital is a busy place but the team spirit, 'can do' attitude, and no two days being alike, make it an interesting and enjoyable place to work.

We are committed to staff development and establishing new professional roles. These include new ward based and clinic based roles.

This post is based at Frimley Park Hospital but some cross-site travel may be involved.

The standard hours of work are 09:00 to 17:15 Monday to Friday with the successful candidate expected to participate in the late night, weekend and bank holiday rotas.

Main duties of the job

We are offering a full time post for the Lead Renal Pharmacist role. The role involves managing the Renal Pharmacy service, and developing its delivery with the new EPIC EPR system. You will also be expected to develop links with the Endocrine and Vascular specialties, and into the wider ICS. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is interested in developing their clinical skills, whilst being supported by the Principal Pharmacist Chronic Medicine

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

Date posted

17 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£52,963 to £59,360 a year Per Annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-DV0085

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification when applying for this post, if you have any queries please contact us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification when applying for this post, if you have any queries please contact us.

Person Specification

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES FOR ROLE e.g. communication, problem solving, leadership

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication

Qualifications

Essential

  • Post-graduate diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
  • Pharmacy degree (Master level 4 years)
  • GPhC Registered Pharmacist (or equivalent EU professional qualification)

Desirable

  • Independent pharmacist Prescriber, or be willing to complete training as Independent Pharmacist Prescriber
  • Membership of RPS
  • Member of UKCPA

PROFESSIONAL/SPECIALIST/FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Significant and current experience of providing a UK hospital clinical pharmacy service at NHS AFC band 7 level or above
  • Experience in the provision of clinical pharmacy to acute medicine patients
  • Protocol development
  • Ability to change systems while taking into account the needs of others (change management)
  • Evidence of up to date CPD in clinical pharmacy

Desirable

  • Management of staff including recruitment, appraisal
  • Experience of Renal Pharmacy
Person Specification

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES FOR ROLE e.g. communication, problem solving, leadership

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication

Qualifications

Essential

  • Post-graduate diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
  • Pharmacy degree (Master level 4 years)
  • GPhC Registered Pharmacist (or equivalent EU professional qualification)

Desirable

  • Independent pharmacist Prescriber, or be willing to complete training as Independent Pharmacist Prescriber
  • Membership of RPS
  • Member of UKCPA

PROFESSIONAL/SPECIALIST/FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Significant and current experience of providing a UK hospital clinical pharmacy service at NHS AFC band 7 level or above
  • Experience in the provision of clinical pharmacy to acute medicine patients
  • Protocol development
  • Ability to change systems while taking into account the needs of others (change management)
  • Evidence of up to date CPD in clinical pharmacy

Desirable

  • Management of staff including recruitment, appraisal
  • Experience of Renal Pharmacy

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Pharmacist for Chronic Medicine

Carole Underwood

carole.underwood1@nhs.net

03006133752

Date posted

17 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£52,963 to £59,360 a year Per Annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-DV0085

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ


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