Job summary
Are you an experienced paediatric, neonatal or women's health pharmacist pharmacist looking to take the next step in your career?
Or are you a pharmacist with a background in other acute services, looking to broaden your experiences and/or develop your leadership skills?
If so, this could be your perfect job!
This is a newly created leadership post for the Maternity and Neonatal Services at NUH. Over the course of the fixed-term contract, you will lead the team providing Pharmacy services to these specialties through a period of intense change, including the introduction of ePMA and preparing for the move into the expanded neonatal unit at QMC which is due to open in December 2024.
Main duties of the job
To provide leadership to the Pharmacy team caring patients under the care of the Maternity, Neonatal and Gynaecology Services.
To provide leadership on the Pharmacy/Medicines aspects of the Maternity Improvement Plan and the Maternity and Neonatal Redesign Project.
To support the introduction of ePMA into Maternity and Neonatal services at NUH.
To be a Trust-wide opinion leader for pharmaceutical matters relating to Maternity, Neonatology and Gynaecology; including providing professional leadership and support to clinical pharmacists
To strategically develop and lead the provision of expert clinical practice - promoting safe and evidenced-based practice and contributing to improved clinical outcomes and services to patients in line with the Health Education England multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice.
To contribute to service development, clinical audit and research within the Family Health Division and the Pharmacy Department.
To provide specialist training and education on medication related topics to the MDT.
To work with the wider Family Health Pharmacy team to provide clinical cover for inpatients and those attending hospital for day case treatments.
To take full part in 7 day working (including bank holidays) within the wider Pharmacy Department.
To take part in senior pharmacist on-call duties
About us
The Maternity service at NUH delivers over 10,000 babies a year, and there has been a recent significant expansion of the Pharmacy service provided to our Maternity wards, including the creation of two new MMT roles.
The neonatal service at NUH operates across two sites, with neonatal ICU, HDU and Special Care cots at both the QMC and City Hospital campuses. We provide care to vulnerable babies from throughout the region, with QMC being a specialist centre for Neonatal Surgery. To meet increasing demand, the neonatal unit at the QMC campus is being rebuilt and expanded, with the new facilities due to open in December 2024.
As a Pharmacy department, we are forward thinking & constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care. We have a strong belief in leading our teams compassionately & fostering a supportive & caring workplace.
Nottingham University Hospitals is a large, acute teaching Trust with a national & international reputation for the quality of our patient care and for research, education & innovation. It serves a local population of 2.5m & a tertiary population of 3-4m
Recently voted as one of the Sunday Times Best Places to live, our city and the region are one of the big reasons why a career at NUH is the right choice for so many. The city has been named in the top ten places to bring up a family and the top UK city to make your salary stretch further.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details about this role.
We would be delighted to speak to you about the post if youd like to find out more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details about this role.
We would be delighted to speak to you about the post if youd like to find out more.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
- GPhC registered
- Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent clinical experience
- Demonstrates continued professional development
- Member of relevant national specialist pharmacist group and playing an active role in developing specialist pharmacy practice
- To be qualified as a pharmacist independent prescriber and actively prescribing in practice
Desirable
- Holds a position of office in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group
- Leadership and/or management qualifications
- MSc in clinical pharmacy or higher research degree (MPhil or PhD)
- Postgraduate qualification in relevant clinical speciality
- Training undertaken to obtain further clinical skills, e.g. clinical examination
- To hold evidence of practice at advanced stage II, as part of the RPS Advanced Pharmacy framework, or to be working towards credentialing
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Extensive previous hospital Pharmacy experience
- Extensive experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services at a specialist level to acute inpatient specialties, both on an individual patient and a wider service basis.
- Demonstrates in-depth pharmaceutical skills and knowledge within the speciality. This will include provision of highly specialist review and advice relating to the safe use of medicines.
- Expert knowledge of national policy, strategy, guidance and evidence-base relating to the speciality
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a speciality / directorate and managing risk.
- Experience of leading projects and managing change, with evidence of completed outcomes
- Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level.
- Experience of multidisciplinary and team working at Pharmacy, Trust and regional level
- Effective liaison with relevant Trust level committees / groups
- Experience of preparing and delivering training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
- Proven ability to work alone and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Good understanding of healthcare policy and agenda
- Experience of line management and mentoring
- Experience of working with electronic prescribing and administration systems.
Desirable
- Publication of audit/research/clinical work at national level
- Experience of working actively on national groups
- Experience of leading and delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a directorate / cluster of services
- Experience of excellent leadership and management skills
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written - must be able to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, patients, relatives, relevant Trust committees and other stakeholders. Patients may have language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities; other professionals may challenge advice.
- Empathy with patients, relatives and pharmacy customers.
- Confident and assertive; able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged; inspires confidence.
- Proven ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians, managers and stakeholders.
- Ability to inspire and motivate others
- Able to communicate with patients in difficult circumstances and is able to deliver bad news in a professional and compassionate manner.
Desirable
- Experience of writing compelling business cases or case of need for service development
- Experience of addressing large groups of professionals in writing and verbally (e.g. at a conference)
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Works with a high level of professional autonomy
- Visionary
- Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes
- Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require critical evaluation, interpretation and options appraisal
- Able to critically analyse information and evidence and to communicate the findings clearly in simple terms.
- Evidence of incorporating innovative and 'best practice' into current practice.
Desirable
- Assessing/adjudicating at national level
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Ability to be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment.
- Motivated by the desire to improve patient outcomes
- Excellent organisational skills, able to motivate others, to manage time effectively and work to deadlines, even when under pressure
- Positive thinker, problem solver, ability to think laterally to develop new ideas.
- Ability to plan and organise new services and the development of existing services
- Self-motivated to a high level
Desirable
- Skills to assist in departmental and service level budget planning for resource (e.g. staff, medicines)
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
- GPhC registered
- Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent clinical experience
- Demonstrates continued professional development
- Member of relevant national specialist pharmacist group and playing an active role in developing specialist pharmacy practice
- To be qualified as a pharmacist independent prescriber and actively prescribing in practice
Desirable
- Holds a position of office in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group
- Leadership and/or management qualifications
- MSc in clinical pharmacy or higher research degree (MPhil or PhD)
- Postgraduate qualification in relevant clinical speciality
- Training undertaken to obtain further clinical skills, e.g. clinical examination
- To hold evidence of practice at advanced stage II, as part of the RPS Advanced Pharmacy framework, or to be working towards credentialing
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Extensive previous hospital Pharmacy experience
- Extensive experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services at a specialist level to acute inpatient specialties, both on an individual patient and a wider service basis.
- Demonstrates in-depth pharmaceutical skills and knowledge within the speciality. This will include provision of highly specialist review and advice relating to the safe use of medicines.
- Expert knowledge of national policy, strategy, guidance and evidence-base relating to the speciality
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a speciality / directorate and managing risk.
- Experience of leading projects and managing change, with evidence of completed outcomes
- Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level.
- Experience of multidisciplinary and team working at Pharmacy, Trust and regional level
- Effective liaison with relevant Trust level committees / groups
- Experience of preparing and delivering training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
- Proven ability to work alone and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Good understanding of healthcare policy and agenda
- Experience of line management and mentoring
- Experience of working with electronic prescribing and administration systems.
Desirable
- Publication of audit/research/clinical work at national level
- Experience of working actively on national groups
- Experience of leading and delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a directorate / cluster of services
- Experience of excellent leadership and management skills
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written - must be able to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, patients, relatives, relevant Trust committees and other stakeholders. Patients may have language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities; other professionals may challenge advice.
- Empathy with patients, relatives and pharmacy customers.
- Confident and assertive; able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged; inspires confidence.
- Proven ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians, managers and stakeholders.
- Ability to inspire and motivate others
- Able to communicate with patients in difficult circumstances and is able to deliver bad news in a professional and compassionate manner.
Desirable
- Experience of writing compelling business cases or case of need for service development
- Experience of addressing large groups of professionals in writing and verbally (e.g. at a conference)
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Works with a high level of professional autonomy
- Visionary
- Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes
- Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require critical evaluation, interpretation and options appraisal
- Able to critically analyse information and evidence and to communicate the findings clearly in simple terms.
- Evidence of incorporating innovative and 'best practice' into current practice.
Desirable
- Assessing/adjudicating at national level
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Ability to be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment.
- Motivated by the desire to improve patient outcomes
- Excellent organisational skills, able to motivate others, to manage time effectively and work to deadlines, even when under pressure
- Positive thinker, problem solver, ability to think laterally to develop new ideas.
- Ability to plan and organise new services and the development of existing services
- Self-motivated to a high level
Desirable
- Skills to assist in departmental and service level budget planning for resource (e.g. staff, medicines)
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).