Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to deliver and lead pharmacy services within Dermatology. This is a new post within the Trust due to an expansion of the current Dermatology services.
The successful candidate will provide an active role in developing and monitoring treatment pathways for dermatology patients, working closely with our Consultant Dermatologists and Clinical Nurse Specialists. The post-holder will be an integral part of the dermatology multidisciplinary team. There is scope to develop a role in outpatient clinics and take an active role as a prescriber in this setting.
Main duties of the job
Provide holistic, specialist pharmaceutical care service to patients attending Dermatology clinics, including advice and counselling on biologic and high-risk terapies
Ensure continuity of supply of specialist on homecare therapies
Review patients as part of a pharmacist-led consultation which may include prescribing medication, ordering & interpreting blood tests and corresponding with relevant members of the dermatology MDT
Maintain and develop Homecare services for Dermatology
Maintain records of patients on biologic therapies and assist with monitoring, including BlueTeq to ensure compliance with NICE and commissioning guidelines
Manage of Medicines Safety issues related to Dermatology and ensure compliance e.g. with Pregnancy Prevention Programme for oral retinoids
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and were highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us.We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working.You can select your preferences upon application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and were highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us.We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working.You can select your preferences upon application.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent Qualification
- Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake where there is an identified clinical need
- Commitment and evidence of professional updating and mandatory continuing professional development portfolio
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Great Britain (RPS) and / or Faculty status
- Formal management and / or leadership qualification
- MSc Clinical Pharmacy
- Member of United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association and / or specialist group(s)
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties.
- Extensive hospital pharmacy experience post Diploma
- Broad knowledge of therapeutics and application to clinical practice
- Experience in working directly with clinicians, the wider multidisciplinary team, patients, and the public
- Evidence of ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options to patients and healthcare staff
- Education and training experience including supervision and appraisal, with feedback, of junior staff and students
- High standard of oral and written (including report writing) communication skills with attention to detail
- Able to demonstrate good leadership skills
- Good and broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and future direction of travel
- Interest in expanding knowledge and self-development
- Knowledge of directorate pharmacy services
- Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research and/or audit
Desirable
- Substantial post registration experience of UK hospital pharmacy practice.
- Have recent clinical pharmacy experience in speciality
- Experience working with clinical trials and knowledge of the regulations relating to them
- Experience of directorate pharmacy services and / or writing drug usage reports
- Experience of managing a team Management experience and / or experience of undertaking appraisals
- Evidence of involvement in writing of Guidelines
- Publication of research in a peer reviewed journal
- Presentation of abstract on pharmacy practice research at a regional or national conference
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent Qualification
- Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake where there is an identified clinical need
- Commitment and evidence of professional updating and mandatory continuing professional development portfolio
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Great Britain (RPS) and / or Faculty status
- Formal management and / or leadership qualification
- MSc Clinical Pharmacy
- Member of United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association and / or specialist group(s)
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties.
- Extensive hospital pharmacy experience post Diploma
- Broad knowledge of therapeutics and application to clinical practice
- Experience in working directly with clinicians, the wider multidisciplinary team, patients, and the public
- Evidence of ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options to patients and healthcare staff
- Education and training experience including supervision and appraisal, with feedback, of junior staff and students
- High standard of oral and written (including report writing) communication skills with attention to detail
- Able to demonstrate good leadership skills
- Good and broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and future direction of travel
- Interest in expanding knowledge and self-development
- Knowledge of directorate pharmacy services
- Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research and/or audit
Desirable
- Substantial post registration experience of UK hospital pharmacy practice.
- Have recent clinical pharmacy experience in speciality
- Experience working with clinical trials and knowledge of the regulations relating to them
- Experience of directorate pharmacy services and / or writing drug usage reports
- Experience of managing a team Management experience and / or experience of undertaking appraisals
- Evidence of involvement in writing of Guidelines
- Publication of research in a peer reviewed journal
- Presentation of abstract on pharmacy practice research at a regional or national conference
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).
