The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Pharmacy Team Lead - Aseptic Services and Clinical Nutrition

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Job summary

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to lead the Pharmacy Aseptic Services team based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). We are looking for a candidate with knowledge and experience in Technical Services, Quality Management, Clinical Nutrition and Radiopharmacy.

The Pharmacy Aseptic Unit is operating under Section 10 of the Medicines Act to locally provide high risk injectables to our patients including cytotoxic chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, monoclonal antibodies, CIVAs and radiopharmaceuticals, in addition to the provision of outsourced dose banded medicines.

The post holder will be the Accountable Pharmacist for the Aseptic unit, and responsible for quality assurance and other staff members within the service. They will be responsible for the strategic development of the service and ensure the service is aligned with national guidance, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) guidance and Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services (QAAPS) standards.

Applicants for the specialist role must be suitably qualified, as appropriate to the post. There is also the ability for this to be a prescribing role and those candidates who are not currently an independent prescriber will be supported and funded to undertake the qualification.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

Lead, deliver, develop, and evaluate Aseptic Services to the Trust, operating as a field expert and ensuring compliance with current directives, legislation, external audits, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and Health and Safety
Lead and provide pharmacy expertise for parenteral nutrition in the Trust and be involved in direct clinical management of highly complex patients requiring clinical
Be the Accountable pharmacist and also an Authorised Pharmacist for Technical Services ensuring methods used to prepare and release Chemotherapy, Parenteral Nutrition, Radiopharmaceuticals, Monoclonal Antibodies, Immunotherapy, Clinical Trials and other aseptic products prepared under section 10 of the Medicines Act comply with national 'Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services' (QAAPS) standards and the EL (97)52 audit framework.
Be responsible for the strategic development of Aseptic Services and Clinical Nutrition to the trust in line of national, regional, network and local
Function as an Independent Prescriber (IP) to optimise medicine regimes for the patients requiring Clinical Nutrition, ensuring appropriate medicines are prescribed or de-prescribed after

About us

Our vision is simple

To provide excellent care to our communities we serve.

We're looking for people who want to help us achieve this vision, who will help us make a difference.

What can SaTH Pharmacy offer you?

Patient focused service
Supportive and friendly team
Opportunities for personal development
A department open to new ways of working

What can SaTH offer you?

To be part of a trust embarking on a transformational journey
A supportive environment to enable further development of your career and your skills.
A developing trust with recent substantial financial investment to develop the facilities and services
Access to our Leadership Academy

We believe in ensuring our patients have a positive experience of care.

Join the team and help us to create the best possible outcomes for our patients.

Date posted

24 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year per annum/ pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

223-PTL-460

Job locations

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Masters Honours Degree in Pharmacy/MPharm
Registration with GPhC
Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
Specialist Post Graduate qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

Registered as a Non Medical Prescriber
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Management Qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Substantial post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
Highly Specialist knowledge and operational experience of Technical Pharmacy as the accountable/authorised Pharmacist
Experience in planning, undertaking and reviewing quality improvement projects including implementation of subsequent changes
Experience of audit by internal and external bodies such as MHRA and Quality Assurance Leads

Desirable

Plays an active role in a relevant national network/specialist group
Experience of developing reports and business cases
Experience in Radiopharmacy

Skills

Essential

Good Communication skills - written and oral
Communication of highly complex information to senior managers, other professionals and patients

Desirable

Teaching skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Masters Honours Degree in Pharmacy/MPharm
Registration with GPhC
Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
Specialist Post Graduate qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

Registered as a Non Medical Prescriber
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Management Qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Substantial post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
Highly Specialist knowledge and operational experience of Technical Pharmacy as the accountable/authorised Pharmacist
Experience in planning, undertaking and reviewing quality improvement projects including implementation of subsequent changes
Experience of audit by internal and external bodies such as MHRA and Quality Assurance Leads

Desirable

Plays an active role in a relevant national network/specialist group
Experience of developing reports and business cases
Experience in Radiopharmacy

Skills

Essential

Good Communication skills - written and oral
Communication of highly complex information to senior managers, other professionals and patients

Desirable

Teaching skills

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)