Job summary
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is a modern forward thinking teaching hospital offering acute care to a population of over 1 million. Electronic prescribing and medicines administration has been implemented across all inpatient wards, the Emergency Department and most recently as part of our response to COVID-19, for Outpatients. We have strong links with both the School of Pharmacy and the Medical School at the nearby University of East Anglia, with onsite teacher practitioner posts. The Trust has a clear commitment to patient centered care through investment in its services and staff.The Pharmacy Department is at the forefront of healthcare delivery with a strong focus on Medicines Management and innovative pharmaceutical practice. It is challenging the current professional roles resulting in a number of innovative new pharmacy led developments and new posts, including pharmacists working within pre-op assessment and out-patient clinics and in our ED and admissions units.
Norwich itself is a vibrant city, with excellent shopping, restaurants and nightlife, yet surrounded by beautiful countryside. The unique combination of the Norfolk Broads, picturesque coastline and a choice of city or rural living make Norwich an ideal home.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join our team and contribute to our clinical ward services and medicines safety / medicines management agendas.
The post holder will be required to help further develop and assist in the operation of the medicines safety /management agenda both within the pharmacy department and across the Trust. They will be involved in policy writing, undertaking and initiating audit and taking an active role in training and development of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professional groups with respect to medicines management. They will also develop and operate high quality clinical pharmacy services as part of one of our clinical pharmacy teams.
To support 7 day working all staff are required to work 1 in 10 weekends with corresponding time off given during the week. All staff are required to undertake at least one bank holiday duty per year.
There may be a requirement to participate in the on-call pharmacy service.
All rotas are subject to review at any time.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following skills and experience will be required and are essential for the successful candidates:
- To participate in and assist in the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the Trust in liaison with the Clinical Pharmacy Team Leaders
- To act as a specialist pharmacist providing an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to a specified clinical specialty which involves a more complex/high risk patient population to optimising patient care with respect to medicines for patients in liaison with health care professionals, including medical and nursing staff
- To initiative and actively implement service developments in a clinical specialty including pharmacy led service developments, i.e. one stoop dispensing, patient self-administration schemes and use of patients own drugs
- To develop a highly specialist knowledge of the clinical specialty and treatment of co-morbidities to promote and support evidence based medicine within clinical speciality and across the Trust to fulfil the role as a pharmaceutical lead in the specified clinical area
- To actively participate in medical ward rounds, MDT meetings etc. in the defined clinical speciality
- To actively prescribe discharge medication according to Trust protocol in order to ensure delays in discharge do not occur
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following skills and experience will be required and are essential for the successful candidates:
- To participate in and assist in the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the Trust in liaison with the Clinical Pharmacy Team Leaders
- To act as a specialist pharmacist providing an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to a specified clinical specialty which involves a more complex/high risk patient population to optimising patient care with respect to medicines for patients in liaison with health care professionals, including medical and nursing staff
- To initiative and actively implement service developments in a clinical specialty including pharmacy led service developments, i.e. one stoop dispensing, patient self-administration schemes and use of patients own drugs
- To develop a highly specialist knowledge of the clinical specialty and treatment of co-morbidities to promote and support evidence based medicine within clinical speciality and across the Trust to fulfil the role as a pharmaceutical lead in the specified clinical area
- To actively participate in medical ward rounds, MDT meetings etc. in the defined clinical speciality
- To actively prescribe discharge medication according to Trust protocol in order to ensure delays in discharge do not occur
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Pharmacist registered with GPhC
Desirable
- Independent prescribing
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a Clinical Pharmacist
- Specialist knowledge and experience in Clinical speciality
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Pharmacist registered with GPhC
Desirable
- Independent prescribing
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a Clinical Pharmacist
- Specialist knowledge and experience in Clinical speciality
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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).
