Job summary
**Are you fed up with being fed up at work? **
At The Medicine Chest (TMC) pharmacy we believe in breaking the mould and doing things differently! We are situated in the heart of the city within the Birmingham Children's Hospital and offer a world-class specialist paediatric service to over 900,000 children annually. Our new branch in the Birmingham Women's' Hospital, adjacent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Edgbaston, offers outstanding specialist care to women of all backgrounds and we would like to invite you to challenge your beliefs of what pharmacy teams can achieve! If you're tired of sifting through job adverts and want to be a part of a team that values determination, compassion, and going the extra mile, then you've come to the right place!
At the heart of the city, we have excellent transportation links, a caring team with teamwork at the centre of everything we do and provide specialist training and development bespoke to your needs in a world-renowned specialist institution.
TMC are proud to say we have a dynamic pharmacy team that collaborate across the hospital to provide safe, effective, and efficient care to all those who come through our doors. Our brand of pharmacy aims to promote a happy, supportive, and empowering environment to each one of our team members to thrive in a fast-paced, highly rewarding environment. We are committed to growth and development, and we believe in investing in our staff so they can invest in our patients!
Main duties of the job
Pharmacy Dispensers/Technicians
- Provide exceptional customer service, addressing queries and concerns of patients, families, and healthcare staff with professionalism and empathy.
- Dispense medications with precision and efficiency, following hospital protocols and safety standards
- Adhering to legal and regulatory requirements related to dispensing and maintaining confidentiality of patient details.
- Providing information to patients about their medications, including dosage, administration instructions, side effects and precautions.
- Work in close coordination with pharmacists and healthcare professionals to ensure proper medication management for paediatric patients
- Maintaining accurate and up to date records of medication dispensing, transactions and patient information
Clinical Pharmacists:
- Provide clinical leadership in medicines optimisation and quality improvement
- Providing clinical expertise and being an educational resource for colleagues in relation to medicines e.g., doses, side-effects, alternatives etc
- Liaising with and proactively developing relationships with a multidisciplinary team (including colleagues, NHS professionals and private organisations) and acting as the main point of contact for medicines
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B/M.Pharm
- On the register of the GPhC
- Good spoken and written English, and numeracy
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification
- Member of the Faculty of the RPS
Skills
Essential
- Able to act as a role model for patient care
- Able to use my leadership skills to engage staff in my vision involving them, using great communication and recognising their contributions
- Able to understand the complex clinical and social needs of patients and families and to meet those needs whenever possible.
- Able to understand complex clinical situations and to discuss and make recommendations to resolve issues arising from them with medical, nursing and other staff
- Able to use a variety of computer software to organise and present information
- Able to work independently, prioritise, set goals and meet deadlines.
- Able to identify issues and use own initiative to address them.
- Able to maintain standards and accuracy whilst working under pressure
Desirable
- Previous pharmacy management experience
- Previous experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services to neonatal/ paediatric patients and staff specialising in neonatology/ paediatrics
- Previous experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services to a Women's directorate.
- Previous experience of providing medicines information in a clinical context.
- Previous experience and knowledge of audit
- Awareness of requirements towards CQC and NHSLA standards for medicines management
Disposition
Essential
- Good team player
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their families, and colleagues
- Trustworthy and respectful of confidential information about both patients and colleagues
- Adaptable to change in working practices and flexible in terms of working hours on an occasional basis
- Able to remain professional in busy circumstances.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B/M.Pharm
- On the register of the GPhC
- Good spoken and written English, and numeracy
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification
- Member of the Faculty of the RPS
Skills
Essential
- Able to act as a role model for patient care
- Able to use my leadership skills to engage staff in my vision involving them, using great communication and recognising their contributions
- Able to understand the complex clinical and social needs of patients and families and to meet those needs whenever possible.
- Able to understand complex clinical situations and to discuss and make recommendations to resolve issues arising from them with medical, nursing and other staff
- Able to use a variety of computer software to organise and present information
- Able to work independently, prioritise, set goals and meet deadlines.
- Able to identify issues and use own initiative to address them.
- Able to maintain standards and accuracy whilst working under pressure
Desirable
- Previous pharmacy management experience
- Previous experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services to neonatal/ paediatric patients and staff specialising in neonatology/ paediatrics
- Previous experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services to a Women's directorate.
- Previous experience of providing medicines information in a clinical context.
- Previous experience and knowledge of audit
- Awareness of requirements towards CQC and NHSLA standards for medicines management
Disposition
Essential
- Good team player
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their families, and colleagues
- Trustworthy and respectful of confidential information about both patients and colleagues
- Adaptable to change in working practices and flexible in terms of working hours on an occasional basis
- Able to remain professional in busy circumstances.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Women's Hospital
Birmingham
B15 2TG
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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