Job summary
JOB TITLE: Specialist Pharmacist
BAND: 7
BASE: Base site LRI/LGH/GH
HOURS: Up to 37.5 hours per week (plus weekends, bank holidays and on call services as per departmental rotas)
REPORTS TO: CMG Lead Pharmacist
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Chief Pharmacist
Are you passionate about improving and developing the pharmacy service to optimise patient care whilst pursuing your interest in education and training?
If so, we are looking for passionate, creative, motivated and patient focused pharmacists to join our team.
UHL comprises three acute teaching hospitals and is one of the largest Trusts in the country, serving over million residents of Leicestershire and Rutland and providing tertiary services on a national level. We are undergoing a period of reconfiguration of services with £450m of associated investment, which includes plans for two 'super' intensive care units at LRI and Glenfield sites.
In your role you will utilise your clinical experience by providing daily clinical pharmacy services to specified wards, associated areas, assisting with the training and development of others and supporting the improvement of pharmacy services.
Main duties of the job
In your role you will utilise your clinical experience by providing daily clinical pharmacy services to specified wards, associated areas, assisting with the training and development of others and supporting the improvement of the services
Each post holder will be supported by the multidisciplinary team as we expand the current range of services and they will help maintain the high standard of services that are already provided. There is an ever-growing number of Independent Prescribers in the teams and a strong desire to increase these numbers further so that responsibility for prescribing becomes integral to a pharmacist's roles.
About us
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust serves the population of Leicester, Leicestershire & Ruland - a wonderful place to live and work, with a diverse range of urban and rural geography. Our services are delivered across Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester General Hospital, and beyond.
Our pharmacy teams workacross the following areas:
- Clinical, including various tertiary-level services and Advanced & Consultant-level Pharmacist practice
- Aseptics, clinical trials & research
- Dispensary, stores, replenishment
- Procurement, homecare, commissioning & high-cost medicines
- Medicines safety
- Electronic systems (EPR, EPMA, closed-loop barcode-assisted medicines administration)
- Local and regional Medicines Information
We pride ourselves on-
- Being a flexible, supportive employer
- Helping people achieve positive work-life balance and reach their full potential.
- Passionate about seeing people develop; to the benefit of themselves, our service and our patients.
- Increasingly working with partners across the local Integrated Care System which provides further opportunities for collaboration and innovation
Job description
Job responsibilities
To deliver a clinical service to patients, including taking patient drug histories, rationalising prescribing, advising on and compiling treatment protocols, therapeutic drug monitoring and monitoring compliance whilst in the relevant CMG rotation. To support the CMG Lead Pharmacist in maintaining and improving the pharmaceutical service to the clinical management group (CMG). To be responsible for the delivery of an agreed standard of pharmaceutical care to identified patients in order to achieve the safe and cost effective use of medicine.
Successful post holders will be:
Self-motivated, patient focused, an effective communicator, enthusiastic and forward thinking
work as part of multiple teams whilst working independently if necessary, influence, motivate and improve the practice of others,
identify areas for improvement in current practice, train and develop others
Successful candidates will work within one or more of our specialist services. Please indicate in your application if one or more particular area interests you and why. Consideration will be given to part time and full time applicants.
Post holders will be expected to contribute towards evening, on-call and weekend rotas.
We welcome applicants who are approaching completion of the post-graduate certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent qualification with post-registration experience in pharmacy practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To deliver a clinical service to patients, including taking patient drug histories, rationalising prescribing, advising on and compiling treatment protocols, therapeutic drug monitoring and monitoring compliance whilst in the relevant CMG rotation. To support the CMG Lead Pharmacist in maintaining and improving the pharmaceutical service to the clinical management group (CMG). To be responsible for the delivery of an agreed standard of pharmaceutical care to identified patients in order to achieve the safe and cost effective use of medicine.
Successful post holders will be:
Self-motivated, patient focused, an effective communicator, enthusiastic and forward thinking
work as part of multiple teams whilst working independently if necessary, influence, motivate and improve the practice of others,
identify areas for improvement in current practice, train and develop others
Successful candidates will work within one or more of our specialist services. Please indicate in your application if one or more particular area interests you and why. Consideration will be given to part time and full time applicants.
Post holders will be expected to contribute towards evening, on-call and weekend rotas.
We welcome applicants who are approaching completion of the post-graduate certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent qualification with post-registration experience in pharmacy practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registered Pharmacist
- Relevant Post qualification experience
- Post graduate certificate or equivalent
- Post graduate diploma awarded or working towards, or equivalent
Desirable
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of good communication witb patients and MDT
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of MDT working
- Evidence of mentoring/training others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registered Pharmacist
- Relevant Post qualification experience
- Post graduate certificate or equivalent
- Post graduate diploma awarded or working towards, or equivalent
Desirable
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of good communication witb patients and MDT
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of MDT working
- Evidence of mentoring/training others
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).
