Job summary
Are you interested in a new role where you can combine working towards advanced clinical practice with cutting edge Digital Medicine initiatives?
This vacancy allows you to provide clinical services, become a pharmacist non-medical prescriber (NMP) and develop your leadership skills. You will be helping to integrate and lead Digital Medicines Teams, across two Trusts as they work more closely together in a collaborative way, whilst at the same time being a valued member of the Clinical Pharmacy Team. You will be supported in your development towards advanced practice.
You would be closely involved with the new joint Dorset/Somerset Electronic Health Record (EHR) which will replace our existing electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) systems into one integrated health record.
You will become a specialist clinical and digital medicines expert. This post could be the start of an exciting career progression that ultimately could lead to a post as an organisation's Digital Clinical Safety Lead, Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) or even Chief Information Officer (CIO).
To learn more about this post please call Martin Shepherd on 07721 241621 or email martin.shepherd3@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Working across both Dorset County Hospital and Dorset HealthCare Trusts:
To credential against the advanced practice framework, and to utilise knowledge by advising on digital medicines initiatives, projects and developments.
To work towards practice that is characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making and encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.
To become a Clinical Safety Officer, write DCB 0160 compliant clinical safety cases for digital medicines projects as well as working with the broader clinical safety teams across the organisations, influencing change and advising on medicines safety with regards to broader digital projects.
About us
Our team has an exciting blend of experienced and innovative pharmacy professionals working in transforming pharmacy services, improving quality, safety and drug decision making in Dorset.
This position will be based at Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester with the potential to work at Dorset Healthcare.
Dorchester has a vibrant social scene including the new Brewery Square development, shops, restaurants, cinemas, festivals and local farmers markets. Direct trains link London (2.5hrs), Weymouth (10mins) and the South West including Bristol and Bath. The Jurassic Coastline, an area of outstanding natural beauty, and the National Sailing Academy are only eight miles away.
Dorset County Hospital has a Trust-wide commitment for implementing digital technologies to optimise patient safety and streamline communication at the interface with primary care. The pharmacy department was redesigned and a state-of-the-art robot was fitted in 2020. Electronic prescribing (EPMA) is in place across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us atRecruitment@dchft.nhs.ukif you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us atRecruitment@dchft.nhs.ukif you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years hospital Pharmacy experience at band 7 or above.
- Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.
- Knowledge and experience of government health policies and legislation.
- Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.
- Knowledge and experience of government health policies and legislation.
- Extensive knowledge & experience of ePMA systems
- Knowledge & experience of JAC pharmacy system
- Experience of project management on a Trust-wide basis.
- Experience of developing and delivering on CIP and QIPP projects
- Experience in risk management
- Influencing & negotiating skills to work with other senior managers within the Trust.
- Articulate & confident
- Effective presentation skills.
- Computer literate; able to use MS Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint proficiently
- Highly developed physical skills to enable manipulation of fine tools or materials to assemble medicines
- Clinical pharmacy skills & ability to resolve pharmaceutical care issues
- Highly developed planning & organisational skills
- Ability to be creative and inspirational in problem solving.
- Ability to manage change effectively.
- Experience in risk management
- Ability to work effectively with other members of the pharmacy management team.
- Experience of developing and delivering on CIP and QIPP projects
- Experience of project management on a Trust-wide basis.
- Knowledge & experience of JAC pharmacy system
- Extensive knowledge & experience of ePMA systems
- Knowledge and experience of government health policies and legislation.
- Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.
- A minimum of two years hospital Pharmacy experience at band 7 or above.
Desirable
- Experience of managing digital systems
- Knowledge & experience of drug funding in NHS.
- Excellent knowledge & understanding of disease states and their drug treatment.
- Critical appraisal skills.
- Highly effective time management skills
- Ability to write up and present project and audit work.
- Knowledge of risk management in the NHS.
- Ability to work with commissioners and resolve conflicts of interest.
- Knowledge & experience of drug funding in NHS.
- Experience of managing digital systems
Education and Training
Desirable
- oMPharm degree or equivalent. GPhC registration
- Clinical diploma (or equivalent) or higher Pharmacy degree.
- Membership of the RPSGB
Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years hospital Pharmacy experience at band 7 or above.
- Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.
- Knowledge and experience of government health policies and legislation.
- Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.
- Knowledge and experience of government health policies and legislation.
- Extensive knowledge & experience of ePMA systems
- Knowledge & experience of JAC pharmacy system
- Experience of project management on a Trust-wide basis.
- Experience of developing and delivering on CIP and QIPP projects
- Experience in risk management
- Influencing & negotiating skills to work with other senior managers within the Trust.
- Articulate & confident
- Effective presentation skills.
- Computer literate; able to use MS Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint proficiently
- Highly developed physical skills to enable manipulation of fine tools or materials to assemble medicines
- Clinical pharmacy skills & ability to resolve pharmaceutical care issues
- Highly developed planning & organisational skills
- Ability to be creative and inspirational in problem solving.
- Ability to manage change effectively.
- Experience in risk management
- Ability to work effectively with other members of the pharmacy management team.
- Experience of developing and delivering on CIP and QIPP projects
- Experience of project management on a Trust-wide basis.
- Knowledge & experience of JAC pharmacy system
- Extensive knowledge & experience of ePMA systems
- Knowledge and experience of government health policies and legislation.
- Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.
- A minimum of two years hospital Pharmacy experience at band 7 or above.
Desirable
- Experience of managing digital systems
- Knowledge & experience of drug funding in NHS.
- Excellent knowledge & understanding of disease states and their drug treatment.
- Critical appraisal skills.
- Highly effective time management skills
- Ability to write up and present project and audit work.
- Knowledge of risk management in the NHS.
- Ability to work with commissioners and resolve conflicts of interest.
- Knowledge & experience of drug funding in NHS.
- Experience of managing digital systems
Education and Training
Desirable
- oMPharm degree or equivalent. GPhC registration
- Clinical diploma (or equivalent) or higher Pharmacy degree.
- Membership of the RPSGB
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).
