Clinical Pharmacist Job at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham

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Job Description

Band 8a

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-5169013
Site
Queens Medical Centre
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£48,526 - £54,619 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/05/2023 23:59

Job overview

Nottingham University Hospitals is in one of the UK’s largest and busiest acute teaching hospital Trusts and has a national and international reputation for many of its specialist services and expertise. One of these services is Hepatology. Due to recent investment within this service and the current post holder gaining a promotion, we are able to offer this exciting and innovative post.

The successful post holder will become an integral part of the Hepatology MDT in helping with the management of the medications used within the condition. The post holder will also work together with colleagues across the East Midlands region and further in developing pharmacy services to Hepatology patients. This will all be with the support and guidance of the newly created Advanced Pharmacy Practitioner post within the speciality.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for working directly with out clinicians, nurse specialists finance teams and many others to deliver safe and effective treatment to patients within Hepatology at NUH.

This role provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced, motivated clinical pharmacists to take on responsibility for an exciting, high profile clinical speciality which is very high on the national agenda.

As a senior member of the pharmacist team there will be the opportunity to help support and mentor the junior members of the team. You will be supported by the Advanced Pharmacy Practitioner in Hepatology as well as being able to call upon the support of the large pharmacy department at NUH.

The post will have involvement with Hepatology transplant clinics, homecare provision of medications and the HCT MDT.

Working for our organisation

The pharmacy department at NUH is forward thinking and constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care. We continue to extend the ideal model of delivering medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical care where pharmacists are fully integrated into the medical teams, supported by a team of medicines management technicians and assistants. This new exciting role highlights this ethos and the impact that pharmacy services have within the specialities at NUH. You will also be joining the trust at an exciting time as we are currently in the process of implementing electronic prescribing and administration.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post will be predominately based at the Queens Medical Centre, but there will be an expectation to travel to the Nottingham City Hospital campus and potentially to other trusts in the region. You will be required to participate in a rostered flexible shift working system including weekend and bank holiday arrangements over a 7 day period and support the on-call pharmacists through the senior pharmacist back-up rota.

Please refer to the full job description as part of the advert. If you have any further questions about the post please do not hesitate to get in touch with Mike Hey or Ed Nicholson on the contact details provided.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification

Desirable criteria

  • Independent Prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

  • Experience of clinical pharmacy service delivery
  • Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
  • Wide previous experience (post registration) including in hospital pharmacy
  • Experience of working with surgical specialities

Desirable criteria

  • Experience of working within hepatology

Communication

Essential criteria

  • Strong, accurate and concise written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills
  • Effective independent and team working skills, including ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams.

Organisation

Essential criteria

  • Effective time management skills
  • Excellent organisational skills

Desirable criteria

  • Management/Leadership skills

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria

  • Able to assess and minimise risk in medication processes

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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.

Covid-19 vaccination: remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. For helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access visit: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

  • Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
  • Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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