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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (7 day shift working rota including evenings and weekends)
Job ref
320-CDCS-BUR-2989
Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen's Hospital
Town
Burton
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 pro rata pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/05/2024 23:59
Interview date
23/05/2024

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Pharmacist - Acute Medicine (Burton)

Band 8a

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services.  The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds.  All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; 

Job overview

If you have an interest in acute medicine and the desire to deliver and develop pharmacy services in an exciting, varied and rewarding role, then this could be the right opportunity for you.   

Our friendly and inclusive pharmacy department at UHDB offers you flexible working, a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing and excellent career development opportunities. 

We are looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist to lead our acute medicine pharmacy clinical service at the Queen's Hospital Burton. In this role the post holder will lead and develop the clinical pharmacy provision to the Emergency Department, Minor Injuries and Admissions units at the Queen's Hospital Burton, Sir Robert Peel Hospital and Samuel Johnson Hospital.  

Applications are welcomed from those who believe they have the skills, expertise and drive to succeed in this role and are looking for an interesting and rewarding next step in their career.

Main duties of the job

  • Working as part of a dynamic team providing a high quality clinical pharmacy service across Acute Medicine at Queen's Hospital Burton and community hospitals.
  • Support the MDT with on-the-spot clinical advice and implementation of prescribing decisions, promoting use of Trust and national clinical guidelines and optimising patient medication where possible.
  • Help support quality, safety and timeliness of prescribing on admission, facilitate effective communication of medication changes to GPs and primary care teams.
  • To support the development and leadership of staff, and to optimise performance and delivery of service objectives.
  • Provide line management and leadership for Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technician team members.

We see pharmacist independent prescriber status as a critical part of this role but will accept applications from candidates currently working towards this or willing to undergo training to achieve this qualification.

Closing date of applications: 09 May 2024

Interview date: 23 May 2024

Working for our organisation

 As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together 

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. 

In return we will offer: 

  • Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development 
  • On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. 
  • A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes 

Key Facts about our Trust: 

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day. 
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week. 
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country. 
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. 
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. 
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. 
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Communication and relationships

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills, verbal and written to communicate with a broad spectrum of people (from senior Division managers to members of the public). Able to articulate information and present clearly to healthcare staff, patients and members of the public.
  • Ability to influence senior & junior healthcare staff (pharmacy, medical, nursing staff and managers) e.g. therapeutic decisions.
  • Demonstrable leadership skills – role model for clinical pharmacists.
  • Effective computer / IT knowledge and skills.
Desirable criteria
  • Training in influencing and negotiating skills.
  • Training in leadership skills

Knowledge, training and experience

Essential criteria
  • Vocational Master’s Degree in Pharmacy plus additional demonstrable pre-registration training, portfolio-based experience and final examination.
  • PG Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
  • Significant post-registration hospital practice experience including specialist clinical pharmacy practice in a relevant area.
  • Wide-ranging clinical pharmacy experience and expert knowledge and ability to use research findings to develop services and patient care.
  • Non-medical prescribing qualification within specialist area of practice relevant to acute admissions.
  • Statutory regulatory membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of other organisations (e.g. RPSGB, Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists, etc)
  • Higher degree e.g. Masters, DPharm or management.

Patient care and service development

Essential criteria
  • Provides safe, effective and timely services to individual patients
  • Regular clinical pharmacy practice within specialist clinical area.
  • Ability to identify and manage risk
  • Plans and organises performance indicators and audit.
  • Ability to effect and manage change
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in service planning and project management in short-medium term.
  • Prior experience managing change

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
James Kerr
Job title
Divisional Lead Pharmacist - Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01332 785576

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Training Centre
Rehab Block
Level 3
Derby
Derbyshire
DE22 3NE
Telephone
01332 788466
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