Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 214-CSTO-6025107-B
- Employer
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's Mill Hospital
- Town
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/06/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Pharmacist - Undergraduate Medical Student Teaching
NHS AfC: Band 7
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist to join the team for a joint role within the clinical pharmacy service and the undergraduate medical education team.
The post is ideal for those who want to use their clinical skills daily and have a strong interest in training and education. It is an excellent opportunity to further develop both clinical and leadership skills.
This position offers excellent opportunities to support multidisciplinary collaboration, fostering knowledge and expertise in a specialised field. This knowledge can then be used towards the training of undergraduate medical students.
We actively encourage opportunities for research, service improvement, and pursuing postgraduate qualifications. Career progression and regional leadership are key priorities within the Sherwood Forest Hospitals Pharmacy department.
Support is available to the post holder in achieving their aims for the role and their career via access to experts in medical education and clinical pharmacy as well as mentors and coaching opportunities.
Main duties of the job
The post is split 60:40 between the provision of clinical duties and delivering prescribing and applied therapeutics teaching to undergraduate medical students. You will be working alongside the two existing specialist pharmacists for undergraduate medical education.
Assisting the planning and delivery of the applied therapeutics teaching.
Acting as examiner for the formative and summative assessments of medical students as required by the University of Nottingham.
Acting as a professional role model and mentor in clinical pharmacy practice to trainees and newly qualified pharmacists / technicians and to undergraduate medical students.
This role will include supporting the clinical pharmacy service in delivering medicines management and optimisation to maternity, obstetrics and gynaecology clinical areas. Support in this role is provided by the lead pharmacist – paediatrics and neonatal in delivering the overarching pharmacy service to the women and children’s division.
Previous experience in training and education is desirable but not essential as full support will be provided. You will also be required to complete additional training as outlined by the University and Nottingham. You should have experience as a qualified pharmacist, excellent communication skills and hold, or be expecting to complete within the next few months a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care and have ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands in a recent survey. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work for the organisation, and we were the Health Service Journals Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark and Mansfield Community Hospitals as Good. Overall, we were rated Outstanding for care.
The Sherwood Forest Pharmacy Department is entering an exciting year with a new automation unit at the KMH site and the output of the ‘Future Pharmacy Programme’, a trust-wide redesign of Pharmacy Services. The aim of the Future Pharmacy Programme is to deliver ward-based clinical pharmacy services to as many areas as possible within 2024.
We would love for you to come and join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- Specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge gained through a Pharmacy degree equivalent to a Masters level knowledge.
- Evidence of ongoing CPD + learning
- Mandatory training requirements of all relevant professional bodies.
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of current and future education and training issues within NHS at national level
- Training and Assessment methodology
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A Pharmacy degree i.e. equivalent to Master levels knowledge.
- Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy gained through post-graduate study or equivalent experience including the CPPE Primary care pharmacy education pathway
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate studies
- Leadership qualification
- Experience in teaching.
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Audit experience.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the delivery of small and large group training e.g. lectures, workshops.
- Involvement in the development of training materials and associated assessment.
- Experience in staff development i.e. helping students to identify and then achieve learning objectives.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Good IT skills
- Time management skills
- Good organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in training and development
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to adapt and respond to changing needs at short notice.
- Able to work extended hours, weekends, bank holidays and On Call
Desirable criteria
- Car driver
If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271.
Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.
Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.
In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be invoiced to you once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £40 plus VAT for an enhanced and £23 plus VAT for a standard check. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.
Proposed for us: Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. Whilst Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this present time unless you work in a Care Home facility, we continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. There is helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access it at: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Parnell
- Job title
- Specialist Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623 622515
- Additional information
Alison Hall: [email protected]
01623 622515 ext 6155
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