Band 7 Senior Support Pharmacist - Older People Services

The closing date is 2nd Apr 2023

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for proactive and dynamic individuals with vision, drive and enthusiasm and an appropriate level of knowledge and skill to join the Pharmacy team as the Senior Support Pharmacists Older People Services at the Birmingham Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital sites of UHB Trust.

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic pharmacists to join our clinical pharmacy team as Senior Support Pharmacist Older People Services, based on the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and Good Hope Hospital sites. If you are a clinical pharmacist who has worked as a pharmacist in hospital pharmacy, covering a range of specialties, or have the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge, and are ready for the next step in your career then this could be the job for you.

Applicants who don't meet the criteria in the person specification relating to diploma status but who can demonstrate post-registration hospital experience and who have commenced a clinical diploma are invited to apply and will be appointed in a progressional post under Agenda for Change Annex 21 (payment at 75% of the maximum band 7 pay, uplifted to the starting pay of a band 7 as per Agenda for Change on completion of the first year of clinical diploma). On completion of the first year of the clinical diploma applicants will progress on to the independent prescribing course.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

You will deliver a high quality specialist clinical pharmacy service, and there will be a strong emphasis on supporting you in developing leadership and mentoring skills to the next level.

You will be introduced to core directorate activities - reporting and analysis of medicines expenditure, clinical governance and risk management activities, including review of PGDs and relevant policies. You will have the opportunity to train clinically to provide a neonatal intensive care service and neonatal parenteral nutrition.

In addition you will take on enhanced roles relating to education and training, such as developing training programmes and involvement with training of new doctors within paediatrics. You will have responsibility for the supervision of less experienced members of the team including junior pharmacists and trainee pharmacists.

You will be a highly motivated individual and a team player with well-developed communication skills and a desire to use your knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care and influence healthcare professionals in the best use of medicines.

You will join a team of clinical pharmacists who provide the on-call service with a back-up provided by the Specialist and Advanced Clinical Pharmacists.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)

* Has completed or is near completion (within the next 6 months) a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification.

* To be willing to work towards a non-medical prescribing qualification

* Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

* Has commenced a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification (applicable for Annex 21 roles)

Experience

Essential

* Post-registration work experience as a pharmacist in hospital pharmacy, covering a range of specialties, or the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge

* Previous participation in multi- disciplinary team

* Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care

* Experience of teaching/presenting to other healthcare professionals/patients

* Commitment to own Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

* Possesses relevant clinical knowledge in hospital pharmacy

* Knowledge of national initiatives and guidelines, e.g. NICE, NSF

* Possesses knowledge of available resources to answer Medicines Information queries

* Able to work with drug budget information

* Demonstrates good knowledge of hospital clinical pharmacy and current issues

Additional Criteria

Essential

* Team worker

* Good interpersonal skills

* Good oral, written communication & presentation skills

* Good computer skills

* Demonstrates problem solving skills

* Demonstrates empathy towards patients and carers

* Able to work under pressure, prioritise work and meet deadlines

* Ability to manage budgets and deliver on cost improvement programmes

* Able to use initiative and work without supervision when necessary

* Demonstrates teaching/mentoring skills & ability to motivate other staff

* Able to interact with clinical and managerial staff

* Demonstrates good critical appraisal skills

* Professional manner

* Well motivated and reliable

* Able to work with all grades of staff

* Capacity to work calmly under pressure

* Ability to travel across all Trust sites as required by job role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Gaenor Feelie 

gaenor.feelie@uhb.nhs.uk 

01214249299 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 7 

Salary

£41659.00  to £47672.00 Yearly 

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working 

Reference number

304-49219DH 

Job locations

Heartlands Hospital 
Bordesley Green E 
Birmingham 
West Midlands 
B9 5SS 

Good Hope Hospital 
Rectory Rd 
Sutton Coldfield 
West Midlands 
B75 7RR 

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