Band 8a Specialist Pharmacist Teacher Practitioner

Job summary

Do you have the vision, drive and enthusiasm to help us deliver an exciting modern pharmacy service?

Would you like the opportunity to develop in a specialist clinical role? We are seeking talented and motivated pharmacist to join the Pharmacy team at University Hospitals Birmingham, one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK and Aston University, teaching the next generation of pharmacists.

The role is spilt with 50% of the week spent working as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist on the UHB Good Hope Hospital site and the other 50% acting as Teacher Practitioner with Aston University involved with teaching at the University and leading/coordinating undergraduate visits at the Trust.

The post holder will work closely with the other Specialist Clinical Pharmacists and the pharmacy operational team to ensure day to day provision of the clinical pharmacy service to wards/departments. They will deliver a high quality specialist clinical pharmacy service to selected directorates and will be responsible for the day to day delivery of clinical pharmacy services to specific clinical areas.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The post will enable further development of your clinical leadership and educational skills. You will complete core directorate activities i.e. analysis and reporting of medicines expenditure, clinical governance and risk management activities, as well as taking on enhanced roles relating to education and training, including developing training programs and supervising/tutoring less experienced members of the team including foundation pharmacists.

In addition, you will lead and deliver the provision of clinical pharmacy teaching and placements at Good Hope Hosiptal. You will contribute to the delivery, development and assessment of university-based teaching for students on programmes within the School of Pharmacy at Aston University as part of the Academic team. This activity will be mainly but not limited to the Master of Pharmacy degree. You will be able to explore and will be supported to engage with clinical and pedagogic research within your area of interest/expertise.

As part of this job, you will be expected to work as part of a wider team, but also independently and must possess effective influencing and negotiating skills.

Ideally, you will hold or be willing to work towards a NMP qualification. Significant experience of working in a hospital pharmacy is essential. Previous teaching experience is not essential. If you do not hold a Fellowship with Advance HE (FHEA) you will be supported to obtain this qualification during the course of your employment.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*GCSEs, A/O levels as necessary for entry onto Pharmacy Master's degree course

*Master's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent

*Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent advanced practice

*Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

*Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

Essential

*Foundation training (or equivalent)

*Significant work experience post-registration in hospital pharmacy with at least 2 years at band 7 level

*Works to a professional code of practice

*Demonstrable experience in the specialist area and relevant skills and competencies

*Has undertaken clinical audit work and/or practice research

*Has given lectures, talks, training (to some or all of: medical, nursing, pharmacy staff and patients)

*Familiarity with drugs expenditure and prescribing trends

*Has provided general clinical pharmacy services to a wider range of specialties

*Has provided medication counselling to patients

*Planning and implementing change

*Multi-disciplinary working

*Project work

*Good understanding of recent NHS initiatives and pharmacy standards documents

*Demonstrates clinical knowledge of therapeutics in the speciality

*An understanding of governance, risk management and medication safety

*Wide general awareness of prescribing and the use of drugs on wards

*Analysis and application of highly complex clinical and research data

*Detailed understanding of the specialty

Desirable

*Staff supervisory management

*Most recent experience to be in a general hospital setting

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Able to give credible representation of pharmacy at senior medical and management levels

*Assertiveness skills and able to say 'No' in an acceptable way when necessary

*Negotiating skills and powers of persuasion

*Works well under pressure and is able to meet deadlines

*High standards of work presentation

*Professional appearance and manner

*Well organised

*Ability to prioritise own work and assist others to do so

*Able to use initiative and work without close supervision

*Analytical ability and numerically able

*Self-motivated with a positive 'can do' enthusiastic approach to work

*Wants to 'make a difference'

*Can enthuse about the potential of the post

*Prepared to undertake some routine work

*Accurate clinical, dispensing and checking abilities

*Demonstrates continuing professional development

*Prepared to undertake some routine work

*Satisfactory computer keyboard skills

*Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Outlook

*Use of specialist IT applications software where appropriate

*Flexible to accommodate late closing, weekend, bank holiday and statutory day rotas

*Approved by OH & Wellbeing for the use of VDUs

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