Advanced Pharmacist, Medicines Effectiveness and Clinical

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a highly skilled pharmacist with a Masters (MPharm) and GPhC registration. The role requires leadership in clinical pharmacy, development of clinical guidelines, and active contribution to multidisciplinary projects.

A strong CPD portfolio and post-graduate qualifications are essential. The successful candidate will demonstrate autonomy, excellent communication, and the ability to lead and support teams while delivering evidence-based care

Qualifications

• Masters (MPharm) level or equivalent
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Mandatory CPD Portfolio
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Post-graduate qualification

Skills

Excellent communication

Clinical reasoning

Autonomy

Negotiation skills

Teamwork

Prioritisation

Excel

Education

Masters/MPharm

Registered with GPhC

CPD Portfolio (Mandatory)

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Post-graduate qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Education, Training and Qualification

Essential criteria

• Educated to masters (MPharm) level or equivalent
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Mandatory CPD Portfolio
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Post-graduate qualification

Desirable criteria

• Completion of UKMI Training & Competency Assessments/Equivalent experience
• Member of Royal College of Pharmacy
• Formal management training
• Working towards RPS Advanced Pharmacist Credentialing

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive operational experience at a senior clinical pharmacist, to include hospital experience, demonstrating a high degree of autonomy
• Production and implementation of clinical guidelines
• Good clinical knowledge
• Understanding of NICE guidance, national standards, local commissioning
• Involvement in multidisciplinary and cross organisational projects
• Knowledge of NHS arrangements
• Facilitating change
• Audit, quality improvement

Desirable criteria

• Recent experience of working in Medicines Information
• Experience of supporting Divisional Pharmacist or equivalent with financial expenditure reporting, formulary applications and guideline writing
• Staff line management and supervision
• Experience of staff training
• Risk Management
• Change Management
• Formulary work

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication, written and oral
• Demonstrates a level of clinical reasoning, problem solving and judgement
• Computer skills, e.g. databases, Excel
• Critical appraisal skills
• Ability to prioritise
• Negotiation skills
• Ability to delegate
• Ability to work alone and as a team member

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
• Adopts a flexible, proactive and innovative approach to problem solving
• Promotes evidence-based practice and quality improvement
• Willingness to learn and develop personally
• Enthusiasm
• Confidence
• Influential
• Innovative
• Credible with senior medical/nursing staff

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That's why we talk about Team NGH. It's all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Our Excellence Values:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable

Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application.

For further information on nursing, apprenticeships, A&E or any other departments please visit our specific website or pages that are indicated on the right hand side of this advert.

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE VACANCIES PRIOR TO THE ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE WHEN WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS