Band 7/8a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Gastroenterology and IBD

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Pharmacist to lead the clinical pharmacy service for gastroenterology patients. You will collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care for patients with complex needs. This role offers the chance to shape service delivery and develop your skills in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Independent prescribing qualification or at the end of obtaining one.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver the clinical pharmacy service to gastroenterology.
• Support and prescribe within IBD clinics.
• Work collaboratively with the Nutrition support team.
• Manage a team of pharmacists and pharmacy support staff.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Leads and delivers the day-to-day clinical pharmacy service to gastroenterology through a team approach across the service
• Support and prescribes within the IBD clinics day-to-day
• Acts as the lead for pharmacy service to gastroenterology and nutrition on the Birmingham Heartlands site
• Work collaboratively with the Nutrition support team with a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• Interprets the needs of the specialty and negotiates a range of pharmacy services to meet them.
• Plans and implements developments to the pharmacy service to the speciality.
• Also acts as a senior clinical pharmacist in various specialties.
• Represents pharmacy in relevant specialist networks, and in joint work with our locality Primary Care Trusts and other bodies at local or regional level.
• Line manages Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Assistants, Trainee Pharmacists and Undergraduate Pharmacists seconded to the specialty for experience.

Overview / Additional Information

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Pharmacist to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape pharmaceutical care for patients with complex gastroenterology and nutritional needs, with opportunity to work within the multidisciplinary team (MDT).

Please note for anyone interested in the post not meeting the full JS criteria, we would consider this as a progressional post. However, the staff member would need to hold an independent prescribing qualification or be at the end of gaining their qualification.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.