Band 8a Specialist Pharmacist Teacher Practitioner

NHS; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 8a Specialist Pharmacist Teacher Practitioner. This role involves 50% clinical pharmacy work and 50% teaching at Aston University, focusing on developing future pharmacists. Candidates should have a vocational master's degree in pharmacy and relevant clinical experience.

Benefits

Excellent learning/development opportunities

Post-graduate training in pharmacy

Protected learning during work hours

Access to health and wellbeing initiatives

NHS discounts at various retailers

Qualifications

• Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent.
• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Completed a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver clinical pharmacy teaching and placements.
• Provide high-quality specialist clinical pharmacy service.
• Work closely with the pharmacy operational team.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Teaching

Pharmaceutical care

Education

Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy

Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 8a Specialist Pharmacist Teacher Practitioner

The closing date is 01 June 2025

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we acknowledge 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 team. We offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

We are seeking a talented, motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join the Pharmacy team at University Hospitals Birmingham 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 and will deliver a high-quality specialist clinical pharmacy service to selected directorates with responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of clinical pharmacy services to specific clinical areas.

Main duties of the job

The post will enable further development of your clinical leadership and educational skills. You will lead and deliver the provision of clinical pharmacy teaching and placements at Good Hope Hospital, and contribute to the delivery, development and assessment of university-based teaching for students on programmes within the Aston University School of Pharmacy, mainly relating to the Master of Pharmacy degree. You will be able to explore and engage with clinical and pedagogic research within your area of interest/expertise

Significant experience of working in a hospital pharmacy is essential, but previous teaching experience is not. Fellowship with Advance HE (FHEA) qualification if not already held

Some of the benefits of joining our team at UHB:

*Work with a fantastic team that contributes to regional initiatives that report to the Medicines Management Advisory Group to improve quality of care across the interface

*Excellent learning/development opportunities to ensure the post-holder can undertake clinical duties independently working alongside a specialist team.

*Post-graduate training in pharmacy and support to utilise non-medical prescribing (NMP) or support to undertake if not completed.

*Protected learning during work hours to facilitate your development.

*Access to trust health and wellbeing initiatives and a variety of staff networks.

*Access to exclusive benefits for you and your family including NHS discounts at various retailers, restaurants and leisure facilities

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• * Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
• * Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• * Has completed a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent advanced practice.
• * Willing to work towards a non-medical prescribing qualification

Experience

• * Possesses relevant clinical knowledge in complex clinical pharmacy settings
• * 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)

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust