Senior Clinical Pharmacist & Infectious Diseases & HIV

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Nottingham seeks a Senior Pharmacist to provide clinical pharmacy services in a dynamic hospital setting. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant pharmacy degree and GPhC registration, coupled with substantial hospital experience. This role offers opportunities for personal development and encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds, reflective of the community the institution serves.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Support for applications and interviews

Qualifications

• Relevant pharmacy degree with GPhC registration required.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy within a hospital setting.
• Competence in presenting and negotiating.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical pharmacy services in a hospital setting.
• Evaluate literature for drug therapy decisions.
• Assist in planning and organizing pharmacy services.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Presentation skills

Critical evaluation of literature

Organizational skills

Self-motivated

Education

Honours Degree in Pharmacy

Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Post-Graduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy

Tools

ICT skills

Job description

Overview

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Honours Degree in Pharmacy - B.Pharm /BSc (Pharmacy)/MPharm
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Demonstrates continued professional development
• Post-Graduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or working towards this or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Non-medical prescribing
• Related postgraduate qualifications

Experience

Essential criteria

• Wide previous experience (post registration) of clinical pharmacy
• Experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services in a hospital setting

Desirable criteria

• Experience in undertaking and reporting/presenting audit/research work at local (Trust) level
• Evidence of Research or project work

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential criteria

• Good interpersonal, negotiating and presentation skills, both written and verbal skills
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams

Desirable criteria

• Teaching skills

Analytical & Judgement Skills

Essential criteria

• Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information
• Able to assess and minimise the risk in medication process
• Able to analyse patient specific data to advise on therapy management

Desirable criteria

• Medicine information skills
• Experience of analysing expenditure

Planning & Organisation Skills

Essential criteria

• Organised, able to prioritise own work and assist other to prioritise
• Positive thinker, problem solver

Desirable criteria

• Management skills

Physical Skills

Essential criteria

• Competent ICT skills, word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, databases, retrieval of information from internet

Other role specific requirements

Essential criteria

• Self-motivated, conscientious, confident, accurate, assertive
• Ability to work alone and make decisions including when participating in senior on call rota.
• Weekend and shift working as per job description
• Commitment to support the Trust\'s Values

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: If you have a disability and find online job applications difficult, you can use an easy read application form instead.

To get this form, please email [e-mail] and ask for an easy read application.

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

For more details visit; School leaving age - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are \"at risk\" of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month's pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• JD Senior Pharmacist ID/HIV (PDF, 349.7KB)
• PS Senior Pharmacist ID / HIV (PDF, 175.2KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)
• Application Process Booklet (PDF, 24.8MB)