Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Stroke & Anticoagulation

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Senior Pharmacist specializing in Anticoagulation and Stroke services. This role offers a unique opportunity to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, enhancing patient care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. You will be integral in delivering high-quality pharmacy services, mentoring junior staff, and engaging in quality improvement initiatives. With a commitment to diversity and personal development, this position promises a fulfilling career path within a supportive environment. If you're passionate about making a difference in patient health, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Continuous professional development

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with experience in clinical pharmacy and anticoagulation.
• Ability to manage and support junior pharmacists and technicians.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services in anticoagulation and stroke.
• Lead and manage pharmacy staff while ensuring quality service.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills

Presentation Skills

Analytical Skills

Critical Evaluation

Teaching Skills

Education

B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm

GPhC registration

Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy

Independent Prescribing Qualification

Tools

ICT Skills

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

Band 7

Main area Clinical Pharmacy, Stroke & Anticoagulation Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

Job ref 164-6849066

Site Queens Medical Centre Town Nottingham Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/02/2025 23:59

Job overview

As the Senior Pharmacist – Anticoagulation/Stroke you will work across both the anticoagulation and stroke services at Nottingham University Hospitals. You will join the pharmacy stroke team, working alongside the Specialist Pharmacists for Stroke and Chief Pharmacy Technician – Stroke to provide a consistent, high level pharmacy service to the Stroke inpatient wards.

Within the anticoagulation service you will work with the Specialist Pharmacist – Anticoagulation and the anticoagulation nurses and clinicians to support patients on anticoagulation therapy.

Both elements of the job will also give the post holder the opportunity to be involved with quality improvement, monitoring of medication incidents and governance and education and training to other both qualified staff and student members.

This is an exciting job giving the opportunity for multidisciplinary working, providing a service to both inpatients and outpatients at Nottingham University Hospitals, and gaining specialist knowledge in the areas of both anticoagulation and stroke.

The job role is based at Queens Medical Centre, but there may be occasions where the post holder is required to work at the City Hospital campus as per the service needs. The post holder may also be required to work clinically on other wards within the integrated care directorate as per service needs.

Main duties of the job

• To partake in clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken in the Integrated Care Directorate wards and the anticoagulation service
• Leadership, management and divisional/service support roles
• To line manage and support more junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in pharmacy
• To take full part in the 7 day shifted rota and bank holidays duties

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

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 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To partake in clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken in the clinical specialty
• Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles
• To line manage and support more junior pharmacists and/or pharmacy technicians in pharmacy
• To take full part in the 7 day shifted rota and bank holiday duties

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

• B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
• GPhC registered
• Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or other appropriate post graduate qualification
• Independent Prescribing Qualification, or willing to complete with 12 months
• Training in or experience of prescribing in anticoagulation use and dosing

Experience

• Wide previous experience (post registration) in hospital pharmacy
• Broad knowledge base of clinical areas.
• Experience of day to day supervision and assisting in training of pre-registration pharmacists and/or technicians.
• Understanding of issues affecting the NHS
• Evidence of project work completed
• Experience of working within stroke or anticoagulation specialities.
• Experience of working in outpatient clinic
• Experience in undertaking, and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level.
• Experience working with patients with speech and swallowing difficulties

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Good interpersonal, negotiating and presentation skills, both written and verbal skills.
• Ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams.
• Good communication skills with multidisciplinary team members and own profession.
• Able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged.
• Empathy with patients, relatives and pharmacy customers.
• Excellent communication skills with patients and carers.
• Teaching skills

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• 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.
• Experience of analysing expenditure.

Planning and Organisation Skills

• Organised, able to prioritise own work and assist others to prioritise.
• Positive thinker

Physical Skills

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

Other requirements

• 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
• Must have the ability to wear appropriate PPE required for the role

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We are here for you” behavioural standards

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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.

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.

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.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Rosamund Bell Job title Directorate Lead Pharmacist - Integrated Care Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07812279295 Additional information

For further information on the job please contact:

Ed Wesley - Specialist Pharmacist - Teacher Practitioner/Stroke

email: [e-mail]

Julian Holmes - Specialist Pharmacist - Anticoagulation

email: [e-mail]

Emma Grace -Specialist Pharmacist - Healthcare of the Older Person & Stroke

email: [e-mail]