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Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Virtual Ward

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Colney

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GBP 40,000 - 50,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

Le Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recherche un Pharmacien Team Leader pour son équipe de soins virtuels. Ce contrat à durée déterminée implique un leadership dans l'optimisation des médicaments et un soutien à une équipe multidisciplinaire. Le candidat idéal apportera une vaste expérience clinique, des compétences communicationnelles exceptionnelles et un engagement envers un service de soins de qualité. Des horaires flexibles et une gamme d'avantages NHS sont offerts.

Benefits

Horaires de travail flexibles
Service de physiothérapie pour le personnel
Salle de prière multi-religieuse
Adhésions à des salles de sport à prix réduit
Excellent régime de retraite et congés annuels
Accès à 40% de votre salaire à mesure que vous le gagnez
Service de transport gratuit vers le site NNUH
Aide téléphonique 24h/24 et 7j/7
Crèche sur place
Cafés sur place offrant des réductions pour le personnel
Soutien au développement de carrière
Banque de personnel flexible
Schemes de sacrifice salarial incluant voitures de location, Cycle to Work et électronique domestique

Qualifications

  • Expérience clinique large en gestion des médicaments.
  • Capacité à travailler sous pression et de manière autonome.
  • Prescripteur indépendant souhaité.

Responsibilities

  • Développer des services de pharmacie pour le service de soins virtuels.
  • Optimiser les médicaments pour les patients et assurer une gouvernance adéquate.
  • Participer à des visites quotidiennes en équipe pluridisciplinaire.

Skills

Communication
Organisation
Autonomie
Gestion du stress

Education

Diplôme de Pharmacien

Job description

Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 31st March 2026

Would you like to be part of the highly regarded ‘trail blazing’ NNUH Virtual Ward Team? We are looking for a forward-thinking individual to lead and develop pharmacy services to our virtual ward. Established in January 2021, the NNUH Virtual ward is gaining recognition and interest both regionally and nationally as a highly innovative and successful service.

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is a forward-thinking teaching hospital offering acute care to a population of approximately one million. We are one of the largest acute teaching hospitals in the UK with strong links to both the School of Pharmacy and the Medical School at the nearby University of East Anglia. Electronic prescribing has been implemented across all inpatient wards, the A&E and outpatients. We are at the forefront of healthcare delivery with a strong focus on Medicines Management and innovative pharmaceutical practice.

We welcome informal visit to our ward or contact us for any queries regarding this role, we are also able to provide you with resources to support with your application completion via our recruitment team.

As the successful applicant you will join the virtual ward team to help ensure excellent medicines optimisation for our patients and provide a high level of medicines governance/oversight and support to the entire MDT. You will need to have a wide-ranging clinical experience surrounding the use of medicines to enable you to provide a high level of care to patients from the ever-expanding scope of clinical specialties that use the virtual ward. Being an independent prescriber is important, and willing to develop scope of practice with the support of the existing MDT. You will attend daily MDT ward rounds and support prescribing.

Applicants will be self-motivated, able to work independently and capable of working under pressure. The successful candidate must have excellent IT, communication, and organisational skills.

This is a fixed term contract to provide maternity cover for the current post-holder. Core hours to be worked Monday to Friday with requirement to work weekends and bank holidays in line with Departmental rotas. Flexible working opportunities are supported on application.

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Interview date: 23rd June 2025

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
  • Multi Faith prayer room
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
  • Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
  • Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
  • On-site Nursery
  • On-site cafes offering staff discounts
  • Support in career development
  • Flexible staff bank
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Robin Saadvandi Job title: Pharmacist Team Leader - Medicine Email address: robin.saadvandi@nnuh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01603 647526
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