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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Oncall, weekend and late duty as per rota)
Job ref
358-6707877-CSI
Employer
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Town
Leicester
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/02/2025 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust logo

Specialist Pharmacists - Various Specialities

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance

Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge that will develop your skills, knowledge and gain experience of working in one of England’s leading NHS Trusts?
If so, we have opportunities for you to join our friendly, innovative and well respected team at University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL).
We are looking for registered pharmacists from all backgrounds (Hospital, PCN, GP, Community amongst others) to join our team in a variety of clinical areas.
This is a really exciting time to join University Hospitals of Leicester and the pharmacy department in particular. You can expect benefits including:
· Full training and support, including for those moving from other sectors, returning to practice and international candidates
· Equivalent of 1 day per month protected development time (pro rata for part time staff)
· We look to offer our team members relevant training and development opportunities, such as Independent Prescribing and leaderships qualifications.
· Working with, and learning from, a diverse and forward thinking pharmacy team; we currently have 5 Consultant Pharmacist and 5 Advanced Pharmacist Practitioners, and are seeking to grow this further in the future
· Flexible working options and a strong focus on work-life balance
· Access to UHL staff benefit schemes including Vivup and Wagestream with a large range of offers and discounts of products and services, plus salary sacrifice schemes for cars and bikes
· Relocation expenses available where relevant

Main duties of the job

Our Pharmacy Department is progressive, supportive and nurturing and aim to provide the best patient care possible. Join us and be a part of a workplace that looks to develop you as you progress on your professional and personal journey.
• To deliver a clinical service to patients, including taking patient drug histories, rationalising prescribing, advising on and compiling treatment protocols, therapeutic drug monitoring and monitoring compliance. 
• To support the CMG Lead Pharmacist in maintaining and improving the pharmaceutical service to the clinical management group (CMG). · To be responsible for the delivery of an agreed standard of pharmaceutical care to identified patients in order to achieve the safe and cost effective use of medicine.
Please see the attached Job Description for more information on role requirements.
If you are considering applying for one of our roles we would encourage you to talk to us to discuss how we can support your development and how you can support our services. We would love to talk to you!
 
Post holder will be expected to contribute towards evening, on-call, bank holiday and weekend rotas.
 

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals: 

  • high-quality care for all, 
  • being a great place to work, 
  • partnerships for impact, and 
  • research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

  • we are compassionate,
  • we are proud, 
  • we are inclusive, and 
  • we are one team 

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will utilise your clinical skills and experience by providing clinical pharmacy services to wards and other areas, assisting with the training and development of others and supporting the improvement of the services. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and will help maintain the high standard of services that are already provided. Independent Prescribing is integral to our pharmacist’s roles.
In these posts you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge and specialist skills within one of the following Clinical Management Groups:
Emergency and Specialist Medicine
  • This team is based at the LRI and LGH and provides care to many area's including:
  • Acute Medicine, Neurology, Stroke, Geriatrics, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology, Dermatology and Medical Day case.
  • Opportunity to work with many specialties to further develop and lead on local initiatives such as flow and improving discharge process
Renal, Respiratory and Cardiovascular
  • The pharmacy team based at the GH, provides care to patients with kidney problems including those requiring dialysis and kidney transplants.
  • It covers a large region including Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and Peterborough.
  • The cardiology team care for patients with cardiac conditions and those undergoing cardiac procedures.
  • The vascular ward cares for patients with vascular conditions both surgically and medically.
  • The respiratory wards care for patients with respiratory conditions, including specialist services in adult cystic fibrosis and tuberculosis. Pharmacists also provide advice and support to patients receiving Pulmonary and cardiac Rehabilitation. In addition, the team provide services to the Clinical Decisions unit (CDU), the admitting area for cardio respiratory patients. 
Oncology & Haematology
  • Oncology wards, Chemotherapy Suite, Haematology ward, Admissions unit, Day Care Unit and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit.
  • The team of Pharmacists work across the wards and areas administering chemotherapy.
  • They also provide the professional lead within the Aseptic Unit to oversee the aseptic production of cytotoxics and other aseptically prepared products.
  • Clinical trials are a core part of the work of the oncology & haematology team who work closely the trials team to set up and check clinical trials.
  • The team work closely with the palliative care team to ensure patients receive the best possible care during the terminal stages of their disease.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Master’s degree (or equivalent) in pharmacy. Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Post-graduate certificate in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy practice or evidence of equivalent clinical experience
  • Working towards completion of a Post graduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy/ Pharmacy practice

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Sound current clinical knowledge
  • Evidence of communication skills, verbal/written. Good interpersonal and communication

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant and significant post-registration experience in pharmacy practice with relevant clinical experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in hospital or equivalent sector

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rishi Gupta
Job title
CMG Lead Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07773625246
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