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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
Job ref
358-6578235-CSI-A
Employer
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Town
Leicester
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust logo

Specialist Pharmacists (Band 7) Medical and Surgical specialties

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 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.

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

· Acute Medicine, Neurology, Stroke, Geriatrics, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology and Dermatology.

Urology, Gastroenterology and GI/Musculoskeletal/Specialist Surgery

· Gastroenterology

· Trauma, Orthopaedics and Ortho-geriatrics

· Colorectal, GI and Specialist surgery (inc bariatrics, ENT, burns, plastics, max fax, head and neck surgery, urology and hepato-pancreato-biliary services and ophthalmology)

Post holder will be expected to contribute towards evening, on-call, bank holiday and weekend rotas.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:

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

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• 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!

Person specification

Education & 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
  • Evidence of post registration commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of leadership training and skills particularly change management

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Approaching 2 years (minimum) post-registration experience in pharmacy practice with relevant clinical experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in hospital

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Sound current clinical knowledge

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of communication skills, verbal/written. Good interpersonal and communication
Desirable criteria
  • Previous supervisory/management training. Evidence of management of staff in previous post

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.

Documents to download

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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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