About this role
Job summary
We have an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced, motivated, driven and ambitious pharmacist to join the HDFT Pharmacy Team in the post of Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Biologics and Homecare. This post was created as a result of a strong commitment by the Trust to lead on best-value medicines schemes and provide assurance that high cost drugs are used as per their NICE TA commissioning criteria.
The successful candidate will lead on medicines efficiency opportunities in dermatology, gastroenterology and rheumatology, lead on implementation of new biologics, including best value biosimilars, support the wider medicines efficiency programme trust wide, provide a dedicated specialist clinical pharmacy service to dermatology, gastroenterology and rheumatology
The post holder will support the Lead Pharmacist - Medicines Effectiveness, Procurement and Homecare and provide increased capacity and resilience to support work of the Trust Medicines and Therapeutics Group and the Humber and North Yorkshire Area Prescribing Committee.
This post is for 30 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the clinical specialties and be an active part of speciality quality of care meetings and MDTs.
The post holder will have line management responsibilities to the Specialist Pharmacy Technician for Homecare. The post holder will need to work closely with clinical pharmacy colleagues.
We are committed to providing a safe and efficient service for our patients and as such we are looking for someone keen to learn and develop with good communication and interpersonal skills, who is able to work across professional boundaries with clinicians and finance managers in the organisation.
We place a high importance on career development and training opportunities and we are keen to meet candidates with a similar desire to progress. This is a unique opportunity and lends itself well for someone who is looking to strengthen their portfolio to pursue a Consultant role in the future or an operational leadership role.
About us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work. Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards. Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service. Please note:
Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application. Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles. All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Job description Job responsibilities
See attached job description and person specification. If you have any questions, please contact Vimal Patel on [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Member of GPhC. Master Degree in Pharmacy (4yrs) or equivalent. Post graduate clinical pharmacy diploma or MSc or equivalent experience. Significant and relevant post registration hospital experience or equivalent clinical experience. Previous experience in service management, developing guidelines and undertaking Quality Improvement.
Desirable
Member of relevant professional clinical groups (e.g. UKCPA, RPS) Leadership or management qualification Independent Prescriber Experience in homecare medicine Experience of working collaboratively across organisations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address Harrogate District Hospital
Lancaster Park Road
Harrogate
HG2 7SX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)