About this role
Job summary
We're seeking an experienced clinical pharmacist to join our Paediatric Team, to support the delivery of clinical pharmacy services across our paediatric wards and departments.
You'll work closely with our multidisciplinary teams and with pharmacy colleagues, benefiting from extensive training, development, research, and networking opportunities. You'll also train and support the development of band 6 and band 7 pharmacists completing rotations in paediatrics.
This is an exciting time to our Paediatric Team. Our new organisation structure is working effectively to deliver high quality care, and we have recently appointed a new, very experienced, Advanced Clinical Lead (8b) Pharmacist to lead our services to Women & Children.
We're looking for someone who:
Has proven experience in delivering high quality care Can support team development Is enthusiastic about improving the care of paediatric patients
Main duties of the job
Utilise expert pharmaceutical knowledge to manage paediatric patients
Utilise the independent prescriber skill daily within your scope of practice (or work towards obtaining).
Provide prescriber support for complex medicine regimes
Support flow with efficient discharge medication supply routes in and out of hours.
Review adverse incident reports and educate medical and nursing teams on pharmaceutical issues to lessen risk
Review and develop guidelines and PGDs. Develop cost improvement initiatives.
Train, develop and line manage band 6, band 7 and trainee pharmacists.
Please see attached job description and personal specification for further information.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further details about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent Qualification Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC Register (or willing to undertake)
Desirable
Formal management and / or leadership qualification
Experience Essential
Extensive hospital pharmacy experience
Desirable
Have recent clinical pharmacy experience in paediatrics Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research Publication of research in a peer reviewed journal / presentation at a national conference.
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Employer details Employer name University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address UHNM
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)