About this role
Job summary
Experienced clinical pharmacist required based mainly at an intermediate care unit in the north of Birmingham but with some working required at our hospitals at Moseley Hall and West Heath, plus with on call covering the whole trust.
Main duties of the job
You will be based mainly at Perry Trees intermediate care centre and will be working with a senior pharmacist and pharmacy technician to provide pharmaceutical care to the residents
About us
You will be working for a community trust which aims to be a great place to work. You will be able to take part in collaborative working with our other partners including primary care, acute trusts, and Birmingham City Council and see integrated care in action.
Job description Job responsibilities
The main duties will include medicines reconciliation, medication review, professional checking, clinical advice, patient counselling, self - administration assessment and coaching, ensuring medication supplies from community pharmacy. You may also be involved in incident reporting and investigation and training for other healthcare professionals. You will be able to attend MDT meetings and Quality improvement meetings. The role will also include similar work at our 2 hospitals as well as on call duties. On call will cover enquiries from the whole trust and may occasionally involve supply from one of the trust pharmacies.
Person Specification
Qualifications/training Essential
Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent. Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Higher degree/diploma in clinical pharmacy. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
Independent Prescriber
Experience Essential
Significant experience of working in a dispensing environment. Significant experience of working in with multidisciplinary teams in the management of patients. Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and to make sound clinical judgements and decisions. Experience of involvement and communication with patients and carers. Relevant experience as a pharmacist practitioner. Experience of delivering training.
Desirable
Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy service.
Skills and knowledge Essential
Sound knowledge of clinical practice and clinical therapeutics. Able to demonstrate a good understanding of therapeutic options. Good analytical and problem solving skills, and ability to analyse drug usage reports. Experience of producing reports using pharmacy software. Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice. Good understanding of risk management and ability to manage risks in pharmacy. Awareness of and commitment to clinical governance practice. Ability to influence junior pharmacy and medical staff, multi-disciplinary teams and managers. Producing patient information regarding medicines and their therapeutic use.
Desirable
Project planning and project management skills
Personal qualities Essential
Good organisation and time management skills and meeting set targets and deadlines. Ability to prioritise effectively. Demonstrates commitment to the promotion of equal opportunities Confident and shows effective interpersonal skills. Excellent communication skills, written and oral. Ability to work under pressure. Works as part of a team player. Ability to travel between sites across BCHC.
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.
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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 Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address Perry Trees Centre
Dovedale Rd
Birmingham
B23 5BX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)