B8a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist: Out Patient Antimicrobial Therapy
Requirements
Candidates must have a vocational master's degree in pharmacy, an independent prescribing qualification, and significant post-registration hospital clinical pharmacy experience. A commitment to continuing professional development and relevant clinical knowledge in infection management is essential.
Job Description
Do you have the vision, drive, and enthusiasm to help shape and deliver a modern, innovative pharmacy service?
Are you looking to develop your expertise within a specialist clinical role? We are seeking a talented and motivated pharmacist to join the Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) team at University Hospitals Birmingham, based at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to a clinically focused, forward-thinking pharmacy service within a highly skilled specialist team. You will be supported to utilise and further develop your clinical skills while working at the forefront of service innovation.
If you are a hospital pharmacist looking to advance your career in a dynamic and progressive environment, this could be the ideal role for you. UHB Pharmacy is a supportive and inclusive place to work, where staff are empowered to thrive, develop, and make a meaningful impact on patient care.
Some Of The Benefits Of Joining Our Team
Dedicated protected learning during work hours to help facilitate your development
Post-graduate training in pharmacy and support to undertake non-medical prescribing (NMP) course and other post graduate learning.
Access to trust health and wellbeing initiatives and a variety of staff networks.
Access to exclusive benefits for you and your family including NHS discounts at various retailers, restaurants and leisure facilities.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
We are seeking a confident and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist with strong communication skills and a commitment to improving patient care through the effective use of their knowledge and experience.
You will undertake a patient-facing role within the specialty, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and contributing to the delivery of clinics. Confidence in independent prescribing is essential for this role.
OPAT is a rapidly evolving service at UHB, offering opportunities to support service development, lead and implement change, and contribute to Cost Improvement Programmes (CIPs) within the specialty and wider department. You will also be encouraged to undertake audits and Quality Improvement Projects (QIPs), with opportunities to present findings locally and more widely.
You will join a large, specialist pharmacy team working across multiple sites, collaborating closely with colleagues at your base and across the wider organisation. Ongoing support and mentorship from experienced pharmacists will be provided to aid your professional development.
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 4 year vocational Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Post-graduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent experience
- Working towards Level I Faculty Membership with the RPS
- Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) accredited independent prescriber
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development in Infection Management and OPAT e.g Future Learn MOODLEs
- Completion of NHS Leadership Programmes e.g. Edward Jenner Programme etc
Essential
- Significant post-registration hospital clinical pharmacy experience
- Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
- Experience of teaching/presenting to other healthcare professionals/patients
- Commitment to own Continuing Professional Development
- Possesses relevant clinical knowledge in infection management and OPAT
- Knowledge of national initiatives and guidelines, e.g. NICE, NSF
- Possesses knowledge of available resources to answer Medicines Information queries
- Able to work with drug budget information
- Demonstrates good knowledge of infection management and OPAT and current issues
- Previous involvement in clinical trials
- Experience of infection management, community services or OPAT
- Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care in the specialities of infection management and OPAT.
- Previous line management/ mentor/ supervisor experience
Essential
- Team worker
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good oral, written communication & presentation skills
- Good computer skills
- Demonstrates problem solving skills
- Demonstrates empathy towards patients and carers
- Able to work under pressure, prioritise work and meet deadlines
- Ability to manage budgets and deliver on cost improvement programmes
- Able to use initiative and work without supervision when necessary
- Demonstrates teaching/mentoring skills & ability to motivate other staff
- Able to interact with clinical and managerial staff
- Demonstrates good critical appraisal skills
- Professional manner
- Well motivated and reliable
- Able to work with all grades of staff
- Capacity to work calmly under pressure
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.
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Dr Abi Jenkins
abigail.jenkins@uhb.nhs.uk
01213713477
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57528.00 to £64750.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-9016646
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Attachments
Job Description
Band 8a JD PS.pdf – 459KB Opens in a new window
Education
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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