Practice Development Pharmacist
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service.
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Job overview
Are you an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with a passion for Pharmacy who’s looking for a role where you can continue to grow and use your clinical expertise alongside developing your passion for supporting the education and training of Pharmacy staff.
Are you ready for transformation, change, and improvement, as we look to redesign what the pharmacy roles will look like in the future in line with the changes to Pharmacy education and training, alongside the current workforce challenges in secondary care?
We are looking for someone with significant experience of clinical Pharmacy who wants to pass on their experience by training and developing our team, in particular foundation and early career pharmacists. Being out on the wards with Pharmacists helping them to deliver a Pharmacy service that is high quality, safe, and improve patient outcomes.We are willing to discuss progressional positions (Band 7 to 8a) for those candidates with less experience than desired for the post.
We need someone who will be a role model for pharmacy, having strong leadership, organisational and training / coaching skills.
A relocation package of up to £8000 is available for those relocating to the area (please contact us for more details).
Main duties of the job- Responsible for the delivery of the pharmacy education and training programme.
- Managing the training foundation pharmacists.
- Acting as a clinical tutor for early career pharmacists.
- Support the training of pharmacy technicians.
- Support the education of other healthcare professionals on medication related issues.
- Opportunity to explore teaching opportunities at the University of East Anglia School of Pharmacy.
You will also undertake other duties expected of Senior Pharmacists such as providing clinical, professional and mentoring support to our junior pharmacists and ward-based technicians to deliver a smooth service for patients, including a small proportion of your time providing a clinical service.
Working for our organisation
As a teaching hospital, we are part of the University of East Anglia Medical School and have good links with the University of East Anglia School of Pharmacy.
The east coast is a great place to live:
- Located 5 minutes from Gorleston Beach, with 3 miles of golden sands rated by Tripadvisor as the 8^th best beach in the UK and ranked in the top 10% of attractions worldwide.
- Located near the Broads National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty consisting of over 200km of waterways which provides access to activities including boating, kayaking and paddleboarding.
- Transport links to the city of Norwich, named by the Sunday Times as one of the UK’s best places to live
- Based on the sunrise coast covering Norfolk and Waveney communities
- CQC rated “good” 450 bedded hospital, highly rated in the NHS Staff survey
- New hospital in development
- NHS Terms and Conditions including generous annual leave
- Flexible working including working patterns/hours
- Wellbeing support community
- A range of training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Adopting and working towards a Just Culture approach
- Affordable local property prices
- Relocation package may be available
- On-site crèche
- On-site accommodation
- On-site staff car park
- Excellent staff canteen
- Salary sacrifice scheme available for cars
- Uniform fully provided
Our vision is to provide safe, high quality services delivered with courtesy and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria- MPharm or equivalent degree
- Pharmacist registered with GPhC
- Post-graduate certificate and diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience
- Relevant specialist post-graduate training
- Management/Supervisory certificate or diploma
- Independent Prescriber
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria- Extensive experience of working in an operational pharmacy environment including in hospitals
- Experience of managing a team
- Clinical Pharmacy knowledge and experience
- Knowledge of national guidelines relating to medicines optimisation and medicines safety
- Project management skills
- Research and development experience
- Clinical audit experience
- Medicines Governance experience
Skills, abilities, competency
Essential criteria- Able to work as part of a team or as an individual with a flexible approach to duties
- Professional attitude - honest, trustworthy, reliable & discrete
- Good communication skills – oral and written
- Leadership and ambassadorial skills, positive approach to managing change. Good negotiation/influencing and motivational skills
- Adaptable and innovative in approach to work and projects
- Able to work under pressure
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and willing to learn
- Negotiation/influencing/motivation
- Proficient in Microsoft Office software and IT literacy
The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Tier 2 Sponsorship : We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available.Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Visa and Immigration
If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.
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