B7/8a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Infectious Diseases (Development)

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Do you have the vision, drive and enthusiasm to help us deliver an exciting modern pharmacy service?
We are seeking talented and motivated pharmacist to join the Heartlands site within our Infectious Diseases team to help deliver a clinically focused and innovative pharmacy service. The role will also support the Birmingham Chest Clinic, which is one of the largest referral centers for TB in the UK. If you are a hospital pharmacist and you want to utilise your clinical skills and work in a forward-thinking department, then this is the job for you! UHB Pharmacy is a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow.
Some of the benefits of joining our team:
Excellent learning and development opportunities completing a structured development program to develop from a Senior Support Pharmacist (band 7) into a Specialist Clinical role (band 8a).
Dedicated protected learning during work hours to help facilitate your development.
Work with a fantastic team offering specialist regional care for Infectious Diseases patients.
Post-graduate training in pharmacy and support to utilise or undertake a non-medical prescribing (NMP).
Opportunities to work as part of an MDT in the Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) team and outpatient TB clinics.
Access to trust health & wellbeing initiatives and a variety of staff networks.
Access to exclusive benefits for you & your family including NHS discounts at various retailers, restaurants and leisure facilities.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
To provide highly specialist clinical pharmacist input to the Infectious Diseases specialty.
You need to be motivated with good communication skills and a desire to use your knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care and influence healthcare professionals in the best use of medicines.
You will support the management of patients with complex infections such as drug resistant tuberculosis, complex HIV and infections acquired during travel to tropical regions.
You will have a patient facing role supporting the specialty within Birmingham Chest Clinic monitoring and supporting patients with TB. You will be encouraged to undertake your NMP or if already achieved in another area develop your knowledge into this field.
There is also the opportunity to work with wider MDT and primary care in supporting outpatient management of antibiotics in the community and participate in virtual ward rounds. You will gain understanding and deliver Cost Improvement Programs to support the speciality and department as well being supported to deliver Quality Improvement Projects with the Infectious Diseases speciality.
Depending on experience and qualifications, there is an opportunity to develop from a senior support pharmacist (band 7) into a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (band 8a) or start at this level. Through a structured development program, set criteria is used to ensure you are supported and achieve key skills and knowledge before moving into the specialist role.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
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)
*Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
*Post-graduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent experience
*Member of The General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
*Working towards Level I Faculty Membership with the RPS
*Has completed a non-medical prescribing course and registered as an NMP with the GPhC
Experience
Essential
*Significant post-registration hospital pharmacy experience in clinical pharmacy services
*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 complex clinical pharmacy setting .
*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 general medicine and current issues
Desirable
*Experience in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship
*Previous involvement in clinical trials
Additional Criteria
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
*Ability to travel across all Trust sites as required by job role
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.
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.Location: Birmingham