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Specialist Clinical Pharmacist: National Rehabilitation Centre
The closing date is 29 June 2025
Do you have a passion for transforming the lives of people who have experienced severe injury or illness? Here at the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) you will join an innovative, forward-thinking team with the collective objective of providing first class rehabilitation to our patients.
Please come and join us as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (SCP) National Rehabilitation Centre if you wish to become part of our journey to creating a better future for rehabilitation patients. This post is integral to providing high quality, safe, compassionate and efficient care in an innovative way at the NRC.
If you were successful you would become a key part of setting up and shaping the pharmacy service to this area going forwards and paving the future of rehabilitation in the UK. The model is to deliver rehabilitation regionally, with the East Midlands being the first with others to follow.
Why choose the NRC? You will be at the forefront of big change over the next few years. Your contribution will be vital but not only that, you will be supported to grow and learn through our many developmental programmes at the NRC as well as to engaging in research an innovation.
Planning for the NRC is in its advanced stages, and the building will be ready in the summer of 2025. This role will be temporarily based at Queens Medical Centre before moving over to the NRC. For more details of the centre please visit the NRC website www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Our vision is tobe outstanding in health outcomes and patient & staff experience
You will be responsible for developing the clinical pharmacy service to the new rehabilitation centre and supporting the MDT team will all aspects of medicines management. You will provide complex, pharmaceutical care for patients, optimising their medicines, utilising your prescribing skills and ensuring the effective transfer of care of patients both to and from the centre.
You will work closely with the MDT, on & off the ward, to support governance, education and medication safety within the National Rehabilitation Centre.
You will be expected to line manage the junior pharmacists on the team, providing mentoring, and supporting them and the other pharmacy staff at the NRC with their development and objectives.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
The NRC programme is being led by NUH and is part of the National New Hospital Programme, transforming rehabilitation services for the future. This will be a ground-breaking 70 bed facility for NHS patients based alongside and closely connected to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Stanford Hall. The 'Defence' element is complete and has been treating patients since autumn 2018.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for key duties & responsibilities.
Leading on a particular aspect (or aspects) of the clinical pharmacy service to the specialty.
Actively participating in consultant-led ward rounds to promote and support medicines optimisation, antimicrobial stewardship and effective discharge planning by utilising prescribing skills.
Providing an advanced level of clinical pharmacy service to the specialty.
Involvement in education and training of a variety of healthcare professionals including diploma & trainee pharmacists, undergraduates and trainee advanced nurse practitioners.
Whilst this post is commissioned to be full time (equivalent of 37.5 hours per week) the service would welcome applications from those wanting a better work life balance. If you would like to consider this post but on less than full time hours please still apply and outline this on your application form, or please contact us for further discussion.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
* Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
* Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent qualification or experience
* Qualified as an independent prescriber
Experience
* Experience of delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a specialty
* Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty
* Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
* Experience of managing staff and a service to an area
* Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level
* Experience of working within the field of neuro/rehab/trauma medicine
Communication and Relationship
* Strong written communication skills to a wide range of professionals and patients
* Evidence of independence and team working skills
Analytical and Judgement
* Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes
* Evidence of incorporating innovative and 'best practice' into current practice.
* Evidence of being able to obtain, interpret, analyse and report on drug expenditure
Planning and Organisation
* Evidence of excellent organisational skills
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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