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Band 7 Senior Support Pharmacist Acute Medicine
The closing date is 10 August 2025
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we acknowledge 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. We offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and dynamic individual with vision, drive and enthusiasm to join the Pharmacy team as the Senior Support Pharmacist for Acute Medicine based at Good Hope Hospital at UHB Trust.
Dependent on experience, this role can also be offered as a development role and is open to candidates who have completed at least 2-3 early year pharmacist rotations and have started the clinical diploma or who consistently meet the level expected of a post-registration foundation pharmacist within the RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway. Applicants with 12 months post-registration hospital experience will be appointed in a development post under Agenda for Change Annex 21 (payment at 75% of the maximum band 7 pay), uplifted to the band 7 starting pay as per Agenda for Change on completion of the first year of clinical diploma or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway. All applicants will then be given the opportunity to progress onto the independent prescribing course.
Main duties of the job
You will deliver a high-quality specialist clinical pharmacy service, and there will be a strong emphasis on supporting you in developing leadership and mentoring skills to the next level.
You will be introduced to core directorate activities and will take on enhanced roles relating to education and training, such as developing training programmes and involvement with training of new doctors. You will have responsibility for the supervision of less experienced members of the team including junior pharmacists and trainee pharmacists.
Some of the benefits of joining our team at UHB:
*Work with a fantastic team that contributes to regional initiatives that report to the Medicines Management Advisory Group to improve quality of care across the interface
*Excellent learning/development opportunities to ensure the post-holder can undertake clinical duties independently working alongside a specialist team.
*Post-graduate training in pharmacy and support to utilise non-medical prescribing (NMP) or support to undertake if not completed.
*Protected learning during work hours to facilitate your development.
*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
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 responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
* *Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* *Completion of first year of clinical diploma or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway or equivalent, as evidenced by dated communication from HEI or signed-off NQPP documentation.
* *To be willing to work towards a non-medical prescribing qualification
* *Has completed or is near completion (within the next 6 months) a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway or equivalent (applicable for Annex 21 roles)
Experience
* *Post-registration work experience as a pharmacist in hospital pharmacy, covering a range of specialties, or the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge
* *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 (CPD)
* *Possesses relevant clinical knowledge in hospital pharmacy
* *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 hospital clinical pharmacy and current issues
Additional Criteria
* *Good interpersonal skills
* *Good oral, written communication & presentation 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
* *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.
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