Job overview
We are recruiting for a Pharmacist Specialist - Planned Care who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and adaptable pharmacist with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to support the pharmacy department.
The successful candidate will utilise their clinical knowledge to deliver a high quality, safe and effective person-centred clinical pharmacy service to patients on specialist surgical wards within the Trust, working closely with the multidisciplinary team.
This post comes with development opportunities that include undertaking the non-medical prescribing qualification and NHS leadership training.
Whilst this role is currently advertised as a part time (24 hours per week) 12 month fixed-term post, there will be real opportunities to make this a substantive post for the right candidate. A suitable working pattern over 3-4 days can be negotiated.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
To act as the lead pharmacist for a designated surgical speciality ensuring all aspects of the service are developed and supported.
To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service, critical care, theatres, trauma and orthopaedics, general surgery, plastics, ophthalmology, urology and speciality surgery covering all aspects of medicines management.
To support the Pharmacist Team Lead - Planned Care, in directorate reporting, undertaking audits as required and assisting with the provision of financial and other information.
To provide clinical training and assessment of junior clinical pharmacists and foundation trainee pharmacists whilst on rotation through surgery.
To provide education and training for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
To undertake risk management and ensures compliance with medicines legislation.
To carry out general dispensing and associated clinical and pharmaceutical duties and to assist with the provision of the pharmaceutical service to the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
To provide teaching and day to day supervision of junior clinical pharmacists, technicians and pharmacy support workers.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
* Masters Degree MPharm
* Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist
* Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
* Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent (or working towards)
Desirable criteria
* Qualified and registered as a non-medical prescriber (or working towards completion of NMP qualification)
* Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
* Relevant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
* Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Supervision of staff
* Proven experience of audit
Desirable criteria
* Experience in planned care (surgery)
* Training of foundation year pharmacists and junior staff
* Project management and report writing
* Experience in writing policies/guidelines/PGDs
* Tutoring of post graduate trainee pharmacists or foundation year pharmacists
Skills
Essential criteria
* High level of professionalism
* Good communication skills both verbal and written
* Good team member – able to work well with all levels of staff
* Good organisational skills
* Ability to manage own time and prioritise workload and tasks effectively
* Ability to motivate others
* Able to use initiative
* Assertive and confident
* Able to work alone or with minimal supervision
* Ability to remain calm and work effectively under pressure
* Effective training skills
* Good oral and written presentation skills
* Attention to detail
* Problem solving skills
Desirable criteria
* Able to negotiate with staff at all levels
* Able to lead on audit projects
* Able to meet deadlines for projects/guidelines/policies
* Proven ability to teach a range of staff groups
* Leadership skills
* Critical Appraisal skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Excellent general clinical knowledge
* Knowledge of drugs used and therapeutic trends within specialised area
* Able to apply clinical knowledge to specialist surgical patients
* Knowledge of healthcare systems, guidance and NHS change
* Knowledge of post graduate education for pharmacists
* Confident user of Excel, Microsoft Word and Powerpoint
Desirable criteria
* Able to critically appraise research data
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* Enthusiastic
* Conscientious and reliable
* Team player
* Flexible
* Polite and courteous
* Self-motivating
* Able to demonstrate reflective practice
* Innovative
* Experience of communication with a consultant
* Role model our Trust values every day
Desirable criteria
* Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.