Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Secondment: 9 months (Fixed Term maternity cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 164-7354746
Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Queen's Medical Centre
Town Nottingham
Salary £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 15/09/2025 23:59
Specialist Pharmacist- Paed Rheumatology, Gastroenterology & Nutrition
Band 8a
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic neonatal or paediatric pharmacist looking to take the next step in your career?
Or you a pharmacist currently working in an adult speciality looking for a change of direction, or to broaden your experience?
If so, this could be your perfect job!
This secondment will give you the opportunity to work closely with our Paediatric Rheumatology, Nutrition and Gastroenterology MDTs to deliver excellent patient care, whilst being supported by an experienced wider Family Health Pharmacy Team.
Main duties of the job
* To lead the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service to Paediatric Rheumatology, Paediatric Gastroenterology and Paediatric Nutrition patients at NUH.
* To provide leadership, management and speciality/service support roles
* To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the Family Health and wider Pharmacy team
* To ensure clinical areas are fully compliant with the Medicines regulations and legislation including those for Controlled Drugs
* To be responsible for full implementation of the Medicines Optimisation Strategy within the clinical area(s), clinical audits and Quality Improvement initiatives
* Support & participate in broader corporate medicines related initiatives as directed
* To take full part in the weekend and bank holiday duty rota
Working for our organisation
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!
In this role you will be be working with a larger group of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians working within the Family Health Division. Our team is friendly, supportive and dynamic, using our collective experience and expertise to strive to provide the best possible care for our patients.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details about this role.
We would be delighted to speak to you about the post if you’d like to find out more.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
* B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm GPhC registered
* GPhC registered
* Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or other appropriate post graduate qualification or experience
* Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (MRPharmS)
* Play an active role in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group
* Leadership and management qualifications
Experience
* Broad previous experience (post registration) of clinical pharmacy, particularly in acute settings
* Broad knowledge base of a range of clinical areas.
* Experience of provision of specialist clinical pharmacy review and advice relating to the safe use of medicines.
* Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty.
* Some experience of line management, including effective performance management, recruitment and allocation of staff
* Some experience of excellent leadership and management skills
* Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
* Experience of multidisciplinary and team working at Pharmacy, Trust and regional level
* Understanding of issues affecting the NHS
* Experience of working in Paediatrics or Neonatology.
* Publication of audit/research/clinical work at national level
* Experience of working actively on national groups
* Experience in project management (including department-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcomes
* Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level
* Effective liaison with relevant Trust level committees / groups or equivalent
* Experience of working in urgent or emergency settings
Communication and Relationship Skills
* Excellent interpersonal, negotiating and presentation skills, both written and verbal; able to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, patients, relatives, relevant Trust committees and other stakeholders.
* Good communication skills with multidisciplinary team members and own profession.
* Able to defend opinions in a confident and constructive manner when challenged.
* Proven ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians, managers and stakeholders.
* Empathy with patients, relatives and pharmacy customers.
* Teaching skills
* Experience of writing compelling business cases or case for need for service development
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information.
* Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes
* Able to critically analyse information and evidence and to communicate the findings clearly in simple terms.
* Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters; refer/ escalate as necessary
* Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal e.g. drug expenditure; medicines optimisation
* Ability to maintain and monitor database of medicines and activity related information e.g. medicines expenditure and usage; rotas etc.
* Think creatively to support departmental strategy and overall Trust objectives, with evidence of incorporating innovative and ‘best practice’ into current practice
* Experience of analysing expenditure
Planning and Organisation Skills
* Ability to plan and organise existing and new clinical pharmacy services to a specialty. This may include creation and adjustment of plans.
* Ability to be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment.
* Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills, able to motivate others, to manage time effectively and work to deadlines, even when under pressure.
* Positive thinker, problem solver, ability to think laterally to develop new ideas.
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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!
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.
Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:
* Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
* Start an Apprenticeship
* Spend 20 hours or more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. The system will store the outcome of pre-employment checks on the candidate’s file.
Consent:
* Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records as relevant to the post. This is automated and used only for these purposes prior to taking up the position at NUH.
* Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post may be subject to a DBS check which incurs a cost (£49.50 enhanced / £21.50 standard). If required, you agree to reimburse NUH for the DBS cost by deduction from first month’s pay. If you withdraw from the offer, you agree to reimburse the DBS cost by cheque or other agreed method.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Andrew Wignell
Job title: Divisional Lead Pharmacist (Family Health)
Email: a.wignell@nhs.net
Telephone: 07595285024
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