Senior Clinical Pharmacist- Family Health

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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1) To partake in clinical pharmacy duties, ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken.

2) To undertake leadership, management and Divisional/Service support roles.

3) To line manage and support more junior pharmacists and support staff.

4) To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
• GPhC registered
• Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or other appropriate post graduate qualification
• Demonstrates continued professional development

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of post-graduate qualifications relating to paediatric/neonatal pharmacy or teaching
• Independent Prescribing Qualification
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (MRPharmS)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Wide previous experience (post registration) of clinical pharmacy
• Broad knowledge base of clinical areas.
• Experience of day to day supervision and assisting in training of pre-registration pharmacists and/or technicians.
• Understanding of issues affecting the NHS
• Experience of day to day supervision and assisting in the training of junior staff (e.g. pre-registration trainees or technicians)

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of project work completed
• Experience of working within Womens and Children's Services.
• Experience in undertaking, and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level.
• Experience and understanding of Education and Training processes

Communication and Relationship skills

Essential criteria

• Good interpersonal, negotiating and presentation skills, both written and verbal skills.
• Ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams
• Able to demonstrate good communication skills with patients, members of the public and colleagues
• Able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged.
• Able to demonstrate empathy with patients, relatives and people affected by illness.

Desirable criteria

• Teaching skills
• Able to demonstrate the ability to influence others and achieve desired outcomes
• Management Skills

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria

• Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information
• Able to assess and minimise the risk in medication process
• Able to analyse patient specific data to advise on therapy management

Desirable criteria

• Experience of analysing expenditure
• Experience of managing risk

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria

• Organised, able to prioritise own work and assist others to prioritise
• Positive thinker
• Problem solver

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 the 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.

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