Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Surgical Cancer and Specialities lead

Job description

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join the surgical pharmacy team as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for cancer surgery and surgical specialities.

In this post you will lead the pharmacy service provision to patients undergoing specialist surgery at NUH, including our tertiary referral centres for thoracics, burns, urology, breast & sarcoma surgery. You will work as part of the pharmacy team delivering clinical care to these patients, many of whom are undergoing surgery as part of their cancer treatment.

The job will be based at the City Hospital campus where you will work as part of the MDT providing high quality medicines reconciliation and pharmaceutical knowledge. The post holder will work with the other members of the MDT to perform medicines optimisation, including deprescribing and prevention of harm from inappropriate polypharmacy. You would also be involved in improving prescribing and reducing risks within the wider healthcare team , attending governance meetings and MDT meetings in your given area.

In addition the post holder will also work within the wider pharmacy surgical team, receiving and giving support to the other team members and trainees.

Main duties of the job

For full duties please refer to the attached job description. Key duties are:

1)To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken specifically

2) Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles

3) To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the listed directorates

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

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!

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 description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification.

• 1) To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken specifically a. To lead, deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services to the Cancer surgical wards and specialities within NUH. To implement medicines management policies and ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines in this service/speciality in accordance with national priorities and local objectives. b. To provide patients and members of the multidisciplinary team with information about new drugs and developments to facilitate their safe and effective use. c. To provide a clinical pharmacy service to inpatient ward areas 2) Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles 3) To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the listed directorates 4) To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification.

• 1) To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken specifically a. To lead, deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services to the Cancer surgical wards and specialities within NUH. To implement medicines management policies and ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines in this service/speciality in accordance with national priorities and local objectives. b. To provide patients and members of the multidisciplinary team with information about new drugs and developments to facilitate their safe and effective use. c. To provide a clinical pharmacy service to inpatient ward areas 2) Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles 3) To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the listed directorates 4) To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• B.Pharm/ BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
• GPhC registered
• Clinical diploma or equivalent

Desirable

• Independent prescriber
• Evidence of CPD undertaken

Experience

Essential

• Extensive hospital pharmacy experience (post registration) & wide knowledge base
• Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
• Experience of leadership and management skills
• Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty

Desirable

• Experience of cancer services and other specialist areas eg burns, urology
• Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level
• Experience of leading and delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a specialty
• Experience of line management

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• Empathy with patients, relatives and pharmacy customers
• Confident and assertive; able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working at Pharmacy, Trust and regional level

Analytical and Judgment skills

Essential

• Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes
• Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters and appropriate referral / escalation as necessary
• Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal
• Able to critically analyse information and evidence and to communicate the findings clearly in simple terms

Desirable

• Able to obtain, interpret, analyse and report on drug expenditure for Trust staff

Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential

• Ability to plan and organise existing and new clinical pharmacy services to a specialty. This may include creation and adjustment of plans based on research
• 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

Physical skills

Essential

• Good level of computer literacy and word processing /keyboard skills.
• Sound MS Teams, Word, Excel and Power- point skills and be able to retrieve information from the internet.

Desirable

• High level IT skills (eg website or database design)

Person Specification
Training and Qualifications

Essential

• B.Pharm/ BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
• GPhC registered
• Clinical diploma or equivalent

Desirable

• Independent prescriber
• Evidence of CPD undertaken

Experience

Essential

• Extensive hospital pharmacy experience (post registration) & wide knowledge base
• Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
• Experience of leadership and management skills
• Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty

Desirable

• Experience of cancer services and other specialist areas eg burns, urology
• Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level
• Experience of leading and delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a specialty
• Experience of line management

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• Empathy with patients, relatives and pharmacy customers
• Confident and assertive; able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working at Pharmacy, Trust and regional level

Analytical and Judgment skills

Essential

• Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes
• Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters and appropriate referral / escalation as necessary
• Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal
• Able to critically analyse information and evidence and to communicate the findings clearly in simple terms

Desirable

• Able to obtain, interpret, analyse and report on drug expenditure for Trust staff

Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential

• Ability to plan and organise existing and new clinical pharmacy services to a specialty. This may include creation and adjustment of plans based on research
• 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

Physical skills

Essential

• Good level of computer literacy and word processing /keyboard skills.
• Sound MS Teams, Word, Excel and Power- point skills and be able to retrieve information from the internet.

Desirable

• High level IT skills (eg website or database design)

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address

City Hospital Campus

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

United Kingdom

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