Specialist Clinical Pharmacist- Rheumatology Job Vacancy in Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham – Updated today
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Company Name : Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Location : Nottingham
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Job Description : Job overview
Nottingham University Hospitals is one of the UK’s largest and busiest acute teaching hospital Trusts and has a national and international reputation for many of its specialist services and expertise.
Following a recent successful business case a new exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and forward thinking Highly Specialist Clinical Rheumatology Pharmacist to deliver and lead pharmacy services within Rheumatology at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust based on the Treatment Centre Site.
The successful post holder will be working directly with our Rheumatology clinicians and nurse specialists and be an integral part of the NUH Rheumatology Multidisciplinary Team. The role involves participating in outpatient clinics and taking an active role as a prescriber; taking responsibility for the prescribing of DMARDs, biologics and specialist medicines.
Main duties of the job
To provide highly specialist clinical pharmacist input to the Rheumatology Specialty and wider Rheumatology outpatient services. To proactively deliver, develop and evaluate specialist clinical pharmacy services to Rheumatology patients across NUH.
To participate in outpatient clinics providing highly specialist services to a defined group of patients, either as a member of the multidisciplinary team alongside medical consultants and specialist nurses, or as an independent practitioner with a defined patient case load.
As an independent prescriber, initiate drug therapies, review treatment plans, provide dose adjustment, advice and prescriptions for medication with a narrow therapeutic range requiring blood drug level monitoring.
To be involved in reviewing, writing and developing procedures, policies and guidelines within Rheumatology, and contribute towards developing education, training material and provides opportunity to participate in research.
This role provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced, motivated clinical pharmacist to develop advanced level expertise, to take on responsibility for providing enhanced pharmaceutical care for Rheumatology patients within the Trust.
Working for our organisation
The pharmacy department at NUH is forward thinking and constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care. We continue to extend the ideal model of delivering medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical care where pharmacists are fully integrated in to the medical teams, supported by a team of medicines management technicians and assistants.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post will be predominately based at the Treatment Centre Campus and Queens Medical Centre, but there may be the odd expectation to travel to the City Hospital Campus. You will be required to participate in a rostered flexible shift working system including evening, weekend and bank holiday arrangements over a 7 day period and support the on-call pharmacists through the senior pharmacist back-up rota.
Please refer to the full job description as part of the advert. If you have any further questions about the post please do not hesitate to get in touch and contact Harjinder Dhillon –Lead Divisional Pharmacist via email: Harjinder.dhillon@nuh.nhs.uk or mobile number: 07812 269 456
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification
Independent Prescribing qualification
Desirable criteria
Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (MRPharmS)
Play an active role in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group
Experience
Essential criteria
Experience of clinical pharmacy service delivery
Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
Wide previous experience (post registration) including in hospital pharmacy
Desirable criteria
Experience of working in Rheumatology and wider inflammatory conditions
Communication
Essential criteria
Strong, accurate and concise written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills
Effective independent and team working skills, including ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams.
Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, -must be able to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, patients, relatives, relevant Trust committees and other stakeholders.
Desirable criteria
Teaching skills
Organisation
Essential criteria
Effective time management skills
Excellent organisational skills
Desirable criteria
Management/Leadership skills
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
Able to assess and minimise risk in medication processes
Experience in making judgements involving complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal e.g. drug expenditure; medicines optimisation
Desirable criteria
Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information.
Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
Covid-19 vaccination: remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. Whilst Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this present time unless you work in a Care Home facility, we continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. For helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access visit: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/
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.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
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.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
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 from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£45 for enhanced and £28 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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