• Job Description

  Req#: C0020-24-1451?language=en&page=176&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for enthusiastic clinical pharmacists who can work as part of a team and are flexible regarding working practices.

  You will be a highly motivated individual with good communication skills and a desire to use your knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care and influence healthcare professionals in the best use of medicines.

  The successful candidate will deliver a quality ward based clinical pharmacy service with support and guidance from our friendly team. You will undertake 3 month rotations through a variety of core clinical specialties to develop the foundation clinical skills and knowledge required to build a career within the NHS and progress to band 7.

  UHB is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country. We have posts available at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and Good Hope Hospital. Post holders based at Heartlands or Good Hope will also have the opportunity to undertake a rotation at Solihull Hospital.

  You will be encouraged to undertaken a clinical diploma or equivalent RPS Foundation pathway and subsequently non-medical prescribing qualification. You will also be supported by formal induction training and dedicated time for education and training.

  We welcome applications from qualified pharmacists in all sectors wanting to begin a career in hospital pharmacy as well as current Foundation Trainees looking to begin their career in the NHS. Training and support will be provided.

  Main duties of the job

  Using our advanced electronic patient record and prescription tool PICs, you will work alongside our technical team to review medicines reconciliations, optimise patient's medications and verify discharge prescriptions.

  You will provide an extended service to the Acute Medical Unit as part of a larger clinical team to support medicines reconciliation at the point of admission ensuring excellent care to patients admitted to UHB.

  You will work as the Responsible Pharmacist in our main dispensaries supporting the workflow as well as clinically screening clinic charts from a wide variety of specialities. Candidates based at Good Hope Hospital and Heartlands Hospital (as part or rotation to Solihull) will have an opportunity to screen outpatient prescriptions from a large variety of clinical specialities

  This post holder will work weekends and bank holidays as per rotas, as well as a late-night service in our dispensaries and providing on-call services with support from a more experienced pharmacist.

  About us

  We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

  Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

  Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

  UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

  University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

  Date posted

  20 May 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £35,392 to £42,618 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  304-53896YS

  Job locations

  Trustwide

  Mindelsohn Way

  Birmingham

  West Midlands

  B15 2TH

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  *Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  *Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • * Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
  • * Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

  Experience

  Essential

  • * Experience of working in pharmacy practice
  • * Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team
  • * Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
  • * Possesses knowledge of available resources to guide clinical decision making

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • * Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
  • * Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

  Experience

  Essential

  • * Experience of working in pharmacy practice
  • * Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team
  • * Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
  • * Possesses knowledge of available resources to guide clinical decision making

  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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Trustwide

  Mindelsohn Way

  Birmingham

  West Midlands

  B15 2TH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Trustwide

  Mindelsohn Way

  Birmingham

  West Midlands

  B15 2TH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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