NHS
Practice Development Pharmacist
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Job Description
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- Responsible for the delivery of the pharmacy education and training programme.
- Managing the training foundation pharmacists.
- Acting as a clinical tutor for early career pharmacists.
- Support the training of pharmacy technicians.
- Support the education of other healthcare professionals on medication related issues.
- Opportunity to explore teaching opportunities at the University of East Anglia School of Pharmacy.
- Located 5 minutes from Gorleston Beach, with 3 miles of golden sands rated by Tripadvisor as the 8thbest beach in the UK and ranked in the top 10% of attractions worldwide.
- Located near the Broads National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty consisting of over 200km of waterways which provides access to activities including boating, kayaking and paddleboarding.
- Transport links to the city of Norwich, named by the Sunday Times as one of the UK's best places to live
- Based on the sunrise coast covering Norfolk and Waveney communities
- CQC rated "good" 450 bedded hospital, highly rated in the NHS Staff survey
- New hospital in development
- NHS Terms and Conditions including generous annual leave
- Flexible working including working patterns/hours
- Wellbeing support community
- A range of training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Adopting and working towards a Just Culture approach
- Affordable local property prices
- Relocation package may be available
- On-site crche
- On-site accommodation
- On-site staff car park
- Excellent staff canteen
- Salary sacrifice scheme available for cars
- Uniform fully provided
- MPharm or equivalent degree
- Pharmacist registered with GPhC
- Post-graduate certificate and diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience
- Relevant specialist post-graduate training
- Management/Supervisory certificate or diploma
- Independent Prescriber
- Extensive experience of working in an operational pharmacy environment including in hospitals
- Experience of managing a team
- Clinical Pharmacy knowledge and experience
- Knowledge of national guidelines relating to medicines optimisation and medicines safety
- Project management skills
- Research and development experience
- Clinical audit experience
- Medicines Governance experience
- Able to work as part of a team or as an individual with a flexible approach to duties
- Professional attitude - honest, trustworthy, reliable & discrete
- Good communication skills - oral and written
- Leadership and ambassadorial skills, positive approach to managing change. Good negotiation/influencing and motivational skills
- Adaptable and innovative in approach to work and projects
- Able to work under pressure
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and willing to learn
- Negotiation/influencing/motivation
- Proficient in Microsoft Office software and IT literacy
- MPharm or equivalent degree
- Pharmacist registered with GPhC
- Post-graduate certificate and diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience
- Relevant specialist post-graduate training
- Management/Supervisory certificate or diploma
- Independent Prescriber
- Extensive experience of working in an operational pharmacy environment including in hospitals
- Experience of managing a team
- Clinical Pharmacy knowledge and experience
- Knowledge of national guidelines relating to medicines optimisation and medicines safety
- Project management skills
- Research and development experience
- Clinical audit experience
- Medicines Governance experience
- Able to work as part of a team or as an individual with a flexible approach to duties
- Professional attitude - honest, trustworthy, reliable & discrete
- Good communication skills - oral and written
- Leadership and ambassadorial skills, positive approach to managing change. Good negotiation/influencing and motivational skills
- Adaptable and innovative in approach to work and projects
- Able to work under pressure
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and willing to learn
- Negotiation/influencing/motivation
- Proficient in Microsoft Office software and IT literacy
Job summary
Are you an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with a passion for Pharmacy who's looking for a role where you can continue to grow and use your clinical expertise alongside developing your passion for supporting the education and training of Pharmacy staff.
Are you ready for transformation, change, and improvement, as we look to redesign what the pharmacy roles will look like in the future in line with the changes to Pharmacy education and training, alongside the current workforce challenges in secondary care?
We are looking for someone with significant experience of clinical Pharmacy who wants to pass on their experience by training and developing our team, in particular foundation and early career pharmacists. Being out on the wards with Pharmacists helping them to deliver a Pharmacy service that is high quality, safe, and improve patient outcomes. We are willing to discuss progressional positions (Band 7 to 8a) for those candidates with less experience than desired for the post.
We need someone who will be a role model for pharmacy, having strong leadership, organisational and training / coaching skills.
A relocation package of up to £8000 is available for those relocating to the area (please contact us for more details).
Main duties of the job
You will also undertake other duties expected of Senior Pharmacists such as providing clinical, professional and mentoring support to our junior pharmacists and ward-based technicians to deliver a smooth service for patients, including a small proportion of your time providing a clinical service.
About us
As a teaching hospital, we are part of the University of East Anglia Medical School and have good links with the University of East Anglia School of Pharmacy.
The east coast is a great place to live:
What we can offer you;
Our vision is to provide safe, high quality services delivered with courtesy and respect.
Details
Date posted
08 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours, Annualised hours
Reference number
177-EMER-7187746
Job locations
James Paget Hospital
Lowestoft Road
Great Yarmouth
NR31 6LA
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience and knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills, abilities, competency
Essential
Education and qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience and knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills, abilities, competency
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
James Paget Hospital
Lowestoft Road
Great Yarmouth
NR31 6LA
Employer's website
https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
James Paget Hospital
Lowestoft Road
Great Yarmouth
NR31 6LA
Employer's website
https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (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.