Senior Pharmacist
1 week ago
Job summary
Are you ready to make a difference?
This post does not require on-call, out of hours, weekend or bank holiday working but you may be required to provide advice to support the on-call pharmacist or pharmacy team outside your normal working hours.
If you want to be a part of an ambitious team that continually strives to deliver outstanding clinical care to women, babies and their families then we need you
We are seeking a highly skilled, motivated, and enthusiastic senior pharmacist to join our pharmacy team based at our Birmingham Women's Hospital pharmacy site. You will be responsible for leading, supporting and developing the clinical pharmacy service to ensure all our patients receive exceptional pharmaceutical will oversee the delivery of high quality, proactive and patient focused clinical pharmacy services in a range of specialties across the maternity, gynaecology and neonatal directorates to include neonatal intensive care and will deputise for the principal pharmacist when required. Your contribution and dedication really will make a difference to our patients every day you come to work.
We are proud to say we have a dynamic and supportive pharmacy team that aspires to provide safe, effective, and efficient care to every individual who comes through our doors. We strive to promote a happy, collaborative, and empowering work environment so each and every member of our team can thrive and make a meaningful impact.
Main duties of the job
To lead, develop and deliver the clinical pharmacy service to ensure all patients receive outstanding pharmaceutical care
To co- ordinate the day-to-day duties, overseeing any additional duties required, identifying any gaps and devising a plan to manage them.
To supervise, motivate and support the team to ensure smooth and efficient flow of work
To deputise for the Principal Pharmacist as required
To work with the Pharmacy and wider multidisciplinary teams to deliver service improvement projects to enhance patient care, efficiency, quality and safety across a number of clinical areas.
To attend multidisciplinary team and finance meetings to better patient care, safety and cost efficient use of medicines.
To write directorate reports, reporting on the finance, medicines safety and governance agenda
To support clinical governance processes across the divisions, investigating incidents where required and support medicines optimisation.
To take a lead in audit and education and training.
To take a lead in guideline/policy development to ensure safe and effective use of medicines compliant with relevant legislation
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and personal specification to view the full details for this opportunity at the Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and personal specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional details.
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person SpecificationQualifications
Essential
MPharm or equivalent degree Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experienceDesirable
Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Pharmacist Independent PrescriberKnowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential
Minimum of three years post-qualification experience including substantial hospital experience. Experience within women's health and neonatal pharmacy. Experience of financial management and reporting. Experience of report writing. Experience of undertaking drug usage reviews and audit. Experience of preparing drug evaluations. Experience of formally interacting with senior clinicians and management. Evidence of continuing professional development. Appreciation of the relationship of the Department of Health, Public Health England and individual providers and commissioning organisations. Sound knowledge of current national standards and guidelines relevant to the safe prescribing of high risk medicines. Good oral and written communication skills for a variety of audiences including patients, parents/carers and healthcare professionals Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large groups Ability to persuade senior staff of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new opportunities. Negotiate on difficult, complex and detailed issues.Desirable
Experience of developing business cases. Experience of project management. Experience of working across organisational boundaries. Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications on engagement.Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
Ability to analyse data on medication use and make recommendations on prescribing practice Application of skills to optimise individual patient's medication Problem solving skills and the ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options Able to make decisions on difficult issues where there may be a number of courses of action Ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they ariseProfessional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
Input to strategic plans of internal and external teams Work with stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans Able to work effectively with colleagues as part of a team. Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders. Computer literacy including the ability to use Office applications such as Word and ExcelPersonal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
Effective organizational skills. Ability to prioritise a complex workload and work accurately under pressure adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances Experience of managing and motivating a team of staff-
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