Band 8a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Neuromedicine

Job summary

* MPharm degree or equivalent

* Clinical diploma (or equivalent) or higher Pharmacy degree

* Qualified as an independent non-medical prescribed or a willingness to undertake the programme

* GPhC registration

Main duties, tasks & skills required

* Substantial experience as a band 7 pharmacist (or above) within hospital pharmacy.

* Experience in a range of clinical specialties.

* Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team

* Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.

* Experience of audit work

* Excellent knowledge of general clinical pharmacy and drug use

* Networking: being able to work within and without the Trust with credibility

* Knowledge of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to education & training

* In-depth knowledge of Continuing Professional Development process and of Plan & Record system

* Experience of supervision, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback

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.

Job description

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

* MPharm degree or equivalent

* Clinical diploma (or equivalent) or higher Pharmacy degree

* Qualified as an independent non-medical prescribed or a willingness to undertake the programme

* GPhC registration

Experience

Essential

* Substantial experience as a band 7 pharmacist (or above) within hospital pharmacy.

* Experience in a range of clinical specialties.

* Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team

* Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.

* Experience of audit work

* Excellent knowledge of general clinical pharmacy and drug use

* Networking: being able to work within and without the Trust with credibility

* Knowledge of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to education & training

* In-depth knowledge of Continuing Professional Development process and of Plan & Record system

* Experience of supervision, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback

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.

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 t