Are you a pharmacist with an interest in paediatrics and women's health?

Do you have a passion for teaching?

If so, this post could be for you!

This exciting role combines undergraduate medical student teaching with working as a clinical pharmacist with children and their families, as well as women under the care of Nottingham's Maternity and Gynaecology services.

Main duties of the job

Full time role, with two components:

• To act as a clinical pharmacist within the Family Health Team, delivering a clinical pharmacy service to one or more nominated clinical areas within the Family Health Division (0.8WTE, i.e. 30 hours per week).
• To assist with the delivery and development of undergraduate medical education in safe prescribing and therapeutics (0.2wte, i.e. 7.5 hours per week).

The post holder will be based at both the Queen's Medical Centre Campus (QMC) and Nottingham City Hospital Campus (NCH) but will not routinely be required to travel between sites during the working day.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In addition to the summary below, please familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

• To partake in specialised clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken
• To provide leadership, management and specialty/service support roles
• To line manage and support more junior pharmacists and support staff in the Family Health Division
• To contribute to the delivery of teaching on Safe Prescribing and Therapeutics for Medical Undergraduates during clinical attachments at Nottingham University Hospitals
• To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
• GPhC registered
• Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or other appropriate post graduate qualification
• Demonstrates continued professional development

Desirable

• Evidence of post-graduate qualifications relating to paediatric/neonatal pharmacy or teaching
• Independent Prescribing Qualification
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (MRPharmS)

Experience

Essential

• Wide previous experience (post registration) of clinical pharmacy
• Broad knowledge base of clinical areas.
• Experience of day to day supervision and assisting in training of pre-registration pharmacists and/or technicians.
• Understanding of issues affecting the NHS
• Experience of day to day supervision and assisting in the training of junior staff (e.g. pre-registration trainees or technicians)

Desirable

• Evidence of project work completed
• Experience of working within Womens and Children's Services.
• Experience in undertaking, and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level.
• Experience and understanding of Education and Training processes
• Teaching experience

Communication and Relationship skills

Essential

• Good interpersonal, negotiating and presentation skills, both written and verbal skills.
• Ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams
• Able to demonstrate good communication skills with patients, members of the public and colleagues
• Able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged.
• Able to demonstrate empathy with patients, relatives and people affected by illness.

Desirable

• Teaching skills
• Able to demonstrate the ability to influence others and achieve desired outcomes
• Management Skills

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information
• Able to assess and minimise the risk in medication process
• Able to analyse patient specific data to advise on therapy management

Desirable

• Experience of analysing expenditure
• Experience of managing risk

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• Organised, able to prioritise own work and assist others to prioritise
• Positive thinker
• Problem solver

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Queen's Medical Centre

Derby Rd

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

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164-6823985