Clinical Pharmacist Uk Visa Sponsorship

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The UHB pharmacy department, in cooperation with Women’s and Children’s Services, is pleased to announce the opportunity to apply for an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist position at UHB. We are looking for a chemist with experience in paediatrics, neonates and/or maternity services who wants to advance their career or move to a tertiary hospital setting.

This new job will work across the Trust, supported by two Specialist Pharmacists in Paediatrics and Neonates, two Senior Support Pharmacists, a clinical support rotational pharmacist, and a Specialist Clinical Pharmacy Technician, and will give strategic leadership to the service.

The Pharmacy Department at UHB is very innovative, with a strong emphasis on assisting our team members’ development. Our employees are encouraged to pursue additional development opportunities, and we have chemists pursuing research internships, leadership programmes, and other courses relevant to their profession. Preparing our employees for career advancement is a major priority, and we are actively developing many progressional career paths.

Joining our team also provides the following benefits:

-Excellent learning and development opportunities to expand on your present knowledge and expertise.

-The ability to work flexible hours in order to fulfil the job duties.

-The possibility to remain in a patient-facing clinical capacity.

-Access to the Trust’s health and wellbeing initiatives, as well as a number of staff networks.

-Enjoy exclusive perks for you and your family.

Main responsibilities, tasks, and abilities required

This position will necessitate strategic leadership and management responsibility for the continuing creation and sustainability of a high-quality, innovative clinical service to support Women’s and Children’s service delivery across UHB campuses.

The position is ideal for someone with a proven track record of providing advanced care services inside a pharmacy in a healthcare setting. Someone who is an expert in paediatric and neonatal medicine, eager to adopt new ideas and gain national recognition through contributions beyond the organisation to local (with other Trusts and relevant regional networks) and national strategic levels.

The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist — Women’s and Children’s Services will be in charge of managing, leading, risk management, medication optimisation monitoring, and clinical audit.

The role’s strategic objectives will include:

*Identify, prioritise, and contribute to the creation of new services within the Trust, as well as manage the necessary transformation process.

*To guarantee that pharmaceutical care issues are properly conveyed to the specialty and that commercial plans are developed to advance the service.

*To pursue pharmacy research possibilities as an expert in the field.

*To help deliver a thorough education programme on pharmacological aspects of paediatric and neonatal medicine to all Trust staff, clinical and non-clinical.

About us.

We are acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading NHS Foundation Trusts. Our aim is to Build Healthier Lives, and we understand that we will require exceptional employees to achieve this.

Our dedication to our employees is to offer the ideal environment for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and well-being of our employees, including a commitment to provide flexible working arrangements when possible;
We provide our employees with a wide range of training and development options to help them achieve their personal and professional goals.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our employees are treated fairly and feel like they belong by providing a friendly and inclusive atmosphere. This is about equal opportunity; eradicating all barriers, including prejudice, and ensuring that each individual member of staff reaches their full potential, achieves their goals, and thrives in their jobs. This isn’t just words. We’re taking action. Our dedication to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation, where every voice is heard, and is pushed by our varied and active staff networks, as well as the Fairness Taskforce, which is managed by our CEO. We foster a culture that encourages employees to oppose discriminatory behaviour and allows people to contribute their “full self” to a kinder, more connected, and bolder place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a smoke-free hospital.

Job Description

*Please Note: For a complete job description for this position, please check the attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* BSc, BPharm, MPharm, or equivalent pharmacy degree

* Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy practice, or other postgraduate qualification/experience.

* A leadership/management qualification or similar experience.

* Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Desirable

* Motivated to pursue consultant accreditation with the RPS.

* Independent prescriber or wish to work towards this qualification after appointment.

Experience

Essential

* Significant experience as a clinical pharmacy practitioner in an acute hospital pharmacy context, specialising in Women’s and Children’s services.

* Experience working in a multidisciplinary team.

* Demonstrable experience managing workers.

* Capable of managing budgets and implementing cost-cutting initiatives

* Proven experience supporting paediatrics, newborns, and women’s services.

* Proven experience in training and education.

* Identify and apply best practices.

* Thorough understanding of the specialty and medications used in paediatrics, newborns, and obstetrics.

* Understanding and implementing national and local priorities.

* Shows awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance Agenda.

Additional Criteria:

Essential

* Remains cool and individually effective in all situations, and can adjust communication styles to fit the audience.

* Capable of identifying and prioritising tasks, organising and planning one’s own work to meet deadlines, and prioritising work for others.

* Capable of critically analysing and evaluating information.

* Excellent presentation abilities.

• Excellent communication abilities, both written and vocal

* Capable of communicating exceedingly complex clinical or technical facts

* Sound judgement on pharmaceutical issues—able to assess possibilities, make a decision, and justify it.

* Proficient in word processing, email, and data entry.

* Proven experience in developing reports and business cases.

* Proven ability to lead and motivate others.

* Implements research evidence into practice.

* Determines own training needs.

* Capability to deal with frequent interruptions in which the job holder must switch from one activity to another in response to a third party.

* Able to deal with frequent interruptions.

* Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage time independently.

* Willingness to travel to all sites as required per the job description.

* Participation in a 7-day week rota, including bank holidays, weekends, and on-call rota.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This position is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, which requires a Disclosure application to be submitted to the Disclosure and Barring Service (previously known as CRB) to check for any past criminal conviction.

Certificate of Sponsorship

applicants from job seekers who require existing skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are encouraged and will be reviewed alongside all other applicants. For further information, visit the UK Visas and Immigration page.

From April 6, 2017, skilled worker applicants requesting for entrance clearance into the UK were required to show a criminal record certificate from each country where they had lived continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the previous ten years. This requirement also applies to adult dependents (those over the age of 18).Guidance can be found here. Criminal background checks for international candidates.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. For further information, visit the NHS Careers page.

For assistance with your application, contact:

Martin Biggs

martin.biggs@uhb.nhs.uk

01214241447