Lead Pharmacist - Medicine

NHS; Worthing; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Are you an enthusiastic, self-motivated pharmacist interested in a new challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity to join the pharmacy team at Worthing Hospital as the site lead pharmacist for Medicine. This is a fantastic opportunity for a forward thinking clinical pharmacist with the desire to work in a fast paced and innovative environment, to develop their practice and skills to the highest level within a specialist multidisciplinary team. This post also offers opportunities to develop leadership, management, governance and service development skills.

We would welcome applications from candidates working at a foundation to advanced level who wish to use this as a progression opportunity from band 7 to 8a. The successful candidate can expect a supported induction period, training and development opportunities as well as clear leadership and management as they progress through to the 8a level. This post is also available as a 1 year fixed term or 1 year secondment opportunity.

Main duties of the job

You will be an experienced pharmacist, highly motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You must be able to demonstrate leadership and work well with coordinating conflicting demands on your time. You will have a key role in providing medicines optimisation leadership and managing clinical pharmacy services for the medicine team at Worthing and liaising with other teams as patients move on their journey through the hospital. UHSussex is committed to the development of pharmacist prescribers and will facilitate the postholder to achieve this qualification as soon as possible if required.

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will:

• Have delegated responsibility for the provision of clinical pharmacy services to medical wards at Worthing Hospital over the 7 day service.
• Work in partnership with the Lead Pharmacist Medicine at St Richard's Hospital to ensure equity of service across the west side of the Trust. To also work in partnership with counterparts at RSCH to achieve the same.
• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services to the medical wards through multi-disciplinary engagement utilising Non-Medical Prescribing where appropriate. To contribute to the development of the clinical pharmacy service in partnership with the Clinical Pharmacy Leads in accordance with national priorities and the University Hospitals Sussex Clinical Strategy.

Person Specification

General

• Degree in Pharmacy from a UK School of Pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Further Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy at diploma level (or equivalent)
• Registered member of GPhC
• Previous experience as a pharmacist in a branch of medicine
• Significant experience in clinical hospital pharmacy
• Non Medical Prescribing Qualification
• Evidence of: Teaching/Training experience, evaluating complex information, undertaking policy or service development

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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.