Highly Specialist Pharmacist – Infectious Diseases

Job title:

Highly Specialist Pharmacist – Infectious Diseases

Company

NHS

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Pharmacist to join the Infectious Diseases team working at North Manchester GeneralHospital. You will deliver a high-quality, patient focused, clinical pharmacy service to inpatient and outpatient infectious diseases service users.The ID service at NMGH is a regional specialist centre, and delivers care to a wide range of patient groups. In addition to an inpatient infectiousdiseases unit, we also provide outpatient clinic services, homecare services and outreach services to ensure access to our varied and oftencomplex cohort of service users, including the largest cohort of HIV patients outside London/South East England, and one of the largest HepatitisC treatment centres in England.Prior experience in Infectious Diseases is not essential – we encourage you to apply if you have a passion for ID or infection, and have previousexperience working in a specialist clinical area.Main duties of the jobTo deliver a high quality patient focused clinical pharmacy service for infectious diseases and to establish effective relationships with clinical staffand other stakeholders delivering inpatient and outpatient care to our service users.To promote the responsible, safe , clinically-effective and cost-effective use of medicines within the ID service.To support education and development of medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in your role as Highly Specialist Pharmacist for ID.You will develop your leadership and management skills within Pharmacy, and as a senior member of the ID Pharmacy Team will be expected todeputise for the 8b Lead Pharmacist when required.In addition to having a passion for infectious diseases you must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work aspart of a team whilst also managing your own workload. You must be able to manage and motivate others and have the ability to influence themultidisciplinary team and engage with key stakeholders.About usMFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.Date posted21 October 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number349-CSS-6626340*Job locationsNorth Manchester General HospitalDelauneys RoadCrumpsallM8 5RBJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!Person SpecificationRegistrationEssential

• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist

Desirable

• Member of National/International Specialist Organisation in area of responsibility

QualificationsEssential

• Vocational Masters degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy
• Post-graduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy
• One year pre-registration Training
• Successful completion of pre-registration examination

Desirable

• Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
• Attendance at relevant conferences and training courses

Knowledge and ExperienceEssential

• Extensive experience in hospital pharmacy in a clinical role
• Experience of specialist hospital pharmacy services or experience in the area of responsibility
• Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills
• Sound clinical knowledge and understanding

Desirable

• Research experience
• Awareness of current Government, Trust and local policies
• Previous experience in delivering training and education
• Experience of covering intensive care or high dependency patients
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience in delivering training and education

SkillsEssential

• Excellent analytical/ problem solving skills particularly with respect to use of medicines in complex situations
• Able to lead and act on own initiative (assertive)
• Able to organise, prioritise and meet deadlines
• Able to work as part of a team
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Organised and methodical approach to work
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated and ability to motivate others
• Able to manage difficult and ambiguous problems
• An advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement
• Able to recognise limitations
• Basic computer skills
• Excellent influencing and negotiating skills
• Numeracy and literacy

Desirable

• Experience of evaluating financial information related to use of medicines
• Demonstration of innovation
• Able to delegate authority appropriately

Person SpecificationRegistrationEssential

• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist

Desirable

• Member of National/International Specialist Organisation in area of responsibility

QualificationsEssential

• Vocational Masters degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy
• Post-graduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy
• One year pre-registration Training
• Successful completion of pre-registration examination

Desirable

• Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
• Attendance at relevant conferences and training courses

Knowledge and ExperienceEssential

• Extensive experience in hospital pharmacy in a clinical role
• Experience of specialist hospital pharmacy services or experience in the area of responsibility
• Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills
• Sound clinical knowledge and understanding

Desirable

• Research experience
• Awareness of current Government, Trust and local policies
• Previous experience in delivering training and education
• Experience of covering intensive care or high dependency patients
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience in delivering training and education

SkillsEssential

• Excellent analytical/ problem solving skills particularly with respect to use of medicines in complex situations
• Able to lead and act on own initiative (assertive)
• Able to organise, prioritise and meet deadlines
• Able to work as part of a team
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Organised and methodical approach to work
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated and ability to motivate others
• Able to manage difficult and ambiguous problems
• An advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement
• Able to recognise limitations
• Basic computer skills
• Excellent influencing and negotiating skills
• Numeracy and literacy

Desirable

• Experience of evaluating financial information related to use of medicines
• Demonstration of innovation
• Able to delegate authority appropriately

Expected salary

£53755 – 60504 per year

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 01:29:33 GMT

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