Band 8a
Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 387-DT-5229-NG
Site: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Town: Bristol
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/11/2024 23:59
As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
We are excited to offer a rare opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated clinical pharmacist to join the Woman's and Children's Pharmacy at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
The successful candidate will be a member of our clinical pharmacy team providing Pharmaceutical care to patients under the PICU service and be part of the PICU multidisciplinary team, based within Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. The post holder will also have responsibility to the clinical pharmacy services offered to our paediatric cardiology department.
The Woman and Children's Pharmacy team spans across two adjacently located hospital sites providing care to woman, children and neonates. You will be working as part of a well supported team of clinical pharmacists driving the development of clinical and operational services to your patient group.
Main duties of the job
* Providing a clinical pharmacy service to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
* Providing leadership and training to clinical pharmacists working within paediatric surgery wards and working closely with the surgical team on improvement, training and governance.
* Working alongside the multidisciplinary team including nursing staff, doctors and other healthcare professionals to provide excellent inpatient care.
* Supporting and training junior staff as they develop their knowledge and skills.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council for Pharmacists
* Post Graduate Clinical Diploma in Pharmacy or equivalent
* Member of the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group (NPPG)
Knowledge and Experience
* Extensive post registration Clinical Pharmacy Experience
* Working Knowledge of UK Hospital Pharmacy
* Evidence of Sound Clinical Pharmacy Methods
* Experience of Staff Management/supervision/mentoring
* Experience of Teaching/presenting
* Experience in clinical management of paediatric patients
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
* Experience of Audit
* Experience managing paediatric cardiology and Intensive Care Patients
* Experience undertaking Quality Improvement Projects
* Experience of Working as an Independent Prescriber
* Experience working with electronic prescribing/critical care electronic monitoring systems
Skills and Abilities
* Evidence of commitment to continued improvement of patient experience
* Ability to use judgement to challenge and influence prescribing
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills & negotiation skills
* Excellent prioritisation and time management skills
* Ability to mentor other members of staff
* Ability to use and adapt to the use of IT systems within the healthcare setting particularly electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA)
* Evidence of an interest in medicine management agenda
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
IMPORTANT:
Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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