Role: Lead Clinical Pharmacist
Location: The Harborne Hospital, Birmingham
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday with requirements to cover some weekends.
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive dependent on skills & experience with excellent benefits.
We’re looking for a Lead Clinical Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team at The Harborne Hospital, part of the World’s largest private healthcare group, providing award-winning primary, acute, and complex care.
About the facility
The Harborne Hospital - part of HCA Healthcare UK is a brand new £100 million, purpose-built 50 bed, multi-speciality private hospital. Located on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham campus, the hospital will have the deep clinical infrastructure, equipment, and facilities to deliver full clinical pathways across a mix of specialties and sub-specialties at all levels of complexity.
Job Description
The post-holder, together with other specialist leads, will lead clinical pharmacy services to all non-cancer areas & specialties across the Hospital. You will oversee clinical development, education, and training; ensuring continuous development of members of the Pharmacy and multidisciplinary team. You will lead quality/process improvement projects.
Working with other clinical leads, you will provide leadership for and support the technical team to ensure responsive dispensary services. You will have line management responsibilities for Senior and Junior Pharmacy Staff and support the development of other pharmacy staff.
You will lead, develop, and deliver clinical pharmacy services to specialty areas, including cardiovascular, orthopaedic, spinal, digestive diseases & transplant services. This includes protocol development, delivery and assurance, prescription monitoring, medicines information, evidence-based practice, and patient counselling on the use of medicines.
Assist with the quality, governance, and assurance of pharmacy services.
What you’ll bring:
* Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council, with a BPharm, MPharm or BSc in Pharmacy.
* Additional postgraduate clinical qualification e.g. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or other relevant post-graduation qualification.
* Extensive hospital experience (essential).
* Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (desirable).
* Specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge and experience in specialties including cardiovascular, orthopaedic & spinal, digestive diseases & transplant services (essential).
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication, and facilities.
As a Lead Clinical Pharmacist, you’ll be eligible for:
* 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave.
* Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.
* Private pension contribution which increases with length of service.
* Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.
* Group Life Assurance from day one.
* Critical illness cover.
* Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
* Corporate staff discount for all facilities.
* Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection, and lifestyle benefits.
* Discounts with over 800 major retailers.
Diversity and Inclusion
We believe healthcare is built on a foundation of inclusion, compassion, and respect for our patients and for each other. By working together with our colleagues, we’re creating a truly inclusive environment, where individual differences are celebrated and everyone can achieve their potential.
About Us
Life with us means taking pride in your team and delivering the highest quality care. We’ll support your ongoing learning in an environment that features advanced equipment and practices. As part of HCA Healthcare US, the world’s largest healthcare company, we can promise that you’ll learn from experts in every department and that your opportunities will be endless. #J-18808-Ljbffr