Job Summary
An exciting opportunity for a pharmacist to educate and develop students while retaining a small clinical role has arisen at the Birmingham Children's Hospital and Aston University.
The BWC Pharmacy Department is a busy department dealing with a wide range of specialties. We were awarded Outstanding Clinical Team of the Year 2021 and have a high profile across the Trust. We pride ourselves on being a friendly department within a welcoming Trust with many opportunities to develop your skills, explore new ways of working and be at the forefront of new technologies. We have strong links with academia and strongly support individuals at all levels looking to progress education and research.
Aston University has a rich history as a School of Pharmacy and as an excellent education institution. Aston University was named the University of the Year by The Guardian in 2020. The post holder will contribute to the delivery, development and assessment of university-based teaching for students on programmes within the School of Pharmacy at Aston University as part of the academic team. This activity will be mainly but not limited to the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree. You will be able to explore and will be supported to engage with clinical and pedagogic research within your area of interest/expertise.
The post holders will be expected to participate in the on-call, extended hours, weekend and regular core duty rotas as appropriate at the Birmingham Children's Hospital site.
Main Duties of the Job
* The post holder will work with both the hospital and academic teams within the College of Health and Life Sciences at Aston University, pharmacy students and other healthcare professionals.
* The post holder is expected to deliver Aston University related duties Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday mornings. Thursday afternoons will be on site at the Birmingham Children's Hospital.
* To co-ordinate the hospital-based teaching and experience for Aston University pharmacy students. This training may be in the form of supervised ward visits, workshops and seminars. The post holder may be required to back fill pharmacists to enable them to undertake the Aston University pharmacy student training.
* To contribute to the pharmacy programmes at Aston University including but not limited to the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) and Overseas Pharmacist Course (OSPAP).
* To develop and mark assessments.
* To invigilate or staff live assessments e.g. Vivas or OSCEs.
* To provide student feedback in accordance with university policy.
* To provide pastoral support to allocated students.
* To co-ordinate pharmacy student projects at Aston University.
* Provide a clinical service to an allocated area.
* To contribute to service improvement projects to ensure safety, efficiency and quality.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MPharm or equivalent degree.
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist.
* Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or independent Prescribing Qualification.
Knowledge and Nature of Experience
* Suitable post-qualification experience.
* Experience of financial management and reporting.
* Experience of report writing.
* Experience of undertaking drug usage reviews and audit.
* Experience of working across organisational boundaries.
* Experience of formally interacting with senior clinicians and managers.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Evidence of training and development of healthcare professionals.
* Sound knowledge of current national standards and guidelines relevant to the safe prescribing of high risk medicines.
* Good oral and written communication skills for a variety of audiences including patients, parents and healthcare professionals.
* Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
* Effective organisational skills. Ability to prioritise a complex workload and work accurately under pressure adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
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.
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