Main area Division B-Pharmacy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: 37.5 hours/week plus late duty and weekends as per job description Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-B-244340
Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B Town Cambridge Salary £46,148 - £52,809 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/12/2024 23:59
Job overview
The Rheumatology Pharmacy team have an exciting opportunity to welcome a Band 7 Pharmacist into a non-rotational position. The CUH Rheumatology service continues to grow rapidly and support to this service therefore must expand.
We are looking for an organised, forward thinking and motivated Pharmacist to join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a highly specialised patient cohort and specialist clinicians in rheumatology.
You will play a key role in the provision of specialist services: high cost drugs, medicines optimisation and the management of clinical queries to help us to deliver and improve the quality of patient treatment and care. Maintaining the safe supply of medicines and treatment to patients homes.
Rheumatology Pharmacy experience is not essential as full training will be given.
Our progressive and friendly pharmacy department consists of approximately 300 staff. The department provides clinical services to diverse patient groups across a wide range of therapeutic areas, including many highly specialised services. The majority of our pharmacists are prescribers and we have a number of consultant pharmacist posts.
CUH has been accredited at the highest international quality standard for use of technology, data and analytics (HIMSS Level 7). The Pharmacy team fully utilises our electronic patient record system (Epic) alongside technology such as robotics.
Main duties of the job
* To provide an advanced a specialist clinical pharmacy service to ward(s)/clinics within specialist area.
* To deliver designated performance objectives specific to the allocated area(s).
* Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our department is proud to prioritise the inclusion of all staff and we support everyone to achieve their potential.
As a department, the continuing professional development of all staff is a priority. This includes support for formal qualifications (e.g. prescribing courses – including funding and study leave), workplace learning from experienced colleagues and development of skills relating to training, management and research. Staff are encouraged to attend our regular in house training sessions and consultant pharmacist update sessions. We are keen to equip our band 7 pharmacists with the necessary knowledge, skills and experience needed to progress to band 8A roles.
Within CUH Pharmacy, there is a strong sense of team spirit and many opportunities to work with colleagues from other clinical specialties.
Well-being of staff is a priority within the department and our Pharmacy Staff Well-being Forum frequently hosts social events and coordinates efforts to positively support well-being of the Pharmacy team.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 19th December 2024
Interviews are due to be held week commencing 6th January 2025
Person specification
Qualifications
* Masters level degree in pharmacy.
* Post-graduate foundation training (pre-registration year).
* Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Completed Certificate (Year 1) of Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice.
* Completed year 1 and year 2 of Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice).
* Diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent).
* Qualified and registered as an Independent prescriber.
Experience
* Moderate post-registration hospital experience including prescription screening in inpatients/outpatients, medicines reconciliation, medicines information.
* Experienced clinical pharmacist who has covered a range of specialties including elderly care, acute medicine, and specialist medicine and Surgery.
* Evidence of having conducted a clinical audit.
* Recent post-registration hospital experience, ideally including previous experience in a teaching hospital and experience of more than one hospital.
Knowledge
* Good clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends.
* Knowledge of NICE and NHS guidance.
* Knowledge of Health care systems and NHS change.
Skills
* Good organizational skills/time management.
* Able to prioritize workload and target efforts appropriately.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Able to give oral presentations appropriate to the level of the audience.
* Proven ability to influence and negotiate with all grades of staff.
* Able to work well in a team.
* Ability to listen and act on direction from senior pharmacists.
* Computer literate with experience of Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
* Ability to remain calm and work effectively under pressure.
Additional Requirements
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
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.
Name Jennifer Ramshaw Job title Advanced Clinical Pharmacist Rheumatology Email address jennifer.ramshaw@nhs.net
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