The position is ideal for enthusiastic pharmacists who wish to contribute to the evolution of pharmacy education and enhance clinical pharmacy services, particularly in medicines optimisation. The successful candidate will receive support for independent prescribing qualification and a postgraduate qualification in teaching, while being part of a proactive pharmacy team where many colleagues are engaged in non-medical prescribing.
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable pharmacist to hold a joint appointment between Aston University and The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (DGFT). You will join two forward thinking teams implementing the seismic pharmacy education reforms.
This post provides the unique opportunity to work clinically in hospital practice as well as advancing clinical research practice. You will be supported to undertake independent prescribing qualification, if not done so already, and work towards a postgraduate qualification in teaching.
As a clinical fellow you will play a key role in delivering clinical and practice-based research, education and training to students at the University including contributing to scholarship in clinical practice research at Dudley.
This is an exciting time to join the service as we enhance the clinical pharmacy service provision and medicines optimisation activities, investing in our people development and harnessing digital technologies to enable improvements and information. Come and join our exceptional clinical pharmacy team where over 75% of pharmacists are already non-medical prescribers or working towards!
Find out more about our department here Pharmacy Service provides pharmaceutical services for patients (dgftpec.co.uk)
The post consists of a 50:50 split between The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (DGFT) and Aston University.Areas of responsibility include to:
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- Provide directorate support to clinical pharmacy services to inpatient wards at DGFT.
- Conduct clinical service evaluations of pharmacy services within DGFT, assessing the impact of pharmacist interventions on patient care, medication safety, and healthcare outcomes.
- Lead and manage research projects in collaboration with Aston fostering collaboration between the organisations.
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Provide education and training on research methodologies, evidence-based practice, and pharmacotherapy topics.
Specific to the Aston University role and students of the institution:
- To work with colleagues on curriculum development and the advancement of relevant disciplines
- To plan, design and deliver teaching
- To undertake student tutoring and support
- To conduct individual scholarly and/ or professional practice based projects including enterprise that contributes to the profile of the Institution
- To contribute towards clinical teaching, assessment and verification of clinical skills and competence
- To contribute to the development, coordination and quality assurance of placement visits.
- To provide dedicated support for undergraduate students in securing and preparing for vacation andfoundation pharmacisttraining experience and during post-registration training.
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