CMG Lead Pharmacist Specialist Medicine inLeicester inLeicester PUBLISHED 21 OCT 2024

Band 8b: £62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum / pro rota for part time hours PERMANENT

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust rfNco586

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Access to UHL staff benefit schemes including Vivup and Wagestream with a large range of offers and discounts of products and services, plus salary sacrifice schemes for cars and bikes.

We are excited to offer the opportunity to join our team as Lead Pharmacist for Specialist Medicine, due to promotion of the existing post holder.

You will deliver, manage and develop the pharmacy service to medical specialties including dermatology, endocrine, general medicine, geriatrics, HIV and hepatitis C, infectious diseases, neurology, rheumatology and stroke . You will be part of a wider team of clinical service lead pharmacists who work together and support each other at a senior level, with the Deputy Chief Pharmacist, to improve patient care and staff experience.

You can expect benefits including:

Full training and support, including for those moving from other sectors, returning to practice and international candidates
Equivalent of 1 day per month protected development time (pro rata for part time staff)
Working with, and learning from, a diverse and forward thinking pharmacy team; we currently have 5 Consultant Pharmacist and 5Advanced Pharmacist Practitioners, and are seeking to grow this further in the future
Flexible working options and a strong focus on work-life balance; we are looking for someone to work up to fulltime but would be happy to discuss options
Access to UHL staff benefit schemes including Vivup and Wagestream with a large range of offers and discounts of products and services, plus salary sacrifice schemes for cars and bikes
Relocation expenses available where relevant

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a highly specialised pharmacy service to patients.
They will be expected to provide expertise to nursing and medical staff (within the Trust and externally) on the management of patients.
They will be expected to integrate with the relevant clinical teams to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues.
They will take overarching responsibility for all pharmacy research and audit projects within the service and be responsible for overseeing training including undergraduate placements, trainee pharmacists and diploma including independent prescribing.
The successful post holder must have previous relevant clinical experience, have experience of using electronic prescribing systems and understand the complexities of delivering a pharmacy service.
They must also have previous leadership and management experience to have oversight of the day to day running of the service and to be able to resolve any operational issues.

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Responsible for the provision of the service to UHL.

Specific responsibilities include:

To ensure the provision of high quality, safe, comprehensive (clinical, supply, financial and operational) pharmaceutical service. * Clinically screen prescriptions on EPMA.
Provide expert clinical advice
Oversee training of staff, including undergraduate placements, trainee and foundation pharmacists, diploma and IP students

Please see Job Description for further details

We are excited to offer the opportunity to join our team as Lead Pharmacist for Specialist Medicine, due to promotion of the existing post holder.

You can expect benefits including:

Full training and support, including for those moving from other sectors, returning to practice and international candidates
Equivalent of 1 day per month protected development time (pro rata for part time staff)
Working with, and learning from, a diverse and forward thinking pharmacy team; we currently have 5 Consultant Pharmacist and 5Advanced Pharmacist Practitioners, and are seeking to grow this further in the future
Flexible working options and a strong focus on work-life balance; we are looking for someone to work up to fulltime but would be happy to discuss options
Access to UHL staff benefit schemes including Vivup and Wagestream with a large range of offers and discounts of products and services, plus salary sacrifice schemes for cars and bikes
Relocation expenses available where relevant

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a highly specialised pharmacy service to patients.
They will be expected to provide expertise to nursing and medical staff (within the Trust and externally) on the management of patients.
They will be expected to integrate with the relevant clinical teams to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues.
They will take overarching responsibility for all pharmacy research and audit projects within the service and be responsible for overseeing training including undergraduate placements, trainee pharmacists and diploma including independent prescribing.
The successful post holder must have previous relevant clinical experience, have experience of using electronic prescribing systems and understand the complexities of delivering a pharmacy service.
They must also have previous leadership and management experience to have oversight of the day to day running of the service and to be able to resolve any operational issues.