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    Band 8a Specialist Pharmacist - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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    Job summary

    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is a tertiary referral Cancer Centre with five outpatient day case units, four inpatient wards and many outpatients clinics. The cancer pharmacists at UHB are well integrated into all aspects of this service, including ward pharmacy activities, day unit responsibilities and a number of different pharmacist-led clinics. We have close links with the School of Pharmacy at University of Birmingham and have a strong track record in delivering and supporting educational and research activities.

    We are looking for a specialist oncology pharmacist to join our large and enthusiastic team, in order to provide a high level of specialist pharmaceutical care to oncology patients. We already have a number of pharmacists working independently within oncology clinics and we are keen to further develop these roles and give our team the opportunity to become specialists in particular areas of oncology.

    In addition, we hope you have a passion for education and training in order to support the growing number of junior pharmacists within the cancer pharmacy team. We will also support and encourage you to develop your own research interests and to develop yourself as a specialist clinical pharmacist a specific area.

    Main duties of the job

    Work independently as a pharmacist prescriber in oncology clinics.

    Act as a role model for junior pharmacists in oncology and assist in education and training initiatives.

    Ensure safe and effective provision of clinical pharmacy services to oncology patients.

    Ensure oral SACT patients receive appropriate counselling and support with their medication.

    Support the Advanced Clinical Pharmacists and Consultant Pharmacists in further development of the clinical pharmacy service.

    Support the research and development portfolio within the pharmacy department.

    About us

    We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

    Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

    Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

    UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

    University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • *4 year vocational Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
  • *Post-graduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent experience
  • *Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • *Willingness to work towards non-medical prescribing qualification
  • Desirable

  • *Working towards Level I Faculty Membership with the RPS
  • *Non-medical prescribing qualification
  • Experience

    Essential

  • *Significant post-registration hospital pharmacy experience in oncology
  • *Possesses relevant clinical knowledge in oncology
  • *Demonstrates good knowledge of oncology and current issues
  • *Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team
  • *Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
  • *Demonstrates good critical appraisal skills
  • *Knowledge of national initiatives and guidelines, NICE, NSF
  • *Possesses knowledge of available resources to answer Medicines Information queries
  • *Able to work with drug budget information
  • Desirable

  • *Experience of teaching/presenting to other healthcare professionals/patients
  • *Ability to manage budgets and deliver on cost improvement programmes
  • *Previous involvement in clinical trials
  • Additional Criteria

    Essential

  • *Willingness to travel across all sites within the Trust as required by the job role.
  • *Commitment to own Continuing Professional Development

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