Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Secondment: 10 months (post holder returns September 2025)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 358-6764197-CSI
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Glenfield General Hospital
- Town
- Leicester
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Pharmacist-Secondment in Adult Intensive Care:
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance
Job overview
Looking for a new challenge? Want to be part of a supportive, forward thinking service? Then look no further.
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) consists of three acute teaching hospitals & is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England. We serve one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland and specialist services regionally & also a national & international population.
UHL is currently undergoing a process of reconfiguration with associated site-investment, the Government has recently announced that Leicester’s hospitals will be getting £450m of capital investment over the next 5 years to complete our investment & reconfiguration plans. The £450m programme includes two “super” intensive care units on the LRI & GGH sites which is an exciting expansion of our Adult ICU services.
An exciting opportunity has come up for a 10 month secondment into the Intensive Care team at UHL. You will have a fantastic chance to work in the Intensive Care & anaesthetic team & have the opportunity, where service demands dictate, to work across the 3 hospital sites all of which have an AICU bed base & offer a patient case mix that is very interesting, diverse & dynamic. You will be supported by a dedicated team of pharmacists and medicine management staff, to enable delivery of a comprehensive Clinical Pharmacy services to patients, within the Critical Care Directorate.
Main duties of the job
Our Pharmacy Department is progressive, supportive and nurturing and aim to provide the best patient care possible. Join us and be a part of a workplace that looks to develop you as you progress on your professional and personal journey.
You will utilise your clinical skills and experience by providing clinical pharmacy services to wards and other areas, assisting with the training and development of others and supporting the improvement of the services. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and will help maintain the high standard of services that are already provided. Independent Prescribing is integral to our pharmacist’s roles.
The post holder will be supported & trained to deliver a highly specialised clinical service to the AICU beds on both the LRI & GGH sites and will be an integral and respected member of the well-established multidisciplinary team. This will also involve, the niche training as part of the development of these posts to supporting the ECMO population of patients in the fullness of time, which is an opportunity not all centres can offer.
The ideal candidate will be a prescriber who is forward-thinking, enthusiastic, & keen to work within a team of like-minded people with good communication and interpersonal skills.
Post holder will be expected to contribute towards evening, on-call, bank holiday and weekend rotas.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• To deliver a clinical service to patients, including taking patient drug histories, rationalising prescribing, advising on and compiling treatment protocols, therapeutic drug monitoring and monitoring compliance.
• To support the CMG Lead Pharmacist in maintaining and improving the pharmaceutical service to the clinical management group (CMG). · To be responsible for the delivery of an agreed standard of pharmaceutical care to identified patients in order to achieve the safe and cost effective use of medicine.
Please see the attached Job Description for more information on role requirements.
If you possess the skills essential for this post, then we look forward to hearing from you. The post will predominantly be based at the GGH site although there is a requirement to work across any site and travel across UHL as part of the role. Candidates will be expected to participate in the departments on call, bank holiday, late night and weekend rotas.
The posts is available at up to 37.5hours per week. We know work life balance is important and we support staff to ensure their health and well-being. We would consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working or less than full time hours as long as the core responsibilities of the role can be covered.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in pharmacy
- Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Post-graduate certificate in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy practice or evidence of equivalent clinical experience
- Working towards completion of a Post graduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy/ Pharmacy practice
- Evidence of post registration commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leadership training and skills particularly change management
Experience
Essential criteria
- Approaching 2 years (minimum) post-registration experience in pharmacy practice with relevant clinical experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in hospital
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound current clinical knowledge
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of communication skills, verbal/written. Good interpersonal and communication
Desirable criteria
- Previous supervisory/management training. Evidence of management of staff in previous post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julia Trinder-Oxley
- Job title
- CMG Lead Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07989 220756
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