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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-7008423
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
National Rehabilitation Centre/Queens Medical Centre
Town
Lutterworth
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist: National Rehabilitation Centre

Band 8a

Job overview

Do you have a passion for transforming the lives of people who have experienced severe injury or illness? Here at the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) you will join an innovative, forward-thinking team with the collective objective of providing first class rehabilitation to our patients.

Please come and join us as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (SCP) National Rehabilitation Centre if you wish to become part of our journey to creating a better future for rehabilitation patients. This post is integral to providing high quality, safe, compassionate and efficient care in an innovative way at the NRC.

If you were successful you would become a key part of setting up and shaping the pharmacy service to this area going forwards and paving the future of rehabilitation in the UK. The model is to deliver rehabilitation regionally, with the East Midlands being the first with others to follow.

Why choose the NRC? You will be at the forefront of big change over the next few years. Your contribution will be vital but not only that, you will be supported to grow and learn through our many developmental programmes at the NRC as well as to engaging in research an innovation.

Planning for the NRC is in its advanced stages, and the building will be ready in the summer of 2025. This role will be temporarily based at Queens Medical Centre before moving over to the NRC. For more details of the centre please visit the NRC website www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk  

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Our vision is to be outstanding in health outcomes and patient & staff experience

You will be  responsible for developing the clinical pharmacy service to the new rehabilitation centre and supporting the MDT team will all aspects of medicines management.  You will provide complex, pharmaceutical care for patients, optimising their medicines, utilising your prescribing skills and ensuring the effective transfer of care of patients both to and from the centre.

You will work closely with the MDT, on & off the ward, to support governance, education and medication safety within the National Rehabilitation Centre.

You will be expected to line manage the junior pharmacists on the team, providing mentoring, and supporting them and the other pharmacy staff at the NRC with their development and objectives.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

The NRC programme is being led by NUH and is part of the National New Hospital Programme, transforming rehabilitation services for the future. This will be a ground-breaking 70 bed facility for NHS patients based alongside and closely connected to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Stanford Hall. The ‘Defence’ element is complete and has been treating patients since autumn 2018.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for key duties & responsibilities.

Leading on a particular aspect (or aspects) of the clinical pharmacy service to the specialty.

Actively participating in consultant-led ward rounds to promote and support medicines optimisation, antimicrobial stewardship and effective discharge planning by utilising prescribing skills.

Providing an advanced level of clinical pharmacy service to the specialty.

Involvement in education and training of a variety of healthcare professionals including diploma & trainee pharmacists, undergraduates and trainee advanced nurse practitioners.

Whilst this post is commissioned to be full time (equivalent of 37.5 hours per week) the service would welcome applications from those wanting a better work life balance. If you would like to consider this post  but on less than full time hours please still apply and outline this on your application form, or please contact us for further discussion.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent qualification or experience
Desirable criteria
  • Qualified as an independent prescriber

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Wide post-registration experience including in hospital pharmacy
  • Experience of delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a specialty
  • Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty
  • Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
  • Experience of managing staff and a service to an area
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level
  • Experience of working within the field of neuro/rehab/trauma medicine

Communication and Relationship

Essential criteria
  • Strong written communication skills to a wide range of professionals and patients
  • Evidence of independence and team working skills

Analytical and Judgement

Essential criteria
  • Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes
  • Evidence of incorporating innovative and ‘best practice’ into current practice.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of being able to obtain, interpret, analyse and report on drug expenditure

Planning and Organisation

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of excellent organisational skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Caroline Cramp
Job title
Divisional Lead Pharmacist for Surgery
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07976190131
Additional information

Mike Hey,

Assistant Head of Pharmacy - Clinical Services

[email protected]

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