Advanced pharmacist - Workforce development - #1684838

NHS


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Leeds
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day
NHS

Areyou looking for a 12-month fixed term contract as a pharmacist Lecturer/Practitioner? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiasticpharmacist with excellent clinical, teaching and time management skills towork in a post with 50% of time spent working at the Leeds University and 50%of time at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.


Duringthe time spent at the Leeds Trust the post holder will work within the adultspecialities based at the Leeds General Infirmary.


Inthe university role the post holder will work within the Pharmacy team(School of Healthcare and Faculty of Medicine and Health) supporting thedelivery of the Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice andmulti-disciplinary independent prescribing course. They will be involved inthe delivery and assessment of these programmes as well as teaching andsupervision of pharmacy related subjects to a range of undergraduate andpostgraduate healthcare professionals.


Thisis an exciting time to work in education and development with the ongoing andfuture changes to pharmacist education. The successful candidate will alreadyhave experience teaching pharmacy or clinical colleagues and be keen tofurther develop their skills.


Main duties of the job

Asa Pharmacist Lecturer (Leeds university) your main duties will be to:


Provide innovative research-ledteaching and assessment, using technology where appropriate.


Contribute to the planning,development, delivery and review of modules and programmes.


Provide support and academicsupervision to students, referring when appropriate


Asa Pharmacist Practitioner (Leeds Trust) your main duties will be to;


Provide highly specialised clinicalpharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within a givenspeciality.


Within clinical and operationalspeciality ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely, andcost-effectively in accordance with Trust Policy, standard operatingprocedures and medicines legislation.


Supervise, tutor and assess juniorpharmacy staff.


Provide a service commitment aspart of job plan to a specified area within the pharmacy department i.edispensary, aseptics, or medicines information.


Thepost is offered on a full-time basis and the post holder will be required towork evening and weekends at the Leeds Trust.


Ifyou are interested in this post we encourage you to contact Clare Roberts(recruitment lead) ***************@nhs.net (Mon -Thurs), Sumrah Shaffiq(current post holder) ***********@leeds.ac.uk or Jane Cahill (Leedsuniversity) **********@leeds.ac.uk


About us

TheLeeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the country withexcellent clinical outcomes for patients. One of the Trusts goals is to be acentre of excellence, providing world-class learning, education and trainingfor everyone in the Trust which we also embrace within pharmacy.


Ourvision as a Trust is to be the best for specialist and integrated care. Thisis underpinned by our values - The Leeds Way. The Leeds Way defines who weare, what we believe and how we will work together to deliver the bestoutcomes for our patients.


MMPSis nationally recognised as an exemplar service. The CSU responsibilitiesspan the provision and use of medicines across all patient pathways. We offera range of diverse opportunities to all our staff -https://youtu.be/yxygQFQZcr0


LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.


Job responsibilities

Jobpurpose


Toprovide operational and strategic input into the education, training andprofessional development of pharmacists. The post holder will also provide aclinical pharmacy service to a clinical speciality.


Jobdimensions


Provides specialist professionalleadership for a defined area of education, training or professionaldevelopment within Pharmacy.


Designs appropriate structures anddevelops teaching methods that best meet the students' and department'srequirements.


Provides expert opinion, bothwithin and outside pharmacy on the education, training and development ofhealthcare workers with regards to the safe and effective use of drugtherapy.


Supervises tutors and assessesjunior pharmacy staff.


They are professionally accountablefor their actions.


Provide sessional cover in anoperational service area


To act as the ResponsiblePharmacist in line with local procedures. The post holder will be required towork evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis


Knowledge,skills and experience required


Masters qualification in Pharmacy(4 years), or equivalent qualification, plus 1 year pre-registrationtraining.


Registrant of the GeneralPharmaceutical Council (GPhC)


Postgraduate Diploma in ClinicalPharmacy or equivalent experience or qualification


Substantial post registrationexperience as a practising clinical pharmacist. Ability to demonstratefoundation level competencies in all 6 domains of the Advanced to ConsultantLevel Framework (ACLF)


Minimum of two years experience ofmentoring, assessing and appraising postgraduate students or trainee pharmacystudents.


Have undertaken training ineducational theory (e.g. MEd. PGCE, Train the Trainer)


Experience of dealing with complexclinical issues which require the pharmacist to analyse a range of sources,which may not be in agreement, to formulate a response. It may be necessaryto find a novel solution to an unusual clinical situation.


Possess negotiating and persuasiveskills for interacting with other clinical team members, hospital managers,patients and relatives


Experience of dealing with a widevariety and grade of hospital staff on a regular and on-going basis,including senior multidisciplinary and managerial staff.


Person Specification
Skills & behaviours

  • Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines

  • Presentation and facilitation skills

  • Enthusiastic role model

  • Communication skills - written, listening and verbal


Qualifications

  • Pharmacist registrant of GPhC

  • MPharm (or equivalent)

  • Educational theory (eg MEd, PGCert, train the trainer)


Experience

  • Ability to demonstrate foundation level competencies in all 6 domains of the Advanced to Consultant Level Framework (ACLF)

  • Experience of mentoring and appraising staff

  • Ability to assess performance and provide constructive feedback


Additional Requirements
  • Member of RPS desirable

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.


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