4440 – Lead Clinical Pharmacist/Clinical Educator
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and knowledgeable clinical pharmacist who has a keen interest in education and training to help shape the workforce of the future.
This joint role is between Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Sheffield.
The Clinical Educator will be involved in the design, development and delivery of high-quality clinical practice-based teaching alongside working as part of the Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust pharmacy team to provide a clinical service at an advanced level to a range of wards within the Trust.
We are an innovative and forward-thinking department who have over recent years invested in a host of technical improvements. The department is friendly, forward thinking and constantly expanding. This is an exciting time to be joining the team.
The successful applicant must be a registered pharmacist with a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent), and with experience in education and training. Significant recent post-registration hospital experience is essential.
Alongside all of our other Pharmacists you will contribute to the provision of the remote out of hours On-Call Service as well as working late nights, weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
The postholder will be substantively appointed by Barnsley Hospital NHSFT with an annualised agreement for working 3 days a week at Barnsley Hospital NHSFT and 2 days a week working at The University of Sheffield.
Main duties of the job
To support and deliver the aims and vision of the BHNFT Pharmacy Department and The University of Sheffield (TUoS) MPharm course.
To work with the Pharmacy team and the Head of Pharmacy Practice to design, develop, deliver and assess practice and clinical teaching within TUoS MPharm programme.
To contribute to the development, co-ordination and quality assurance of experiential learning (placements) within the MPharm and at BHNFT.
To deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to a clinical in accordance with the objectives set by the Clinical Pharmacy Team Leaders to ensure safe, clinically effective, and cost-efficient use of drugs.
To contribute to the multidisciplinary team as a clinical practitioner, championing medicines optimisation.
To deliver relevant education, training, mentorship and clinical supervision.
To participate in audits related to medicine management and ward services.
To contribute to the pharmacy departmental services including late nights, weekends, on-call and bank holidays.
For an informal chat or to arrange a visit contact:
Nisha Pounj-Taylor, Deputy Chief Pharmacist and Principal Clinical Pharmacist
Judith Nicholson, Education & Training Lead Pharmacist
Phone: 01226 432047 Email: Judith.nicholson1@nhs.net
About us
Barnsley is a place of real warmth and communityspirit. With a proud industrial past, the town offers affordable living, greattransport links, rich culture and many green spaces. Barnsley punches above itsweight and has recently seen economic growth, substantial regeneration anddigital ambition, whilst leading the way in healthcare innovation andemployability.
At Barnsley Hospital, we are a close-knit,ambitious team delivering outstanding care in the heart of South Yorkshire. Ouraim is to be the best place to work and we have been consistently rated by ourpeople as being amongst the very best Trusts in the country in areas such ascompassionate leadership, teamwork and supporting colleague wellbeing.
We offer a friendly working environment where youwill be recognised and valued for what you do, led with compassion andintegrity and have your career and wellbeing supported.
BarnsleyHospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fairtreatment to all applicants.
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The cost ofthe DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met bythe successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.
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Job responsibilities
Job Description
Please refer to the attachedJob Description and Person Specification for full details of the role andresponsibilities.
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Person Specification
Experience
- Significant post-registration experience as a Clinical Pharmacist in a patient-centered role to include specialist level, including: Assessing patient needs, Devising and delivering care plans & Experience of supervision of others.
- Experience of mentoring/coaching
- Good clinical knowledge and understanding of common disease states and their management.
- Experience of planning, delivering, and evaluating pharmacy education and training programmes and/or training of other healthcare professionals.
- Experience of working with educational institutions.
- Experience of leading/developing audit or research resulting in a change in practice.
- Evidence of developing evidence based prescribing guideline and policies.
- In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
- In around 100 words please describe how you live the values at the current organisation that you work for.
- In around 100 words please describe what you do to get the best out of people.
Qualifications
- Current Registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience/qualification.
- Independent prescriber and registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or willing to work towards after appointment.
- Member of the Royal College.
- Teaching qualification e.g. FHEA, PGCert Higher Education or willing to work towards after appointment.
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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