Lead Advanced Pharmacist - Women's Services RSCH/PRH, Brighton and Hove
Lead Advanced Pharmacist - Women's Services RSCH/PRH, Brighton and Hove
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for aLead Advanced Pharmacist - Women's Servicesto join the Pharmacy team atUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.This is a new role for the Trust, developed to strengthen specialist pharmacy leadership and governance across Women's Services
This senior clinical leadership post provides expert pharmacy input across maternity, gynaecology, maternal medicine and neonatal interfaces, working across designated hospital sites within the Trust. The post holder will lead the planning, delivery, development and governance of Women's Services pharmacy provision, ensuring safe, effective and equitable use of medicines for women, pregnant people and neonates
Women's Services use a wide range of specialist medicines during pregnancy, the postnatal period, breastfeeding and neonatal care. This role provides advanced clinical leadership and independent prescribing expertise to support medicines optimisation, patient safety, regulatory compliance and service resilience, in line with national guidance and Trust priorities
The post holder will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, regional and national networks, commissioners and external partners, and will play a key role in medicines governance, quality improvement, workforce development and cross-site standardisation. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced senior pharmacist toestablish, shape and lead a new specialist rolewithin a large, complex and forward-looking Trust
Main duties of the job
Establish and lead a specialist pharmacy role for Womens Services, providing senior clinical leadership and acting as expert for medicines optimisation in maternity, gynaecology, maternal medicine and neonatal interfaces.
Provide advanced clinical pharmacy input across hospital sites, ensuring consistent pharmacy provision and cross site working.
Work as an independent prescriber, initiating, reviewing and optimising medicines within scope of practice, including high risk, unlicensed and specialist therapies in pregnancy, postnatal, breastfeeding and neonatal care.
Lead medicines governance for Womens Services including prescribing verification, medicines reconciliation, incidents, audit and risk management.
Develop and implement clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways for medicines use across Womens Services, aligned with national guidance.
Provide expert advice and leadership to MDTs including obstetric, gynaecology, maternal medicine, anaesthetic, midwifery and neonatal teams.
Lead service development and quality improvement using prescribing data and incident learning.
Support and develop pharmacy staff through supervision, education and workforce development.
Work with interna l/ external partners including primary care, community pharmacy, LMNS and commissioners.
Provide medicines optimisation and financial oversight including high cost medicines and budget monitoring.
Deputise for senior pharmacy colleagues to support service resilience.
About us
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Candidate Pack
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas&Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria. For example, applicants for the Senior HCA role must be able to evidence a minimum of 2 years experience in the same role to qualify for sponsorship.
If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.
**Please see the Job Description for further details**
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas&Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria. For example, applicants for the Senior HCA role must be able to evidence a minimum of 2 years experience in the same role to qualify for sponsorship.
If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.
**Please see the Job Description for further details**
Person Specification
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Essential
Essential
Person Specification
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Essential
Essential
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Address
RSCH/PRH
Brighton
BN2 5BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
An exciting opportunity has arisen for aLead Advanced Pharmacist - Women's Servicesto join the Pharmacy team atUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.This is a new role for the Trust, developed to strengthen specialist pharmacy leadership and governance across Women's Services
This senior clinical leadership post provides expert pharmacy input across maternity, gynaecology, maternal medicine and neonatal interfaces, working across designated hospital sites within the Trust. The post holder will lead the planning, delivery, development and governance of Women's Services pharmacy provision, ensuring safe, effective and equitable use of medicines for women, pregnant people and neonates
Women's Services use a wide range of specialist medicines during pregnancy, the postnatal period, breastfeeding and neonatal care. This role provides advanced clinical leadership and independent prescribing expertise to support medicines optimisation, patient safety, regulatory compliance and service resilience, in line with national guidance and Trust priorities
The post holder will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, regional and national networks, commissioners and external partners, and will play a key role in medicines governance, quality improvement, workforce development and cross-site standardisation. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced senior pharmacist toestablish, shape and lead a new specialist rolewithin a large, complex and forward-looking Trust
Main duties of the job
Establish and lead a specialist pharmacy role for Womens Services, providing senior clinical leadership and acting as expert for medicines optimisation in maternity, gynaecology, maternal medicine and neonatal interfaces.
Provide advanced clinical pharmacy input across hospital sites, ensuring consistent pharmacy provision and cross site working.
Work as an independent prescriber, initiating, reviewing and optimising medicines within scope of practice, including high risk, unlicensed and specialist therapies in pregnancy, postnatal, breastfeeding and neonatal care.
Lead medicines governance for Womens Services including prescribing verification, medicines reconciliation, incidents, audit and risk management.
Develop and implement clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways for medicines use across Womens Services, aligned with national guidance.
Provide expert advice and leadership to MDTs including obstetric, gynaecology, maternal medicine, anaesthetic, midwifery and neonatal teams.
Lead service development and quality improvement using prescribing data and incident learning.
Support and develop pharmacy staff through supervision, education and workforce development.
Work with interna l/ external partners including primary care, community pharmacy, LMNS and commissioners.
Provide medicines optimisation and financial oversight including high cost medicines and budget monitoring.
Deputise for senior pharmacy colleagues to support service resilience.
About us
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Candidate Pack
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas&Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria. For example, applicants for the Senior HCA role must be able to evidence a minimum of 2 years experience in the same role to qualify for sponsorship.
If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.
**Please see the Job Description for further details**
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas&Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria. For example, applicants for the Senior HCA role must be able to evidence a minimum of 2 years experience in the same role to qualify for sponsorship.
If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.
**Please see the Job Description for further details**
Person Specification
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Essential
- Registered as a Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Further specialist knowledge through post Diploma level training
- NMP
- Acute hospital pharmacy experience
- Experience managing use of medicine in pregnancy and breast feeding inquiries
- Audit, research, guideline development.
- Guideline development, formulary submissions, or protocol reviews
- Member of the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist Group (NPPG)/ +/- UKCPA Women's Health
- Experience of working within women's services
Essential
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
Person Specification
.
Essential
- Registered as a Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Further specialist knowledge through post Diploma level training
- NMP
- Acute hospital pharmacy experience
- Experience managing use of medicine in pregnancy and breast feeding inquiries
- Audit, research, guideline development.
- Guideline development, formulary submissions, or protocol reviews
- Member of the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist Group (NPPG)/ +/- UKCPA Women's Health
- Experience of working within women's services
Essential
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Address
RSCH/PRH
Brighton
BN2 5BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
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