Senior Clinical Pharmacist - NRC/Teacher Practioner

Job overview

Do you have a passion for transforming the lives of people who have experienced severe injury or illness and do you enjoy teaching and want to help shape the next generation of pharmacists? If so please come and join us as a Senior Clinical Pharmacist at the National Rehabilitation Centre and as a Teacher Practioner at the University of Nottingham.

This post is integral to providing high quality, safe, compassionate and efficient care in an innovative way at the NRC and training the pharmacists of the future!

We are looking for a senior pharmacist to become a key part of 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.

Within this post you will spend 3 days a week at the NRC working with other members of the pharmacy team to optimise the use of medicines at the NRC. Making a real difference to patient safety, patient experience and satisfaction and operational flow through the Trust.

On the other two days you will be based at the School of Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham, teaching undergraduate students as part of the MPharm course.

Planning for the NRC is in its advanced stages, and the building will be ready in 2026. 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

This is a split post - three days a week you will be working at the National Rehabilitation Centre to provide complex, pharmaceutical care for patients, optimising their medicines and ensuring the safe & effective transfer of care. You will have mentoring support from the specialist pharmacist, and operational based support from the medicines management technician and medicines management assistant at the NRC.

Two days a week will be spent at the University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy, teaching the undergraduate students. In this part of the role you will be expected:

To support the development of hospital pharmacy practice within the undergraduate curriculum

To support the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Policy in all aspects of clinical pharmacy teaching

To teach Pharmacy undergraduate students

To support coordination of undergraduate teaching between hospital practice at NUH and academia at the Nottingham School of Pharmacy

To act as a professional role model

We welcome applications from individuals who are passionate about education and training, who possess excellent communication skills, a patient-centered attitude, the ability to work independently & also as part of the multi-disciplinary team, and who have the motivation to strive for continued improvement.

You need not have any formal experience within a training role, just experience in supporting others within your current role and a willingness to learn.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See full job description (attached) for further information.

For the Nottingham University Hospitals

1. To partake in clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken in the relevant clinical specialty

2. Leadership, management and divisional/service support roles

3. To line manage and support more junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the listed directorates

4. To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties

For the University of Nottingham

To support the development of hospital pharmacy practice within the undergraduate curriculum

To support the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Policy in all aspects of clinical pharmacy teaching

To teach Pharmacy undergraduate students

To support coordination of undergraduate teaching between hospital practice at NUH and academia at the Nottingham School of Pharmacy

To act as a professional role model

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with GPhC
• Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent post graduate qualification

Desirable

• Independent Prescribing Qualification
• Attendance at train the trainer courses or teaching qualification

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Wide previous experience (post registration) of hospital pharmacy
• Experience of delivering clinical pharmacy processes within a hospital setting
• Experience of day to day supervision of trainee pharmacists/technicians

Desirable

• Experience in undertaking, and reporting/presenting audit / research or project work at local (Trust) level.
• Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Critical evaluation skills to support drug therapy decisions and patient information
• Able to assess and minimise risk in medicines management processes

Desirable

• Medicines Information skills

Planning and Organisation skills

Essential

• Organised, able to prioritise own work and help others to
• Positive thinker and problem solver

Desirable

• Management skills

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Able to prioritise own Good interpersonal presentation/negotiation skills-written and verbalwork
• Good communication and interaction with MDT and own profession

Desirable

• Teaching skills including supportive feedback