Band 8a Specialist Pharmacist Diabetes

Do you have the vision, drive and enthusiasm to help us deliver an exciting modern pharmacy service?

We are seeking talented and motivated pharmacist to join the Heartlands site within our Diabetes team to help deliver a clinically focused and innovative pharmacy service. The role will also support the Diabetes Optimisation clinics. This shall focus predominantly on diabetes, blood pressure and lipid management. If you are a hospital pharmacist, want to utilise your clinical skills and work in a forward-thinking department, then this is the job for you! UHB Pharmacy is a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow.

Some of the benefits of joining our team:

Work with a fantastic team that contributes to regional initiatives that report to the Diabetes Medicines Management Advisory Group to improve quality of care across the interface

Excellent learning/development opportunities to ensure the postholder can undertake clinic duties independently working alongside a specialist team.

Post-graduate training in pharmacy and support to utilise non-medical prescribing (NMP) or support to undertake if not completed.

Protected learning during work hours to facilitate your development.

Access to trust health and wellbeing initiatives and a variety of staff networks.

Access to exclusive benefits for you and your family including NHS discounts at various retailers, restaurants and leisure facilities., We are looking for an enthusiastic clinical pharmacist who has the skill set to work within a specialist clinical area. You need to be motivated with good communication skills and a desire to use your knowledge and experience to improve patient care and influence healthcare professionals in the best use of medicines.

You will support the management of patients with diabetes and attend regular monthly MDTs to discuss complex patients. Through a structured development program, a set of criteria shall be used to ensure you are supported to achieve key skills and knowledge to undertake the responsibilities of this specialist role.

You will have a patient facing role supporting the dedicated diabetes inpatient ward as well the outpatient clinics. You will provide regular directorate reports to the diabetes team highlighting cost improvement plans and deliver Quality Improvement Projects. The postholder shall represent pharmacy at the Trust wide Diabetes Steering Group, with a focus on patient safety and incident reports.

As part of the senior pharmacist team on the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital site, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your leadership skills with responsibility to lead the clinical team shared with other Specialist Pharmacists. You shall also have responsibility for line management and mentorship to develop our foundation trainees and rotational clinical pharmacists.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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