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County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Endocrine MedicineThe closing date is 02 July 2025An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced,forward thinking and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to join our CDDFTpharmacy team for 12 months maternity leave cover. County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one ofthe largest integrated care providers in England, serving a population ofaround 600,000 people. Our teams aim to provide high quality and joined-up care toour patients and we pride ourselves on our clinical pharmacy teams being ableto spend the majority of their time providing direct patient care. You will be an integral member of the endocrinology MDT at UniversityHospital North Durham where the post holder will have the opportunity to buildthe clinical pharmacy service and further develop existing multi-disciplinaryteam relationships. Attendance at other sites, including Darlington MemorialHospital may be required in order to deliver key objectives. You will belong to a team that is committed to supportingstaff health and well-being as well as professional development in order tohelp you to achieve your full potential. Main duties of the jobShould you be successful, you will work closely with theconsultants and wider MDT to deliver the trust values of safe, compassionateand joined up care. Our mission is 'right first time, every time'. You will demonstrate leadership in the endocrinologyspeciality and provide specialist advice on medicines use. This will includeprofessional collaboration to develop services and to support the team withevidence-based practice and pharmaceutical issues. You will be involved in building relationships betweenpharmacy and the ward team and a key part of the role will be to deliver thegovernance agenda, teaching, quality improvement, service development andsustainability. We will support thesuccessful candidate with mentoring and development opportunities includingpracticing as an independent prescriber, advanced/ consultant portfoliodevelopment and other further education opportunities. You will provide leadership to other pharmacystaff and will support the Lead Pharmacists in moving the trust's pharmacystrategy forward. You need to be able to work autonomously, whilst motivatingothers and being a team player. About usIf you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager You must be able to produceALLcertificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents Over reliance onAI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances ofsuccess For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply. From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have a minimum of two yearsof experience working within the NHS as a HCA for the Trust to considersponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria andhave a current visa expiring within 3 months) Job responsibilitiesTo facilitate a 7 day pharmacy service, all pharmacistscontribute to an on call, late and weekend rota. Flexible working conversations are welcomed. We encourage you to get in touch if you have any questionsabout the role Key responsibilities: Lead and manage a team of pharmacy staff and be responsiblefor managing the delivery of safe, effective and efficient pharmacy andmedicines management services to a defined group of patients and service users. Provide and support the delivery and development of pharmacyand medicines management services within the trust, including involvement inresearch and audit. Work closely with the other Trust specialist pharmacists todevelop the service across all trust sites.This will include representing the directorate at speciality meetings,providing training to pharmacy staff, providing specialist advice and expertiseto all members of the directorate, the Trust and the wider health economy. Maintain and develop a portfolio of personal clinicalactivity within the trust at a level commensurate with a senior pharmacist. Employ models of practice that recognises the needs ofpatients and carers whilst maintaining practice that is embedded in theprinciples of risk minimisation and patient safety Supervise, support and develop other pharmacy staff, inparticular junior pharmacists, trainee pharmacists, and other Trust personnelas required Monitor the practice of other healthcare professionals,including medical staff, to ensure that prescribing and medicines use is safe andeffective for patients. This would include the resolution of local prescribingissues and contribution to the education and training of clinical andnon-clinical staff to promote safe and effective medicines use within thetrust. Work closely with patients and healthcare professionalsincluding consultant staff and Care Group leads to ensure services aredeveloped and delivered in a manner that is consistent with the priorities andneeds of patients and other service providers. Liaise with other pharmacy teams, healthcare professionalsand agencies both within and external to the Trust to consider medicinemanagement issues across boundaries Influence local practice to ensure safe medication use, andto ensure that their own practice and the practice of others effectivelyacknowledge good prescribing practice, patient safety and risk minimisation. Act as a member of the site based seniorpharmacy management team, contributing to strategy, policy development,operational delivery and financial planning Person SpecificationSpecial RequirementsGood oral and written communication skills Able to build good relationships with colleagues, and influence the practice and behaviours of others in a positive way Self-motivation and ability to motivate others Team player Desire to develop clinical skills Able to prioritise own workload Special Skills & KnowledgeGood understanding of medicines reconciliation and how it fits into the larger function of hospital pharmacy. Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to ward/clinic based situation. Provision of complex information on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues to senior Consultants and managers. Membership of regional / national / international specialist interest groups relevant to field of practice. Demonstrable leadership, management and supervisory skills. Demonstrable teaching / tutoring skills with evidence of ability to deliver training to a wide-range of healthcare staff, e.g. pharmacy, nursing, medical. Involvement in development of evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols. Sound knowledge of MI resources. Good understanding of current pharmacy issues. Demonstrable understanding of key drivers, financial pressures and constraints within the NHS. Ability to demonstrate an area of expertise within a field of pharmacy practice. Evidence of active contribution to relevant specialist interest groups. Record of research and/or audit and/or scholarly publications Statutory RegistrationRegistered as a Practising Pharmacist with the GPhC Membership of RPS or a relevant Clinical Pharmacy Organisation appropriate to the subject area QualificationsMasters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent Completed a suitable postgraduate qualification (eg Clinical diploma) or demonstrated sufficient experience to meet RPS post-registration foundation competence standards Evidence of CPD and education Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards Post graduate Masters qualification in a relevant pharmacy subject. Post graduate management qualification. Working towards a development portfolio, i.e. credentialing at advanced practice defined by the RPS. Teaching experience in clinical and classroom settings ExperienceExperience in leading and developing highly developed near-patient clinical pharmacy services. Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in all areas of pharmacy practice. Experience of developing good relationships with other health care professionals. Experience of providing directorate pharmacist services e.g. budgetary reports, drug usage reviews, development of drug protocols, specialist drug information etc. Experience of both undertaking and supervising audit of clinical practice. Evidence of involvement in multidisciplinary service development Experience of managing a team Experience of providing basic HR support. Practice Research experience. Contribution to publications/conference presentations Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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. County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust £53,755 to £60,504 a yearper annum, pro rata#J-18808-Ljbffr