Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Specialist Pharmacist Transplant Advanced Heart Failure
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Job Summary
Royal Papworth Hospital are looking for a dynamic clinical leader and expert practitioner to lead our cardiothoracic critical care pharmacy service. This role is based in our state-of-the-art hospital situated on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus on the outskirts of Cambridge. The unit is one of six cardiothoracic transplant centres in the UK. In this role you will lead a team of pharmacists to deliver exceptional quality, evidence-based pharmaceutical care to cardiothoracic transplant recipients, and patients with advanced heart failure. Experience in working with this patient cohort and effective leadership capabilities are key requirements for this role. Within the pharmacy department you will work with the Chief Pharmacist and senior leadership team to deliver the Trust's vision "To bring tomorrow's treatments to today's patients" and provide an excellent staff experience.
Main Duties of the Job
Expert Clinical Practice
The post-holder will use their advanced skills and knowledge to optimise the pharmacological therapy of patients with advanced heart failure or who are transplant recipients, including patients undergoing renal replacement therapy and mechanical circulatory support. The post-holder will attend multidisciplinary ward rounds and meetings, using knowledge of the evidence base and effective communication skills to agree pharmaceutical care plans for complex patients.
Leadership
It is expected that the post-holder will develop and deliver a vision for transplant pharmacy services as well as providing operational leadership to the transplant pharmacy team. The post-holder will join the pharmacy leadership team and deputise for the chief and deputy chief pharmacist and other senior leaders as necessary.
Education
As an expert practitioner, the successful candidate will work to support the development of pharmacists and others across professional and organisational boundaries.
Research
The post-holder will undertake research, quality improvement and audit projects, and proactively share the results of these through professional networks, meetings, and publications.
About Us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
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Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus - the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe - the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions.
Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
Job Responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration.
If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registered Pharmacist
- Independent Prescriber
Desirable
- Member of relevant Professional Groups
Experience
Essential - Core Criteria
- Specialist clinical expertise in the pharmaceutical management of cardiothoracic transplant recipients and patients with advanced heart failure including those requiring critical care.
- Research and audit activity
- Formal teaching/training/mentoring for staff development/supervision
- Experience leading a team / service area
Proficiency may be demonstrated through academic qualification (MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice), professional credentialling and/or portfolio of equivalent evidence.
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Essential - Additional Criteria
- Experience of compiling financial reports on drug expenditure and use of financial reports to influence business cases and clinical practice.
- Proven experience of managing and developing a service within defined resources
- Demonstrable experience of change management at a pharmacy and organisational level
- Understanding NHS finances
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to communicate clearly to Healthcare professionals and other staff information which may be highly complex, contentious or sensitive
- Visionary and ability to motivate others
- Able to write detailed reports which can be analysed by other staff
- Proven leadership skills and management
- Meet tight deadlines and manage conflicting priorities - able to prioritise
- Able to handle situations where there may be conflicting demands
- Work autonomously prioritising own workload
- Able to pro-actively deal with difficult situations
Desirable
- Experience as a clinical tutor for Higher Institution Diploma
- Have undertaken training in leadership and management skills
Additional Criteria
As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service 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 UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Highly Specialist Pharmacist Transplant Advanced Heart Failure
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