Specialist Biologics Pharmacist

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN INTERNAL ROLE FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE RUH ONLY

Are you looking for an opportunity to broaden your experience, develop specialist knowledge, and gain valuable leadership skills within pharmacy services?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Biologics Team on a 6-month secondment. This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 pharmacist looking to step into a more senior role or a Band 7 pharmacist seeking to further develop their experience within specialist pharmacy services.

Main duties of the job

The Pharmacy Biologics Team plays a key role in supporting the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of high-cost medicines across a range of specialties. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will be involved in optimising biologic therapies and supporting service improvements that contribute to excellent patient care and sustainability.

This Varied And Rewarding Role Will Provide Exposure To

• A range of specialist clinical areas and multidisciplinary teams
• High-cost medicines management and biologic therapies
• Clinical and financial governance processes
• Medicines optimisation initiatives
• Service development and quality improvement projects

This Secondment Offers An Excellent Development Opportunity To

• Strengthen your knowledge of biologic medicines and specialist disease areas
• Build relationships with clinical teams across the Trust
• Develop experience in financial stewardship and value-based healthcare
• Enhance your understanding of clinical governance and medicines governance
• Gain practical experience in service development, project management and change implementation
• Develop leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement skills

We Are Looking For a Pharmacist Who

• Is motivated to learn and develop new skills
• Enjoys working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
• Has excellent communication and organisational skills
• Demonstrates initiative, a proactive approach and is keen to contribute to service improvement and innovation

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GPHc registered
• 12 months post registration experience

Desirable criteria

• Non-medical prescriber or willing to undertake

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Working knowledge of pharmacy homecare services and associated recommendations

Desirable criteria

• Experience in leading projects and managing change.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Specialist Biologics Pharmacist JD (PDF, 360.4KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Rebecca Pennie Job title Advanced Biologics Pharmacist Email address Sign in to view email