Job summaryJob Overview:This is a very exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and aspiring clinical pharmacist interested in Respiratory medicine to work towards and become the Lead Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Pharmacistpost at Frimley Park Hospital.The post holder will work closely with the CF team, as well as colleagues in the ICS and region.The CF clinical speciality involves a complex / high risk patient population to who optimising patient care with respect to medicines is essential.This role will involve the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to the inpatient and outpatientCF patients, clinics and homecare.The Trust has recently started using the new electronic patient record system EPIC, so the post holder will have the opportunity to review ways of working and work with the MDT team to improve processes and patients' outcomes.Main duties of the jobWe are offering a full time post for the Lead Cystic Fibrosis Pharmacist role. The role involves managing the CF Pharmacy service, and developing its delivery with the new EPIC EPR system. You will also be expected to develop links with the Regional services, and into the wider ICS. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with a Respiratory background who is interested in developing their CF skills, whilst being supported by both Medical & Pharmacy teams.About usFrimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease read the Job Description and Person Specification when applying for this post, if you have any queries please contact us.Person SpecificationSPECIFIC COMPETENCIES FOR ROLE e.g. communication, problem solving, leadershipEssentialExcellent written and verbal communicationQualificationsEssentialPost-graduate diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalentPharmacy degree (Master level 4 years)GPhC Registered Pharmacist (or equivalent EU professional qualification)DesirableIndependent pharmacist Prescriber, or be willing to complete training as Independent Pharmacist PrescriberMembership of RPSMember of UKCPAPROFESSIONAL/SPECIALIST/FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCEEssentialSignificant and current experience of providing a UK hospital clinical pharmacy service at NHS AFC band 7 level or aboveExperience in the provision of clinical pharmacy to acute medicine patientsProtocol developmentAbility to change systems while taking into account the needs of others (change management)Evidence of up to date CPD in clinical pharmacyDesirableManagement of staff including recruitment, appraisalExperience of Renal PharmacyDisclosure 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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 (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameFrimley Health NHS Foundation TrustAddressFrimley Park HospitalPortsmouth RoadFrimleyGU16 7UJEmployer's websitehttps://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)