Job summary
Rotational Clinical Pharmacist
Division: Unplanned and Integrated Care
Care Group: Diagnostic and Clinical Support Services Band: 6
Salary: £35,392 - £42,618 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: 21st March 2024
We are recruiting for a Rotational Clinical Pharmacistwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The overaching goal of this position is to provide a comprehensive, high quality and compassionate pharmaceutical service to patients at Medway Hospital. The post holder will promote the safe, cost effective and rational use of drug therapy to provide optimal patient care whilst participating in education and training and supervision of other staff, as appropriate.
This is a developmental positon, supporting enthusiastic and passionate pharmacists to develop and begin their hospital pharmacy career with us. The post holder will be part of a team of 11 band 6 rotational foundation clinical pharmacists that rotate through a number of different clinical areas, including medicine, surgery, fraily, cancer and aseptic services, outpatient pharmacy, women's and childrens. Exposure will also be given to other therapeutic and operational areas, such as homecare and dispensary. Each pharmacist will be allocated a line manager/ diploma tutor who will provide mentoring and support. Costs for the clinical pharmacy diploma are covered by the department.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Refer to the Job Description.
The overaching goal of this position is to provide a comprehensive, high quality and compassionate pharmaceutical service to patients at Medway Hospital. The post holder will promote the safe, cost effective and rational use of drug therapy to provide optimal patient care whilst participating in education and training and supervision of other staff, as appropriate.
This is a developmental positon, supporting enthusiastic and passionate pharmacists to develop and begin their hospital pharmacy career with us. The post holder will be part of a team of 11 band 6 rotational foundation clinical pharmacists that rotate through a number of different clinical areas, including medicine, surgery, fraily, cancer and aseptic services, outpatient pharmacy, womens and childrens. Exposure will also be given to other therapeutic and operational areas, such as homecare and dispensary. Each pharmacist will be allocated a line manager/ diploma tutor who will provide mentoring and support. Costs for the clinical pharmacy diploma are covered by the department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Refer to the Job Description.
The overaching goal of this position is to provide a comprehensive, high quality and compassionate pharmaceutical service to patients at Medway Hospital. The post holder will promote the safe, cost effective and rational use of drug therapy to provide optimal patient care whilst participating in education and training and supervision of other staff, as appropriate.
This is a developmental positon, supporting enthusiastic and passionate pharmacists to develop and begin their hospital pharmacy career with us. The post holder will be part of a team of 11 band 6 rotational foundation clinical pharmacists that rotate through a number of different clinical areas, including medicine, surgery, fraily, cancer and aseptic services, outpatient pharmacy, womens and childrens. Exposure will also be given to other therapeutic and operational areas, such as homecare and dispensary. Each pharmacist will be allocated a line manager/ diploma tutor who will provide mentoring and support. Costs for the clinical pharmacy diploma are covered by the department.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through vocational masters degree in pharmacy and pre-registration training and experience.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Knowledge
Essential
- Good core therapeutic knowledge
- knowledge of audit
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of hospital pharmacy environment
- Understanding of working effectively within multidisciplinary groups
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of medicines management
- Understanding of medicines safety and governance
Values Based Question
Essential
- How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through vocational masters degree in pharmacy and pre-registration training and experience.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Knowledge
Essential
- Good core therapeutic knowledge
- knowledge of audit
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of hospital pharmacy environment
- Understanding of working effectively within multidisciplinary groups
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of medicines management
- Understanding of medicines safety and governance
Values Based Question
Essential
- How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
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 (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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
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 (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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
