Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for dedicated, dynamic and enthusiastic pharmacists to join the rotational teams at Manchester University Foundation Trust Pharmacy team on the Wythenshawe and Trafford hospital sites
As one of our rotational band 6 Pharmacists you will undertake a rotational, competency based, clinical training programme. This programme will enable you to rotate around the specialities within Wythenshawe and Trafford hospitals, which, in addition to all the specialist services expected in a teaching hospital, also includes regional specialties such as cardiology, cardiothoracics (including heart-lung transplants) and respiratory (with the North West Lung Centre). In addition, you will gain experience working across two different hospital settings.
You will work under the direct supervision of experienced Specialist Clinical Pharmacists to gain expertise in all specialities taking a pro-active approach to patient care. We encourage our rotational Pharmacists to undertake a postgraduate diploma to enhance and build on their clinical knowledge and competence, providing an excellent opportunity for your future career development.
Main duties of the job
This role includes an out of hours on-call commitment where you will further develop your clinical pharmacy knowledge, organisational, communication and negotiation skills and decision-making capabilities. However, we also are looking for band 6/7 pharmacists to be permanently based at Trafford General Hospital, where there is no on-call commitment.
We will support your development to progress to a band 7 role following completion of competency portfolio. Applications are welcomed from GPhC registered pharmacists with 1 year post registration hospital experience. Part-time hours and flexible working will be considered.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Personal attributes
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Being self motivated and able to motivate others
- Commitment to patient centred care
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of issues affecting NHS & hospital pharmacy
- Demonstratable clinical pharmacy knowledge & application to patient care
- Knowledge of national guidance (NICE, NSF's) and evidence base medicine.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the Medicines Management, Clinical
- Understanding of ADR's and their reporting.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication (verbal & written)
- Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
Desirable
- Experience in supervision of other staff.
- Ability to problem solve
Experience
Essential
- 1 year post registration hospital experience
- Experience of working as part of multidisciplinary team
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registered pharmacist
- Proven pre-registration training and experience (in any branch of pharmacy)
- Vocational 4 year master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent.
- Successful completion of the pre-registration examination.
Desirable
- Working towards a post graduate clinical pharmacy qualification
Person Specification
Personal attributes
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Being self motivated and able to motivate others
- Commitment to patient centred care
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of issues affecting NHS & hospital pharmacy
- Demonstratable clinical pharmacy knowledge & application to patient care
- Knowledge of national guidance (NICE, NSF's) and evidence base medicine.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the Medicines Management, Clinical
- Understanding of ADR's and their reporting.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication (verbal & written)
- Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
Desirable
- Experience in supervision of other staff.
- Ability to problem solve
Experience
Essential
- 1 year post registration hospital experience
- Experience of working as part of multidisciplinary team
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registered pharmacist
- Proven pre-registration training and experience (in any branch of pharmacy)
- Vocational 4 year master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent.
- Successful completion of the pre-registration examination.
Desirable
- Working towards a post graduate clinical pharmacy qualification
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).
