Job summary
This role offers supported learning in all aspects of Women's & Children's pharmacy services in a friendly tertiary hospital.
Rotations are 9 months across a varied range specialties
Each rotation is supported by senior specialist pharmacists
No prior Women's or Children's pharmacy service experience is required; we welcome applicants from all pharmacy backgrounds.
This role is predominantly patient facing and there are no on call duties
Our structured training to is designed to support progression and completion of the competency portfolio will allow progression to a band 7 role.
Main duties of the job
If you are a band 6 applicant, we will support your development to progress to a band 7 role following completion of competency portfolio
The person recruited to this post will join a friendly team of rotational pharmacist who provide services across St Mary's and Royal Manchester Children's hospital on the Oxford road site.
Main duties for this role include
Reviewing patient treatments using our EPR system (also know as HIVE)
Timely and appropriate supply of medication
Timely and appropriate medicines reconciliation for newly admitted patients
Opportunity to be involved with guideline development, finance review, medicines optimisation, clinical governance, audit and quality improvement projects
Attending weekly teaching sessions provide by pharmacy and clinical specialties
Participating in person and virtual ward rounds reviewing and optimising patients treatment
Undergoing training relating to complex treatments e.g. parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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 30,000 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 Electronic Patient Record system which 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 Green Plan which sets 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Pre-registration training and successful completion of relevant examination
- Job related Postgraduate qualification eg. Clinical diploma (or successfully completion of first year), or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Sucessfully completed first year of diploma (B7 appointments)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Pre-registration experience
- Demonstrable team working
- Demonstrable commitment to CPD
- Basic Clinical knowledge in a range of topics
Desirable
- Audit or Research experience
Registration
Essential
Skills
Essential
- Analysis of complex information relating to individual patients medication
- Ability to work on initiative and as part of the team
- Ability to recognise own limitations and boundaries and need to consult with senior colleagues
- Good communication skills both spoken and written
- Good communication skills both spoken and written
- Basic problem solving abilities
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Pre-registration training and successful completion of relevant examination
- Job related Postgraduate qualification eg. Clinical diploma (or successfully completion of first year), or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Sucessfully completed first year of diploma (B7 appointments)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Pre-registration experience
- Demonstrable team working
- Demonstrable commitment to CPD
- Basic Clinical knowledge in a range of topics
Desirable
- Audit or Research experience
Registration
Essential
Skills
Essential
- Analysis of complex information relating to individual patients medication
- Ability to work on initiative and as part of the team
- Ability to recognise own limitations and boundaries and need to consult with senior colleagues
- Good communication skills both spoken and written
- Good communication skills both spoken and written
- Basic problem solving abilities
Desirable
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oxford Road Campus
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and Saint Mary's Hospital
Manchester
M13 9WL
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
