Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Clinical Pharmacist

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Job summary

Are you a newly qualified pharmacist, or a pharmacist from another hospital or sector looking to work in a Trust with unique acute and community clinical settings? Are you looking for your next challenge and keen to experience a range of clinical specialties? Then look no further...

Main duties of the job

It is an exciting time to join our Pharmacy team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. Come and join us as we prepare to move to our brand new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in 2024 - approximately 2 miles down the road!

In anticipation of this and due to promotion of some of our existing pharmacists, we are looking for enthusiastic, proactive and motivated pharmacists to deliver a high quality pharmacy service to wards and departments and join our clinical pharmacy team.

Applications are welcomed from both registered pharmacists working across all sectors and current foundation year trainee pharmacists who are due to complete their training year.

Complete with a Trust wide Electronic Patient Record and EPMA system,our pharmacy department has led on innovations in secure, automated storage (Pyxis) and utilisation of Abloy keys across the Trust.

Applicants must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role will predominantly be based at MMUH. Further information on this , if applicable to your role, will be detailed during the recruitment process. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

Details

Date posted

10 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

381-CO-6491343-A

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Sandwell & West Birmingham

Birmingham

B71 4HJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

We are developing and further expanding our pharmacy service to meet the challenges and changes of working within a new Integrated Care System within the Black Country. We provide clinical services to our large Primary Care and Community Therapies group which includes GP partnerships. We are looking to transform the way we work in partnership to ensure our local population get the best pharmaceutical care, wherever they are.

We are a Trust that is invested in wellbeing and put our patients, people and population first.

The post holder will provide high quality pharmaceutical services to key areas on rotation including medical, surgical and paediatric wards. As well as contributing to core dispensary and on call services, the Trust is moving towards a 7 day rostered working week.

Experience of working in hospital within a patient focused environment is desirable, whilst a keenness to use knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care through the delivery of efficient medicines management services is essential. You will be supported by our in house Education and Training team as well as our accredited medicines management trained technicians to deliver these goals.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; you must be able to manage your own workload, direct & supervise others and work as part of a team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are developing and further expanding our pharmacy service to meet the challenges and changes of working within a new Integrated Care System within the Black Country. We provide clinical services to our large Primary Care and Community Therapies group which includes GP partnerships. We are looking to transform the way we work in partnership to ensure our local population get the best pharmaceutical care, wherever they are.

We are a Trust that is invested in wellbeing and put our patients, people and population first.

The post holder will provide high quality pharmaceutical services to key areas on rotation including medical, surgical and paediatric wards. As well as contributing to core dispensary and on call services, the Trust is moving towards a 7 day rostered working week.

Experience of working in hospital within a patient focused environment is desirable, whilst a keenness to use knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care through the delivery of efficient medicines management services is essential. You will be supported by our in house Education and Training team as well as our accredited medicines management trained technicians to deliver these goals.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; you must be able to manage your own workload, direct & supervise others and work as part of a team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Degree level in Pharmacy (Masters level 4 years, or equivalent) + 1 year pre-registration training
  • Registered as a practising or provisionally registered pharmacist with the GPhC
  • Evidence of up to date CPD

Desirable

  • Member of a professional organisation (eg RPS)

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of completion of pre-registration training year and provisional registration granted

Desirable

  • Previous hospital pharmacy experience or equivalent
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Degree level in Pharmacy (Masters level 4 years, or equivalent) + 1 year pre-registration training
  • Registered as a practising or provisionally registered pharmacist with the GPhC
  • Evidence of up to date CPD

Desirable

  • Member of a professional organisation (eg RPS)

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of completion of pre-registration training year and provisional registration granted

Desirable

  • Previous hospital pharmacy experience or equivalent

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Sandwell & West Birmingham

Birmingham

B71 4HJ


Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Sandwell & West Birmingham

Birmingham

B71 4HJ


Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Pharmacist for Clinical Ward Services

Zaiba Tarajia

z.tarajia@nhs.net

07855515446

Details

Date posted

10 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

381-CO-6491343-A

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Sandwell & West Birmingham

Birmingham

B71 4HJ


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