Job summary
Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals are looking to recruit Band 6 Clinical Pharmacists to become a part of our well-established Clinical Pharmacy Team. We are happy to consider applications from current trainee pharmacists due to register in 2025 and community pharmacists considering a career in hospital pharmacy.
The Pharmacy Department has recently benefited from a significant investment by the Trust to further enhance the quality of service provided to our patients which includes more specialist posts to support our junior staff and increased ward-based technicians to enhance medicines management on wards.
To further benefit our patients, the Trust has also recently embarked on the implementation of EPMA throughout the hospital.
Main duties of the job
The pharmacist will be ward based within a department committed to a pharmacist free dispensary for most of the day and will be rotated through different specialities including acute admissions, aseptic manufacture, surgery and Women's' and Children's' services.
The department encourages Band 6 Pharmacists to undertake a Clinical Diploma with non-medical prescribing and will support successful applicants in doing so. We are committed to developing all our staff and many of our band 6 pharmacists over the past 5 years have gained promotion to band 7 roles on average 15 months after commencing a band 6 role with us.
This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS (with barred list for Adults and Children's disclosure).
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification of the band 6 clinical pharmacist role for additional information
Advertising Date - 24-Jan-2025
Closing date - 03-Feb-2025
Proposed Interview Date - 12-Feb-2025
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification of the band 6 clinical pharmacist role for additional information
Advertising Date - 24-Jan-2025
Closing date - 03-Feb-2025
Proposed Interview Date - 12-Feb-2025
Person Specification
Pharmacy Practice
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Fulfilment of mandatory Continuous Professional Development/Revalidation requirements
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Knowedge
Essential
- Foundation knowledge of Clinical Pharmacy and Medicines OptimisationA/I/R/T
Desirable
- Previous relevant post qualification experience
- Previous hospital experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communicationA/I
- Good time management, decision making and organisational skills
- Computer Literate
- Financial awareness regarding the management of drug budgets
Other
Essential
- Use of VDU equipment
- Able to work under pressure, remains calm and objective
- Analysis of prescriptions. Interruptions for adviceA/I/T
- Good levels of concentration required, accuracy and attentional to detail
- Ability to rationalise complex issues
- Complex dosage adviceA/I/T
- Exposure to upsetting situations, high level of resilience to deal with distressing and/or challenging situations
- Distressed patients with complex diseases
- Professional appearance and hygiene awareness
- Weekend, Late night and Bank Holiday Working
Desirable
- Analysis and input into formulation of procedures and guidelines
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of involvement of clinical audit
Person Specification
Pharmacy Practice
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Fulfilment of mandatory Continuous Professional Development/Revalidation requirements
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Knowedge
Essential
- Foundation knowledge of Clinical Pharmacy and Medicines OptimisationA/I/R/T
Desirable
- Previous relevant post qualification experience
- Previous hospital experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communicationA/I
- Good time management, decision making and organisational skills
- Computer Literate
- Financial awareness regarding the management of drug budgets
Other
Essential
- Use of VDU equipment
- Able to work under pressure, remains calm and objective
- Analysis of prescriptions. Interruptions for adviceA/I/T
- Good levels of concentration required, accuracy and attentional to detail
- Ability to rationalise complex issues
- Complex dosage adviceA/I/T
- Exposure to upsetting situations, high level of resilience to deal with distressing and/or challenging situations
- Distressed patients with complex diseases
- Professional appearance and hygiene awareness
- Weekend, Late night and Bank Holiday Working
Desirable
- Analysis and input into formulation of procedures and guidelines
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of involvement of clinical audit
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).
