Job summary
This is a great time to join our forward-thinking and innovative pharmacy team. We are developing our pharmacist team and invite applications for Rotational Pharmacists.
We are looking for motivated and compassionate pharmacists with a willingness to learn and work effectively across our clinical teams. This rotational role will build your experience in a range of clinical areas.
We offer a fulfilling role, in a friendly and collaborative department with opportunities for development. Support will be provided by our Education and Development Team and Speciality Pharmacists.
You will join our STAR (Start, Training, Advantage, Rotational) programme with opportunities to learn with your peers and access supervision, portfolio/credentialing, competency framework and effective training including the newly qualified clinical diploma programme.
Our location is close to the country's most beautiful beaches and the broads national park, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Kings Lynn and the surrounding areas offer great places to live whether you enjoy our beautiful coast and beaches, rural villages or city living.
Our Trust is offering a financial welcome incentive of £2000 for this role, subject to terms and conditions. Further details of this incentive can be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
You will work across a variety of clinical specialities to support the safe and timely discharge of patients, clinical screening and accuracy checking within the dispensary and medicines safety and quality improvement.
The rotational clinical pharmacist role supports the Lead Pharmacists and Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager to develop the specialist clinical pharmacy service across a range of specialities, in line with local and national standards and policies, ensuring the safe, clinical and cost-effective use of medicines and staff resources.
You will deliver pharmaceutical advice and effective communication with patients, the pharmacy team and healthcare professionals. You will participate in multidisciplinary meetings, support colleagues to deliver risk and financial management and clinical governance responsibilities around the use of medicines.
You will support clinical supervision and mentoring for team members including trainee foundation pharmacists. You will support the Lead and Specialist Pharmacists clinical pharmacy audits and practice research.
About us
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is located near some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK, along the north Norfolk coast, and not far from Sandringham House.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based healthcare services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire.
We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers, approximately 530 beds, and a helipad for air ambulances. We work with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services, including as part of regional partnership and network models of care, such as the trauma network.
In February 2022 the significant progress that has been made at QEH was recognised by the Care Quality Commission who rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected. They recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please access the attached Candidate Pack which introduces #TeamQE, our Pharmacy Department and the advantages of living and working in Kings Lynn/West Norfolk.
Our Trust offers onsite accommodation and parking. Kings Lynn railway station makes community from the Cambridge area accessible. Direct buses from Kings Lynn bus station serve the hospital.
See the attached Job Description for further information about this role. The Job Description includes the Person Specification for use during shortlisting and interview.
For an informal discussion about this post contact Nicola Smith on Nicola.Smith5@qehkl.nhs.uk to arrange a discussion with our Pharmacist Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please access the attached Candidate Pack which introduces #TeamQE, our Pharmacy Department and the advantages of living and working in Kings Lynn/West Norfolk.
Our Trust offers onsite accommodation and parking. Kings Lynn railway station makes community from the Cambridge area accessible. Direct buses from Kings Lynn bus station serve the hospital.
See the attached Job Description for further information about this role. The Job Description includes the Person Specification for use during shortlisting and interview.
For an informal discussion about this post contact Nicola Smith on Nicola.Smith5@qehkl.nhs.uk to arrange a discussion with our Pharmacist Team.
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Working towards or completed Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical or Technical Pharmacy, or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Registered as a pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- MSc in Clinical or Technical Pharmacy
- Working towards or completed Independent Prescribing qualification
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate post-registration experience with substantial hospital experience
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of managing or supervising other staff
- Experience of providing a pharmacy clinical service to patients in a range of specialities
- Evidence of on-going CPD
Desirable
- Experience of implementing and/or reviewing policies, guidelines, PGDs or equivalent
- Experience of delivering CQUIN targets and or CIPs
- Experience of budgetary responsibility and/or experience with high cost drugs
- Experience of managing the entry of new medicines into a hospital formulary
- Experience of providing post-graduate level training and/or education
- Experience in provision of pharmacy expertise to the clinical governance agenda
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and patients
- Able to provide expert advice on the use of medicines to treat patients within a specialist area
- Able to prioritise and manage workload
- Able to undertake prescription review of complex medication regimes
- Good problem solving skills
- Specialised knowledge of the treatment of patients in an range of medical sub-specialities
- Knowledge of how the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service must meet the needs of local and national priorities
- Proficient computer skills
Desirable
- Use of computer programs for report writing data analysis and database management
Aptitude
Essential
- Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes positive team working ethic
- Shares information and good practice appropriately
- Treats others with courtesy and respect at all times
- Maintains high levels of concentration for prolonged periods of time
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Working towards or completed Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical or Technical Pharmacy, or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Registered as a pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- MSc in Clinical or Technical Pharmacy
- Working towards or completed Independent Prescribing qualification
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate post-registration experience with substantial hospital experience
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of managing or supervising other staff
- Experience of providing a pharmacy clinical service to patients in a range of specialities
- Evidence of on-going CPD
Desirable
- Experience of implementing and/or reviewing policies, guidelines, PGDs or equivalent
- Experience of delivering CQUIN targets and or CIPs
- Experience of budgetary responsibility and/or experience with high cost drugs
- Experience of managing the entry of new medicines into a hospital formulary
- Experience of providing post-graduate level training and/or education
- Experience in provision of pharmacy expertise to the clinical governance agenda
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and patients
- Able to provide expert advice on the use of medicines to treat patients within a specialist area
- Able to prioritise and manage workload
- Able to undertake prescription review of complex medication regimes
- Good problem solving skills
- Specialised knowledge of the treatment of patients in an range of medical sub-specialities
- Knowledge of how the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service must meet the needs of local and national priorities
- Proficient computer skills
Desirable
- Use of computer programs for report writing data analysis and database management
Aptitude
Essential
- Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes positive team working ethic
- Shares information and good practice appropriately
- Treats others with courtesy and respect at all times
- Maintains high levels of concentration for prolonged periods of time
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
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).
