Job summary
Would you like to be part of a dynamic patient focussed team? As part of our Medicines Resource Centre (MRC) team you would be an integral member providing high quality medicines information, with a varied portfolio of work.
Your MRC colleagues are a strong, cohesive and supportive team who are passionate about our roles, and work closely developing each other, and our colleagues across our healthcare system. We are committed to developing our colleagues and you will receive training to deliver Medicines Information services for this role.
Main duties of the job
This role provides support to patients, clinicians, and services within Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, and to primary care colleagues to improve the safe and effective use of medicines.
You will be expected to help manage, maintain, and develop the Medicines Resource Centre (MRC) to ensure the provision of a high quality, patient focused, evaluated and unbiased, evidence based pharmaceutical information and advisory service.
You will:
- Develop, train, and supervise colleagues working within the MRC.
- Support MRC workstreams with a focus on Medicines Information and other workstreams including Formulary and Governance as required.
- Actively contribute to the development, monitoring and integration of written guidelines, policies and patient group directions (PGDs).
- Provide clinical pharmacy services at a department and ward level, according to rotas.
About us
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference numbers
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference numbers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference numbers.
Person Specification
Education, Qualification & Training
Essential
- Registered pharmacist with the GPhC, General Pharmaceutical Council
- Experience of working as a pharmacist within primary or secondary care.
- Completed or undertaking a post- graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or recognised equivalent
Desirable
- Experience of working within a hospital medicines information (MI) service.
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Clear and concise verbal and written communication
- Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
- Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development
Desirable
- Knowledge of MI resources and general therapeutics.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a pharmacist within primary or secondary care.
Person Specification
Education, Qualification & Training
Essential
- Registered pharmacist with the GPhC, General Pharmaceutical Council
- Experience of working as a pharmacist within primary or secondary care.
- Completed or undertaking a post- graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or recognised equivalent
Desirable
- Experience of working within a hospital medicines information (MI) service.
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Clear and concise verbal and written communication
- Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
- Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development
Desirable
- Knowledge of MI resources and general therapeutics.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a pharmacist within primary or secondary care.
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).
