Job summary
Are you working within community pharmacy or primary care and want to experience a more patient-focussed and clinical career, with opportunities for completing your diploma, funded NMP, have dedicated training and education opportunities and great pension and holiday benefits?
Are you working in hospital and want a change in location, career or work/life balance?
If your answers are yes, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our award-winning pharmacy team.
You will have the opportunity to rotate around a variety of clinical specialties including; medicine, surgery, paediatrics, critical care, chemotherapy/aseptics and our AMU and ED department.
As a band 7 pharmacist you will additionally take on directorate or specialty responsibility and be the link person between the pharmacy directorate and that directorate/specialty. We will support you to enhance your learning in your specialty and other professional development needs (e.g. recruitment, quality improvement projects, training juniors), so you become a recognised local leader in your field and a role model within the pharmacy team.
Main duties of the job
- You will be responsible for ensuring safe prescribing, medicines optimisation and medicines management on your ward and will be a key link in the multi-disciplinary team looking after the people admitted to these wards.
- You will be supported to complete your post-graduate diploma if you are part way through.
- You will be supported to undertake your non-medical prescribing qualification.
- You will benefit from weekly training and education sessions from specialist pharmacists or other healthcare professionals
- You will participate in our weekend service, working Saturday & Sunday every 7-8 weeks, with compensatory rest days taken the following week.
- You will participate in the late-night and/or on-call rotas at a frequency of 1 shift in 3 weeks. Two pharmacists work in the dispensary until it closes at 7pm, after which on-call is undertaken from home by a third pharmacist who has a work laptop and mobile.
About us
Pharmacy is a large and forward-thinking department.Whilst being spread across sites and having a large number of staff we are very welcoming to all and have a fantastic legacy of assistants, technicians and pharmacists who have worked with us for very many years, several of whom have progressed in their roles within ELHT Pharmacy.
We have a large cohort of Non-Medical Prescribers (NMPs) and are actively encouraging all our pharmacists to become NMPs, with plans in place for our staff up until the registration of trainee pharmacists in 2026 who will have this qualification embedded into their undergraduate degree.
We have strong links with our local universities with three teacher practitioners who support junior pharmacists and provide teaching to medical and pharmacy undergraduates.
In addition to our clinical specialist pharmacists, we have dedicated pharmacy staff working within; Homecare, Rheumatology, Medicines Information and the Medicines Support Team (a department dedicated to supporting patients post-discharge and optimising their medicines with home visits and recommendations to their GP/healthcare provider).
We have specialist pharmacists delivering dermatology and cardiology out-patient clinics, undertaking independent patient assessment, consultation and prescribing. We are keen to support the professional development of our staff and look to the future of Consultant Pharmacist roles at the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See job description attached to advert
If you would like any further information, or would like to arrange a visit, please contact:
Hannah Robinson or Emma Watson (Clinical Services Lead Pharmacists), or in their absence any Senior Clinical Pharmacist on 01254 733740.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See job description attached to advert
If you would like any further information, or would like to arrange a visit, please contact:
Hannah Robinson or Emma Watson (Clinical Services Lead Pharmacists), or in their absence any Senior Clinical Pharmacist on 01254 733740.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm degree or equivalent
- Post-graduate certificate (completion of diploma first year)
Desirable
- Post-graduate diploma
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of local & national policy
- Understanding of medicines legislation/guidance
- Understanding of clinical & risk management
- Understanding of clinical practice & knowledge of medical conditions
- General knowledge of NHS developments including primary/secondary care
- Understanding of clinical governance
- knowledge of external patient safety agencies e.g. NPSA
Desirable
- Evidence of contribution to local/national specialist networks or committees
Experience
Essential
- advanced practice in one or more relevant areas (12 months qualified)
- experience of leading pharmacy services in primary or secondary care
- supervisory management of a team
- ability to deal with complex clinical issues
- MDT working
Desirable
- participation in local/national service development
Judgement
Essential
- Analysis of complex problems
- Sound decisions on limited information
- intuition - anticipating difficulties/take appropriate action
- Knows own limitations & when to consult
- Reflects on own practice & learns
- Able to identify, prioritise & evaluate work
Desirable
- evidence of shared practice within a wider team or network
Communication Skills
Essential
- Good verbal & written communication skills
- Able to communicate highly complex clinical information
- Able to influence
Desirable
- Contribution to local/national policy
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Vision & imagination, initiative etc..
- Supportive & motivational
- Work within a team and be a strong leader
- Mature and professional
- Role model - reliable, fair, balanced
- Flexible
- Calm under pressure
- Systematic approach
Desirable
- Contributes to promotion and equality and diversity in the workforce
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm degree or equivalent
- Post-graduate certificate (completion of diploma first year)
Desirable
- Post-graduate diploma
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of local & national policy
- Understanding of medicines legislation/guidance
- Understanding of clinical & risk management
- Understanding of clinical practice & knowledge of medical conditions
- General knowledge of NHS developments including primary/secondary care
- Understanding of clinical governance
- knowledge of external patient safety agencies e.g. NPSA
Desirable
- Evidence of contribution to local/national specialist networks or committees
Experience
Essential
- advanced practice in one or more relevant areas (12 months qualified)
- experience of leading pharmacy services in primary or secondary care
- supervisory management of a team
- ability to deal with complex clinical issues
- MDT working
Desirable
- participation in local/national service development
Judgement
Essential
- Analysis of complex problems
- Sound decisions on limited information
- intuition - anticipating difficulties/take appropriate action
- Knows own limitations & when to consult
- Reflects on own practice & learns
- Able to identify, prioritise & evaluate work
Desirable
- evidence of shared practice within a wider team or network
Communication Skills
Essential
- Good verbal & written communication skills
- Able to communicate highly complex clinical information
- Able to influence
Desirable
- Contribution to local/national policy
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Vision & imagination, initiative etc..
- Supportive & motivational
- Work within a team and be a strong leader
- Mature and professional
- Role model - reliable, fair, balanced
- Flexible
- Calm under pressure
- Systematic approach
Desirable
- Contributes to promotion and equality and diversity in the workforce
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).
