Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

Community Health Services Pharmacist

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Job summary

We use the skills of our pharmacy staff, working as a team with Kingston Hospital, to provide a high quality, professional pharmacy service to rehab patients at Teddington Memorial Hospital in the borough of Richmond.

We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to support our community services whilst we merge and become a new organisation with Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to the Community Teams within Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust (HRCH) and in line with relevant Service Level Agreements agreed with the contracted community provider Your Healthcare CIC (YH)

Be ward based at Teddington Memorial Hospital, working in close association with GPs, Clinical Nurse Leads, Quality and Risk Leads, Medicines Management Lead and the Controlled Drug Accountable Officer- to provide and develop safe and effective systems and services across the organisation.

Provide professional pharmaceutical support to multidisciplinary community teams across Richmond and Kingston localities.

Support the Urgent Treatment Centre, Outpatient Departments and Rapid Response Teams at Teddington Memorial Hospital as directed by the senior pharmacist.

About us

The Trust provides a range of healthcare services to the population of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Clinical Services Directorates have a wide range of responsibilities, including coordinating and delivering community primary care services on behalf of the Trust.

These healthcare services are delivered by staff in the community, including medical staff, paediatric therapists, therapy assistants, health visitors, specialist nurses, nurses, nursery nurses, paediatric phlebotomists and healthcare support workers with the support of administrative staff working in localities with GPs, other health professionals, early years, education, and social care professionals.

Details

Date posted

17 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,883 to £58,544 a year p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

779-NN-6668472-HS-Y

Job locations

Teddington Health and Social Care Centre& Teddington Memorial Hospital

Hampton Road

Teddington

TW11 0JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**

Job description

Job responsibilities

**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in providing pharmaceutical advice in either primary care, or hospital or community pharmacy
  • Experience in Hospital Pharmacy and Community Health Services Pharmacy or Community Pharmacy
  • Evidence of success in service development

Knowledge&Skills

Essential

  • Experience of working with a range of healthcare professionals
  • Good written skills with the ability to produce reports proposals and deliver presentations
  • Ability to prioritise workload, to work under pressure and to meet deadlines

Knowledge& Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work with electronic prescribing systems including EPMA and EPS
  • Adaptable to changing environments
  • Shows good customer awareness and patient facing skills
  • Understands governance/risk and implements clinical governance
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in providing pharmaceutical advice in either primary care, or hospital or community pharmacy
  • Experience in Hospital Pharmacy and Community Health Services Pharmacy or Community Pharmacy
  • Evidence of success in service development

Knowledge&Skills

Essential

  • Experience of working with a range of healthcare professionals
  • Good written skills with the ability to produce reports proposals and deliver presentations
  • Ability to prioritise workload, to work under pressure and to meet deadlines

Knowledge& Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work with electronic prescribing systems including EPMA and EPS
  • Adaptable to changing environments
  • Shows good customer awareness and patient facing skills
  • Understands governance/risk and implements clinical governance

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.

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.

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

Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

Address

Teddington Health and Social Care Centre& Teddington Memorial Hospital

Hampton Road

Teddington

TW11 0JL


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

Address

Teddington Health and Social Care Centre& Teddington Memorial Hospital

Hampton Road

Teddington

TW11 0JL


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Joint deputy chief pharmacist

Navneet Sahota

navneet.sahota@nhs.net

07786197109

Details

Date posted

17 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,883 to £58,544 a year p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

779-NN-6668472-HS-Y

Job locations

Teddington Health and Social Care Centre& Teddington Memorial Hospital

Hampton Road

Teddington

TW11 0JL


Supporting documents

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