Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist

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Job summary

Here at the Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) , we offer an inclusive working environment, with many benefits. We are seeking a Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist, to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team at a General Practice (GP)delivering primary healthcare pharmacy services across 2 dispensaries in the Catterick Medical Centre(s).

This is a permanent part time position, offering 32 hours weekly across 5 days.

If you think this is the role for you, we would love to hear from you!

Benefits include

A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
NHS Pension
Free Parking
No weekend or PH working
Not late night opening
Registration fees paid for GPhC and RPS

Main duties of the job

As the successful post holder, you will be the pharmacist within the Catterick Medical Centre(s) and act as the professional lead and line manager for the 4 Pharmacy Technicians (Band 5s) that work across the 2 sites. This will be until the Catterick Integrated Care Centre (CICC) is complete in 2024/25 after which all Dispensary staff will be at the new site with intermittent time at the satellite dispensary.

About us

Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.

Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.

In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.

If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.

Date posted

26 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£41,659 to £47,672 a year (Per annum, pro-rata for part time) *pay award pending

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

K0003-23-0137

Job locations

Cambrai Lines

Munster BKS

Catterick Garrison

DL9 3PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Primary duties will include but not be limited to:

The post holder will work closely with and be accountable to the Senior Medical Officer to ensure that Pharmacy services are safe and effective.
You will be responsible for planning and managing the Dispensaries and the Pharmacy Technician outputs across the Catterick Garrison Dispensaries highlighting shortfalls to the Senior Medical Officers at both Catterick Medical Centres or Regional Head Quarters (RHQ) as required.
As the successful post holder you will work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and will play an integral role in the operational/strategic development of the service.

The attached Terms of Reference are to be read prior to applying to fully understand all the responsibilities of this exciting role.

Selection Process Details

The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills:

NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity
NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning
NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing

Additional Information

Please not the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.

All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.

To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV and that you have saved it, making sure that any reference to your personal details have been removed from your CV prior to submitting your application.

Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.

Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.

There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.

We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document forfull details.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, <a href=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans/>Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans</a>

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.