Rotational Clinical Pharmacist - Peterborough Band 6 Speciality: Rotational Clinical Pharmacist[]

Rotational Clinical Pharmacist - PeterboroughBand 6
Main area Rotational Clinical Pharmacist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 176-F-4690590-F
Site Peterborough City Hospital Town Peterborough Salary £35,392 - £42,618 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/06/2023 23:59
We run three busy hospital sites at Peterborough, Huntingdon and Stamford and provide outpatient services in two community hospitals in Ely and Doddington. Our 6,000 staff serve a growing population of 750,000 across North Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.
As a larger organisation we have increased opportunities to enhance services, ensuring we provide the best patient experience and clinical outcomes. For our staff this means they can experience a wide and varied career within the one organisation. We offer a real commitment to supporting your career in an environment where your skills and ideas are valued, where you are supported in developing your full potential and where your individual contribution is recognised, respected and rewarded.
Job Overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist, to join our team at our Peterborough City Hospital site.
You will need to be registered or in the process of registering with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team in the hospital where you will be involved in the delivery of a variety of clinical and core services provided by the pharmacy department.
Main duties of the job
The pharmacy department at North West Anglia Foundation Trust are keen to create an environment in which we are able to nurture and grow our own talent.
With this objective in mind we have developed a progression programme which supports the progression of our Rotational band 6 pharmacists into band 7 posts.
This is implemented through a structured competency programme which band 6 pharmacists can enrol on enabling their progression to Rotational band 7 without the need for additional recruitment process, if the requirements of the programme are met over a minimum of an 18 month period.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.
Benefits to you

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Career development and training;
• Wellbeing support and activities;
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
• In-house physiotherapy Service;
• Flexible working opportunities;
• On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
• Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties will include a ward pharmacist role to an assigned ward, dispensary work, medicines information, aseptic services and provision of pharmaceutical services to external community sites, therefore the ability to drive within the locality is essential.
You will be expected to participate in the in‑house training and the competency assessment programme. The opportunity to study for the Post Graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice is also available to a successful full-time candidate.
You will participate in the on call pharmacist rota.
Person SpecificationEducation And Qualifications

• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Pharmacy degree from recognised university
• Registration (or eligible for registration) with General Pharmaceutical Council with registration maintained during entire period of employment

Experience

• Demonstrate understanding of the principals of medicines optimisation
• Demonstrable evidence of competence in pre/post-registration hospital pharmacy practice
• Experience of ward and clinical pharmacy services in a range of specialties/settings
• Demonstrate team work (inter/intra-departmental)

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Clinical audit / Drug Use Review projects

Skills

• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Ability to prioritise workload effectively with good time management
• Clinical Pharmacy Skills
• Clarity in English
• Communicates well with good listening skills
• Good customer care skills

Disposition

• Caring and Compassionate
• Enthusiastic to improve and develop
• Open/Reflective/Warm/Respectful
• Reliable and adaptable
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a team
• Ability to remain calm and work effectively under pressure and to deadlines

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.
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If the role you are applying for requires a DBS Check and you are not on the update service or the role is not eligible for a free fast track service, you will be charged for the cost of the check. The cost of the check is currently £38 for an enhanced check and £18 for a standard check or basic check.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name Charlotte Murray Job title Advanced Pharmacist – General Medicine and Rehab Email address [email protected] Telephone number 01733 877297