Rotational Clinical Pharmacist - Band 6

Main area Core Clinical Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent: 37.5 hours a week working 1 in 6 weekends plus oncall Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 in 6 weekends plus on call) Job ref 339-CCS6925-KLE

Site Pharmacy Department, Southmead Hospital Town Bristol Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59

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Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic Pharmacist to join our diverse Pharmacy team providing pharmaceutical care to a large Teaching hospital.

At North Bristol NHS Trust we are looking to recruit into our team of 24 rotational band 6 pharmacists. As a band 6 pharmacist you will rotate every 3 months through a variety of areas of general and tertiary specialties including surgery, respiratory, cardiology, medical admissions, neurology, stroke, mental health, medicines information and technical services.

We recognise the value of investing in our team and are proud to be able to provide the option of undertaking a funded 2 year Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice plus the opportunity to study on an independent prescribing course, in a supportive environment with training opportunities, to build your foundation skills and develop your expertise.

Our pharmacists are vital members of the multidisciplinary team and you will be providing clinical support, medicines reconciliation and patient counselling services to patients throughout the Trust.

Applications are welcome from registered pharmacists and trainee pharmacists due to take the General Pharmaceutical Council exam in June 2025.

• Providing patient centred pharmaceutical care ensuring patient safety issues are prioritised, challenged, and resolved in a timely and appropriate way.
• To support the use of medicines across the Trust to achieve best outcomes for patients in accordance with best practice.
• To prevent and reduce medicines related harm.

Working for our organisation

Our rotational posts allow Pharmacists to develop and gain experience in a number of clinical specialities including Neurology, Respiratory, Cardiology, Admissions, Surgery, Women's health, Mental Health, Technical Services, Quality Assurance and Medicines Information.

We are a large pharmacy department with over 80 pharmacists including many Specialist posts. The clinical ward pharmacy service is well established and provided by clinical pharmacists and medicine management technicians. The pharmacy department is located in our award winning Brunel building, which is a state-of-the-art modern hospital that opened in 2014. Witha large staff only restaurant, café and rooftop terrace seating area with views across the city, the Brunel building offers staff the opportunity to enjoy comfortable, light filled areas to work and rest. Staff can also benefit from onsite parking, a range of supported travel schemes, self-referral staff physiotherapy support, wellbeing services and much more.

The Trust resides within one of the most vibrant cities in the UK, Bristol. Consistently voted the best city to live, Bristol is famous for its year-round festivals, award-winning cycle tracks, exceptional gastronomy, stunning cityscapes and awe-inspiring street art.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Participate in the dispensary, ward, weekend, late shift and on-call rotas contributing to service delivery. Adhere to all established procedures and complete all necessary records.
• Clinically screen prescriptions, and discharge summaries at ward and dispensary level, to ensure the safe, efficient, evidence-based and rational use of medicines in line with the Trust Formulary and departmental policies so that risk is minimised, and patient flow optimised.
• Record all major interventions made.
• Medicines Information - deal with routine enquiries that arise on the ward and in the dispensary. Refer on complex queries to the medicine information team.
• Provide advice and information to patients/carers to ensure compliance with treatment.
• Ensure that a full medicine reconciliation is undertaken for each patient using the appropriate sources (GP, community pharmacist, patient/carer, clinic notes, nursing home).
• Dispensary - provide professional supervision of the dispensary area on a rotational basis. Provide final accuracy check of dispensed items.
• Check issues of controlled Drugs and participate in departmental audits of CDs.
• Handout oral chemotherapy prescriptions and counsel patients as prescribed on chemocare.
• Provides an input into Quality Assurance (QA) and quality management systems for the Pharmacy department and Trust under the supervision of the QA team.

Person specification

• UK registered Pharmacist
• Foundation training year
• Vacational employment / undergraduate hospital placement
• Hospital foundation training year

knowledge / skills / abilities

• Demonstrate ability to plan, organise and manage your time and prioritise workload to maintain safe and effective patient care.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Proactive approach to the application of pharmaceutical knowledge to enhance patient care
• Computer literate to EDCL standard
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with pharmacy staff, hospital staff and patients/carers.
• Ability to demonstrate and develop leadership skills
• Adaptable and flexible approach to work
• Teaching / tutorial and clinical supervisory skills
• Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills

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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT's workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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