Band 7 - Senior Rotational Pharmacist, Pharmacy

Senior Rotational Pharmacist - Band 7 (Pharmacy)

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time, Flexible working)

Job ref 360-IC-10603-A

Department name: West Herts - General Staffing Site Cross Site Town Watford

Salary: £50,008 - £56,908 pa (inc HCA Salary period Yearly) Closing 22/10/:59

Job overview

A new opportunity has arisen for a skilled, innovative and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to join our team of Senior Rotational Pharmacists.

The successful candidate will provide clinical pharmacy services to a wide range of specialties on a rotational basis: Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Surgery, Acute Admissions, Paediatrics, ICU, Virtual Hospital, Antimicrobials.

The department offers a stimulating, friendly and professionally rewarding environment for staff to develop their clinical expertise.

Required working pattern: Monday to Friday, rota based weekend working. Full details will be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

• Providing expert pharmaceutical care to patients from admission to discharge on the wards and Virtual Hospital.
• Developing the role of the pharmacist in the multi-disciplinary team at ward level.
• Day to day working with the medicines management technicians.
• Providing prescribing advice and support to junior medical staff.
• Educating patients about their medicines.
• Training medical and nursing staff.
• Supervision and training of junior and foundation trainee pharmacists, technicians and assistants.
• Participation in clinical audit, preparation of policies and procedures and involvement in risk management.

Working for our organisation

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award winning virtual hospital, re imagining models of care and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive.

We offer a variety of flexible working options.

If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.

Person specification Education and qualifications:

• GPhC registration.
• Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).
• MSc/Diploma in Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).
• Management Training.

Knowledge:

• Prescription Monitoring.
• Computer and IT Literate.
• Need for Confidentiality.
• Well developed therapeutic and clinical pharmacy knowledge in unscheduled care.
• Up to date knowledge of national pharmacy issues.
• NHS organisational structure.
• Health and Safety.
• Critical appraisal skills.
• Preparation of written reports and procedures.

Experience:

• Recent experience in providing clinical services to acute medical and surgical wards.
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Training pre re Pharmacists and Junior Staff.
• Audit/research and development.
• Project management.
• Managing Staff.
• Clinical tutoring of postgraduate trainee pharmacist.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Contact

Name: Sital Sanghvi
Job title: Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager
Email address:

For further information, please contact Sital Sanghvi or Jayna Hirani, Lead pharmacist, professional development on .

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