Rotational Clinical Pharmacist (Band 6 – 7 progression)
The Trust has an exciting opportunity for a full-time rotational pharmacist to join our pharmacy team.
* Have you recently registered as a Pharmacist?
* Are you an established Pharmacist who wants to deliver high quality pharmaceutical care using an electronic prescribing and record system in a hospital team?
* Do you want to work in a supportive educational environment?
If so, come and join us at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
This exciting role will provide you with a range of rotational clinical pharmacy experience across various specialities within the Trust, as well as developing non-clinical skills.
If you are successful and secure this role as a band 6, you will progress to a band 7 rotational position once you have successfully worked through a planned advancement pathway aimed at holistically developing the pharmacist and bringing them up to band 7 level.
Main duties of the job
A flavour of your day to day
You will work in a direct, patient-facing role ensuring the safe and appropriate use of medicines across the Trust.
Through the structured rotation plan you will be exposed to, and work within, a number of clinical areas, including:
* Medical wards
* Surgical wards
* Admissions wards
* Aseptic Production
* Palliative care
* Antimicrobial stewardship
* Inpatient and outpatient dispensary
The department works on an extended hours, seven day pharmacy service on a rostered basis, as well as providing an on-call service out of hours, which you will be involved in.
We have a fully integrated electronic prescribing and medication record system known as e-Care, which is supporting the pharmacy department to improve and monitor the care that we deliver.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job responsibilities
Job summary: The post-holder will develop and demonstrate proficiency in their knowledge, expertise and operational effectiveness in rotational areas, including but not limited to, Acute & Emergency Admissions, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Education & Training, Formulary Management & Medicines Optimisation, Operational Management & Leadership, Medicine Directorate, Medicines Information, Paediatrics, and Surgery Directorate & ITU.
The post-holder will assist in developing the specialist clinical pharmacy service to wards within their rotational area, in line with local and national standards and policies, ensuring the safe, clinical and cost-effective use of medicines and staff resources.
The post-holder will provide a specialised level of pharmaceutical care to patients and will support other healthcare staff in the safe and appropriate use of medicines.
The post-holder will be a source of specialised advice within their area of clinical specialism to other pharmacists and healthcare professionals, including participation in multidisciplinary and governance meetings.
They will support the Lead Pharmacist for Education & Training in delivering training to pharmacists and foundation trainee pharmacists within their area of clinical specialism and must undertake clinical supervision, mentoring and ward-based assessments of junior pharmacists, medicines management technicians and foundation trainee pharmacists.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
* M.Pharm/B Pharm/BSc Pharmacy.
* Registered with the GPhC.
* Post Graduate qualification in clinical Pharmacy or nearing completion, or demonstration of equivalent experience - Band 7 only
* Membership of RPSGB.
* Independent Prescribing Qualification - Band 7 only
Experience & Knowledge
* Post-registration experience with substantial hospital experience -Band 7 only
* Experience in providing a pharmacy clinical service to patients in a range of specialities - Band 7 only
* Experience of delivering a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to a range of clinical specialities -Band 7 only
* Experience of multidisciplinary team working -Band 7 only
* Experience in providing pharmacy education & training, including mentorship - Band 7 only
* Experience of medicines management services to individual patients at the bedside- Band 7 only
* Evidence of on-going revalidation with the GPhC.-Band 7 only
* Specialised knowledge of the treatment of patients in a range of specialities - Band 7 only
* Knowledge of how the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service must meet the needs of local and national priorities Band 7 only
* Knowledge to teach higher-level clinical pharmacy practice. - Band 7 only
* Knowledge of pharmacy-based computer systems.
* Previous hospital/community pharmacy experience
* Knowledge of hospital pharmacy
* Experience in the provision of pharmacy expertise to the clinical governance agenda
* Experience of managing or supervising other staff
* Experience of implementing and/or reviewing policies, guidelines, PGDs or equivalent
* Experience of objective setting for other members of staff
* Experience of change management
* Clinical ward experience
* Experience of patient counselling
* Experience of out of hours pharmacy service
* Experience of therapeutic drug monitoring
Skills & Abilities
* Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and patients - Band 7 only
* Able to provide specialised advice on the use of medicines to treat patients within a specialist area -Band 7 only
* Able to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines - Band 7 only
* Able to prioritise and manage workload.- Band 7 only
* Able to demonstrate a specialised level of reasoning and judgment.- Band 7 only
* Able to undertake prescription review of complex medication regimes.- Band 7 only
* Able to apply evidence-based medicine to prescribed regimes and to balance the risks and benefits of prescribed treatments for the individual patient- Band 7 only
* Attention to detail and good problem-solving skills.- Band 7 only
* Proficient computer skills- Band 7 only
* Expected to deal with members of the public and other health care workers in a professional manner
* Close liaison with co-workers in the department and throughout the trust is vital
* Expected to have a broad knowledge of pharmaceutical issues
* Evidence of self-motivated professional development
* Expected to participate in the out of hours rotas
* Able to have a flexible approach to working hours/duties
* Able to manage difficult or ambiguous situations
* Able to train and supervise staff
* Able to undertake analysis of incidents/complaints
* Ability to travel to all rural locations
Personal Qualities
* Demonstrates a professional attitude and understands professionalism.
* Good communication skills (both written and verbal).
* Ability to work calmly and in an organised fashion in a busy environment.
* Demonstrates ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines.
* Approachable and supportive to peers and other staff.
* Good team member.
* Ability to work well on own initiative.
* Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and patients.
* Ability to work to deadlines and achieve agreed objectives.
* Positive attitude towards personal/self-development
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.
£37,338 to £52,809 a yearPer annum, pro rata
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