Rania Ishak, Lead Pharmacist - Acute Care Division, Division of Medicine & Adult Community Services
rania.ishak@nhs.net
01924 541364
We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic foundation level pharmacist to join our elderly care pharmacy team to provide maternity leave cover for 12 months.
This position is suitable for a newly registered pharmacist.
You will work with our friendly team of pharmacists, technicians and support workers to provide a clinical pharmacy service to in-patients across our elderly care wards.
Main duties
This role will be predominantly ward based, working as part of a team to complete medicines reconciliation, treatment reviews and discharge prescription validation for the elderly patients at Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust.
Training and support will be provided by our team of experienced pharmacists, technicians and support workers, which will enable the successful candidate to gain a thorough knowledge base and experience of clinical pharmacy. You will be supported through a structured induction process as well as provided with a range of training and development opportunities to build your foundation portfolio.
The successful candidate will contribute to our dispensary late night and weekend service on a rotational basis.
If you would like to discuss the post further, please contact Rania Ishak - Lead Pharmacist, Acute Care Division, Division of Medicine & Adult Community Services on rania.ishak@nhs.net or 01924 541364
Essential Person Specification Requirements
* Master’s degree in pharmacy obtained through four-year undergraduate training.
* Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council achieved by pre-registration training/experience and examination.
* Experience in pharmacy practice obtained through one year’s pre-registration training and examination.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* The post holder must be equally at ease talking to patients, medical and nursing staff of all grades in both primary and secondary care and will need to present written and verbal reports to senior hospital staff.
* The post holder must have basic keyboard skills and familiarity with routine office software word processing, spread sheeting and PowerPoint
* Must be physically able to visit wards and departments within the hospital and to visit other Trust sites as required by the activities of the job.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
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Our Benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
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