Job summary
**Applications welcomed from trainee pharmacists looking to join the register in 2024**
Are you a trainee pharmacist looking for a job in a friendly, supportive and exciting clinical environment?
At the James Paget University Hospital, we pride ourselves on our experienced and supportive clinical pharmacy team who can help to support and nurture you in the early stages of your career as a hospital pharmacist. With close ties to the UEA School of Pharmacy, as well as funded positions on both the Newly Qualified Pharmacist Programme (NQP) and the integrated prescribing diploma -NQPIP courses, you will have access to a high quality postgraduate teaching and qualifications. Thanks to a recent successful recruitment drive, we are developing a team of pharmacists with a wealth of knowledge and experience as well as developing innovative clinical roles. As a department, we are focusing on adapting and modernising our clinical service in line with our new hospital rebuild starting in 2025. If you are keen to rapidly progress your career, then this is the hospital for you. We invest in our staff to allow them to grow and to take on more senior roles and opportunities if desired.
Main duties of the job
1. Providing a clinical pharmacy ward-based service with the opportunity to care for patients in a wide range of specialities which may include emergency medicine, surgery, cardiology, intensive care, gastroenterology, paediatrics, frailty, oncology/haematology and respiratory.
2. Clinical verification and accuracy checking of prescriptions including in patient, outpatient and discharge prescriptions.
3. Giving advice to medical, nursing, other healthcare staff and patients on all aspects of the safe & effective use of medicines.
4. Facilitating medicines reconciliation, discharge planning, and patient counselling assisted by our team of pharmacy technicians.
We are keen to support flexible working opportunities where possible and if you would like to discuss a specific working pattern to suit your work/life balance or a multi-role career then please contact us to discuss this.
Our hospital is an amazing place to work and we would welcome the opportunity to talk to you about joining our team here on England's east coast.
About us
As a teaching hospital, we are part of the University of East Anglia Medical School and have good links with the University of East Anglia School of Pharmacy.
The east coast is a great place to live:
5. Located 5 minutes from Gorleston Beach, with 3 miles of golden sands rated by Tripadvisor as the best beach in the UK and ranked in the top 10% of attractions worldwide.
6. Located near the Broads National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty consisting of over 200km of waterways which provides access to activities including boating, kayaking and paddleboarding.
7. Transport links to the city of Norwich, named by the Sunday Times as one of the UK's best places to live
What we can offer you;
8. Based on the sunrise coast covering Norfolk and Waveney communities
9. CQC rated "good" 450 bedded hospital, highly rated in the NHS Staff survey
10. New hospital in development
11. NHS Terms and Conditions including generous annual leave
12. Flexible working including working patterns/hours
13. Wellbeing support community
14. A range of training and development opportunities
15. Research opportunities
16. Adopting and working towards a Just Culture approach
17. Affordable local property prices
18. Relocation package may be available
19. On-site crche
20. On-site accommodation
21. On-site staff car park
22. Excellent staff canteen
23. Salary sacrifice scheme available for cars
24. Uniform fully provided
Our vision is to provide safe, high quality services delivered with courtesy and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
25. Masters in Pharmacy or equivalent degree
26. Registered with GPhC
Experience
Essential
27. Completion or near completion of foundation pharmacist year
Desirable
28. Previous hospital pharmacy experience
29. Post-registration experience - any sector
Skills
Essential
30. Strong communication skills - oral and written
31. Able to work as part of a team or as an individual with a flexible approach to duties
32. Computer literate
33. Articulate and Numerate
Desirable
34. Change management experience