Job overview
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a band 7 pharmacist to join our rotational development programme. You will join a friendly team of pharmacists providing a range of pharmaceutical services in this busy acute hospital Trust, serving the expanding and diverse population of Barking, Havering and Redbridge.
The pharmacy department is an integral part of the clinical team and overall Trust strategy.
The band 7 training programme has excellent opportunities for you to experience a broad range of specialties and to develop both personally and professionally under the guidance of an allocated practice tutor and our experienced pharmacy team. You will rotate through placements, which will include our outpatient dispensary, medical and surgical wards and our satellite HIV pharmacy.
You must be a registered pharmacist with good team working and organisational skills, experience of training/supervision of others and the ability to organise and support a busy workload and staff. Some experience of working in a UK hospital is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for assisting the pharmacy department in providing a comprehensive, patient orientated pharmacy services at ward level throughout Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT). He/she will work closely with senior colleagues and clinical technicians to ensure the provision of an integrated and efficient service. Additionally, the post holder will be required to support with some directorate work and developing the clinical pharmacy service.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in ; we’ve opened at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we’ve been at the Health Service Journal Awards.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK (MRPharmS).
Desirable criteria
2. Pharmacist Independent Prescriber Qualification
3. Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent qualification)
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. At least 1 years’ hospital pharmacy experience post registration.
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
5. Ability to influence prescribing.
Desirable criteria
6. Ability to appraise performance and evaluate others
Applicant requirements
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.