Specialist Cardiothoracic Pharmacist Rotation

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 19 May 2024

Job summary

The successful applicant will join our team of Clinical Pharmacists rotating through sub-specialties such as Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Transplantation, Cardiothoracic Critical Care, Bronchiectasis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Respiratory Care Unit and Sleep Centre. Your preferences are always taken into account when we allocate rotations.

Your development is important to us. Working in a world-renown Cardiothoracic Centre on Europe's largest biomedical campus provides unrivalled opportunities to expand your clinical knowledge and associated professional skills in research, collaboration, and multi-professional leadership. We also recognise the importance of peer networking in achieving best practice and attendance at national Pharmacy events is encouraged.

As a Rotational Pharmacist at a Specialist Centre, you will have the opportunity to gain invaluable peer support from some of the UK's most experienced Highly Specialist Pharmacists in areas such as Pulmonary Hypertension, Cystic Fibrosis and Transplantation; leaders in their field who have presented at international conferences and taught on undergraduate courses. And, with appropriate training, you will be asked to deputise for them in their absence to maintain provision of a safe and effective Clinical Pharmacy service.

Main duties of the job

Most of your day will be spent on the wards providing direct patient care. During your surgical rotation you will also see patients in the multi-disciplinary pre-assessment clinic. In preparation for the future, your Lead Pharmacist will involve you in extended work such as multiprofessional service improvement projects, guideline development and incident investigation.

Working in a team to provide pharmacy services to a directorate allows us to allocate caseload and tasks based on patient acuity and complexity. As well as taking your clinical skills to the next level, you will be expected to support the development of colleagues; mentoring early career pharmacists as part of our buddy system and supervising pharmacy technicians undertaking training in medicines reconciliation and patient counselling.

We expect our Advanced Practice Clinical Pharmacists to be able to make prescribing interventions and will support you to gain the non-medical prescribing qualification if you are not currently a prescriber.

This post is suitable for dedicated and enthusiastic pharmacists with a clinical diploma (those with equivalent experiential training or nearing the end of the diploma will be considered). Pharmacists wishing to transition from non-NHS employment are recommended to contact tinabryan@nhs.net prior to submitting their application.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Date posted

24 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

175-2425-1-PH585

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MPharm (or equivalent qualification)
Registered Pharmacist
PgD in Pharmacy Practice (or working towards)*

Desirable

Independent prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience working in a hospital pharmacy environment
Experience of good foundation in clinical pharmacy practice and providing pharmaceutical service to a specialty
Good verbal and written communication skills
Good personal organisational and time management skills
Ability to work unsupervised, under pressure, manage self and motivate others
Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
Has a professional attitude and is able demonstrate adaptability and innovation in work practice
Familiar with the use of a range of IT systems and functions.

Desirable

Good negotiation and persuasive skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MPharm (or equivalent qualification)
Registered Pharmacist
PgD in Pharmacy Practice (or working towards)*

Desirable

Independent prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience working in a hospital pharmacy environment
Experience of good foundation in clinical pharmacy practice and providing pharmaceutical service to a specialty
Good verbal and written communication skills
Good personal organisational and time management skills
Ability to work unsupervised, under pressure, manage self and motivate others
Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
Has a professional attitude and is able demonstrate adaptability and innovation in work practice
Familiar with the use of a range of IT systems and functions.

Desirable

Good negotiation and persuasive skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).