Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our admissions and discharge team at King's Mill Hospital.
This role includes working alongside the consultant-led Frailty Intervention Team (FIT), Integrated Discharge Assessment Team (IDAT), and the Short Stay Unit (SSU) medical and nursing teams to support medicines optimisation and timely discharge.
Our Pharmacy Department is committed to the training and development of all staff, and as part of this post, you will be given the opportunity to gain experience in the various domains of the RPS Advanced Practice Framework (APF) to develop the skills and knowledge required to progress your career further.
This role will be maximised by the use of independent prescribing, and you will be given the opportunity to gain this qualification if not already achieved. You will also help further develop the pharmacy service within this broad clinical area with opportunities to participate in a wide range of tasks.
Apply now to join our team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals and make a difference in health care!
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last Six years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical Pharmacy knowledge associated with a Pharmacy degree course.
- Experience gained through preregistration training.
- Experience gained through vocational practice.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching pharmaceutical knowledge to other pharmacy staff.
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc, BPharm or MSc in Pharmacy. Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Council Diploma or MSc in hospital clinical pharmacy gained through post-graduate study OR
Desirable
- Post-graduate studies.
- Independent Prescriber
Further Training
Essential
- Independent prescribing - training to be provided in role if not already completed
Desirable
- Relevant training courses e.g. CPPE
Experience
Essential
- Clinical knowledge from aspects of career to date.
- Significant recent experience of hospital or community pharmacy.
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong interpersonal skills Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good IT skills
- Audit experience
- Time management skills
- Good organisational skills
- Prioritisation skills
- Evidence of commitment to CPD
Desirable
- Evidence-based practice.
- Teaching experience
- Experience of extended roles
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of providing a specialist pharmacy service of some description
- Project work.
- Practice research.
Contractual
Essential
- Flexibility in working hours
- Able to work extended hours and on call as needed.
Desirable
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical Pharmacy knowledge associated with a Pharmacy degree course.
- Experience gained through preregistration training.
- Experience gained through vocational practice.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching pharmaceutical knowledge to other pharmacy staff.
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc, BPharm or MSc in Pharmacy. Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Council Diploma or MSc in hospital clinical pharmacy gained through post-graduate study OR
Desirable
- Post-graduate studies.
- Independent Prescriber
Further Training
Essential
- Independent prescribing - training to be provided in role if not already completed
Desirable
- Relevant training courses e.g. CPPE
Experience
Essential
- Clinical knowledge from aspects of career to date.
- Significant recent experience of hospital or community pharmacy.
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong interpersonal skills Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good IT skills
- Audit experience
- Time management skills
- Good organisational skills
- Prioritisation skills
- Evidence of commitment to CPD
Desirable
- Evidence-based practice.
- Teaching experience
- Experience of extended roles
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of providing a specialist pharmacy service of some description
- Project work.
- Practice research.
Contractual
Essential
- Flexibility in working hours
- Able to work extended hours and on call as needed.
Desirable
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
