Job summary
Are you an experienced rotational pharmacist and looking for an exciting new specialised role?
Would you like to receive specialist training and work within a supportive and motivated and expanding Neonatal and Women's Services pharmacy team?
Are you ready to take the next step in your career and expand your training in an exciting specialist area who highly value pharmacists input?
This exciting new job role in Neonatal and Woman's services will allow you to develop your skills and take part in exciting service development projects.
Prior experience within Neonatal and Woman's Services is not essential as you will receive training in this specialist area and be supported by the Senior Pharmacist for Neonatal and Woman's Services. We are looking for a motivated pharmacist who is keen to learn, develop and work in a rewarding area. You have the opportunity to develop your practice, with the support of our senior pharmacists and our principal pharmacist for education and training.
Main duties of the job
To work closely under the supervision of the Senior Pharmacist Neonates and Woman's services in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to the directorate.
To undergo supportive training package gaining experience in providing a clinical pharmacy service to the neonatal intensive care and high dependency units.
Provide clinical pharmaceutical services, including reviewing prescriptions, dispensing, and patient counselling within Neonatal and Women's services promoting the safe and secure use of medicines.
To gain experience under the supervision of the Senior Pharmacists for Children's services in provision of clinical pharmacy to paediatric inpatients, to provide support in their absence.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent) and registration with GPhC
- Completed Year 1 of postgraduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification
- Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and competence in a broad range of medical and surgical specialties relevant to post
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Completed postgraduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification
- Experience in supervising, training and assessing staff
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and on own initiative and also to co-operate within a team to achieve desired outcomes
- Ability to manage own time effectively and prioritise appropriately
- Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances and work under pressure
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking audits and participating in clinical research
- Ability to demonstate specialist knowledge of pharmacy in the context of neonatal and women's medicine
- Experience of implementing or delivering the objectives of cost/service improvement programmes
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent) and registration with GPhC
- Completed Year 1 of postgraduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification
- Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and competence in a broad range of medical and surgical specialties relevant to post
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Completed postgraduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification
- Experience in supervising, training and assessing staff
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and on own initiative and also to co-operate within a team to achieve desired outcomes
- Ability to manage own time effectively and prioritise appropriately
- Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances and work under pressure
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking audits and participating in clinical research
- Ability to demonstate specialist knowledge of pharmacy in the context of neonatal and women's medicine
- Experience of implementing or delivering the objectives of cost/service improvement programmes
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.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
