Snr Rotational Clinical Pharmacist Acute Medicine & Aseptic Service

Job summary

This role is ideal for a pharmacist with an interest in both Aseptics and clinical work, as it involves working in both the Aseptic Services Department and across several specialist and tertiary referral services.

Based at Salford Care Organisation you will join the clinical pharmacy team rotating through a variety of clinical areas including surgery, general medicine and tertiary specialities.

You will also be an integral member of the Aseptics team, where you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to various aspects of the quality management system and provide professional supervision of work whilst working in the MHRA licensed facility.

Progression from Band 6 to Band 7 will be considered and is dependent on the candidate completing the first year of their clinical diploma and completion of in house aseptic competencies and portfolio.

Main duties of the job

In this post you will spend 50% of your time providing clinical pharmacy services and 50% of your time in aseptic services. You will have a key role in providing the link between the two, ensuring services are appropriately delivered.

Whilst working in aseptic services you will be involved in the day to day running of the aseptic department including product development, product release and quality assurance. You will also work alongside the Aseptic Services Manager and Production Manager to implement service developments and manage the Quality Management System. You will be involved in the supply of various Aseptically prepared products throughout the trust including chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, CIVA and clinical trials.

Whilst working in clinical pharmacy services you will work with a team of pharmacists to deliver clinical pharmacy services at ward level across several services. You will also work with the other pharmacists in the department to support the dispensary. This post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills working with a team of highly specialist and nationally recognised pharmacy experts.

Participation in the aseptic on-call rota is an essential part of this role.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and well being activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk