Job summary
Barts Health is looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Junior Pharmacists to join our pharmacy team. You will be part of our band 6 rotational Foundation Training programme, which is aimed at helping you develop your knowledge and skills within the first 1000 days of practice. You will have the opportunity to deliver care across four sites - Newham University Hospital, St Bartholomew's, The Royal London and Whipps Cross University Hospital in a structured developmental programme and undertake a postgraduate diploma to consolidate your core foundation skills.
Main duties of the job
Our vision is to create a world-class health organisation that builds on strong relations with our partners and the communities we serve. As members of UCL Partners, the largest academic health sciences system in the world, we aim to ensure that our patients are some of the first in the country to benefit from the latest drugs and treatments.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered as a pharmacist or currently as a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable
- Working towards a postgraduate diploma
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience gained during the pre-registration training period relating to the management of patients
Desirable
- Clinical experience gained in a hospital setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of the current NHS and effects recent changes have had or will have on pharmacy
- Demonstrable knowledge to undertake clinical screening of prescriptions
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates communication skills with a range of people on a range of matters
- Demonstrates the ability to develop own skills
- Demonstrates an understanding of and supports equality and values diversity
- The demonstrable ability to be flexible and work under pressure
- The demonstrable ability to handle conflict appropriately
- Shows a flexible approach to changing circumstances and have an innovative approach to problem solving
Other
Essential
- Shows empathy towards patients
- Recognises the value of other pharmacy team members and other healthcare professionals, and works effectively as part of these teams
- Good attendance and time keeping record
- Professional appearance
- Able to take part in the out of hours service, weekend and bank holiday commitments
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered as a pharmacist or currently as a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable
- Working towards a postgraduate diploma
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience gained during the pre-registration training period relating to the management of patients
Desirable
- Clinical experience gained in a hospital setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of the current NHS and effects recent changes have had or will have on pharmacy
- Demonstrable knowledge to undertake clinical screening of prescriptions
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates communication skills with a range of people on a range of matters
- Demonstrates the ability to develop own skills
- Demonstrates an understanding of and supports equality and values diversity
- The demonstrable ability to be flexible and work under pressure
- The demonstrable ability to handle conflict appropriately
- Shows a flexible approach to changing circumstances and have an innovative approach to problem solving
Other
Essential
- Shows empathy towards patients
- Recognises the value of other pharmacy team members and other healthcare professionals, and works effectively as part of these teams
- Good attendance and time keeping record
- Professional appearance
- Able to take part in the out of hours service, weekend and bank holiday commitments
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
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).
