Specialist pharmacist- Orthopaedics, Burns & Plastics - 7 to 8a + RRP

Job summary

Are you a forward-thinking foundation pharmacist who has completed the first year of your postgraduate clinical diploma? Are you looking to progress your career and improve your leadership skills whilst also maintaining a patient-facing role? We have the job for you - an innovative new band 7 to 8a progression post!

You will initially join the team as a specialist Band 7 pharmacist, participating in our structured 2-year development programme, gaining management and leadership skills, whilst learning to deliver expert pharmaceutical services to our orthopaedic, burns and plastics patients.

You will be instrumental in developing pharmacy services in this area and mentoring our trainee and post-registration pharmacists on their foundation pathway. The post holder will work closely with our Principal Pharmacist - Clinical Services to provide ahigh-quality patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to our Surgical Division.

Upon successful completion of the agreed objectives and assessment by the pharmacy leadership team, you will be eligible for progression to the Band 8a Lead pharmacist role.

Year 1 of the development programme has an on-call commitment, with associated EDC payments. This role attracts a £3,000 RRP payment alongside the Band 7 salary and a £2000 RRP payment alongside the Band 8a salary. We can also offer a relocation allowance.

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Main duties of the job

The pharmacist we are looking for will be highly motivated, organised, hardworking and dedicated with good communication skills and a passion for developing a strong clinical role within Surgery.You will need to have completed a minimum of Year 1 of your postgraduate clinical diploma (or equivalent experience) and be willing to work towards your non-medical prescribing qualification.The role will focus on providing a high-quality clinical pharmacy service across orthopaedics, burns and plastics, expanding and improving our services whilst also working to develop our foundation and trainee pharmacist workforce.You will also be supported by a large established team of ward-based clinical pharmacy technicians.

We are a super friendly, inclusive team with a passion for delivering excellent patient care. We have a bright and airy department with a large tearoom and access to outdoor open spaces to improve wellbeing. Our service is open 7 days a week and our current opening hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm (no late night rota), Saturday 9am-1pm and Sunday 9.30am-1pm. On-call shifts are usually 1 in 10, offering split weeks. Weekend shifts are 1 in 8 with one bank holiday worked per year.

For further details on the role and responsibilities please find our job descriptions and progression pathway attached. For more about living and working in Salisbury see attached Our City Our Hospital.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk