Post-Registration Pharmacist (Band 6-7 progression post)

Job summary

Are you a newly registered Pharmacist or looking for that first step into hospital pharmacy? Are you eager to receive in-depth clinical training at a large acute teaching hospital while fast-tracking your career to a Band 7 post?

If you're nodding your head, Hull University Teaching Hospital might be exactly what you're looking for!

We offer a fully integrated training programme that can see you progress from a Band 6 to a Band 7 clinical pharmacist in just 12 months, following completion of the required training and submission of your portfolio. But that's not all! Our programme also includes the opportunity to:

• Undertake a postgraduate clinical diploma
• Complete your prescribing qualification
• Start practicing as a non-medical prescriber

All this with flexible working that prioritises your work-life balance:

• A 4-day working week, so you get that extra time for yourself.
• Minimal weekend commitment -- just 1 in 8 Saturdays and 1 in 8 Sundays.
• After training, you'll also be part of our on-call team currently with 1 night in 20--plus a buddy system to guide you through those first few calls!

Our pharmacy team is driven, ambitious, and always focused on delivering the best care for our patients. From specialist rotations to consultant pharmacists, you'll be working alongside experienced professionals who will support and mentor you throughout your journey.

Watch ourWelcome Video to get a feel for our team and our hospital environment: https://vimeo.com/910427720/343b5629a5

Main duties of the job

As a post-registration pharmacist, you'll be fully supported on your journey to becoming a Band 7 clinical pharmacist. You'll have named mentors who will guide you every step of the way, ensuring you receive the support and supervision needed to excel.

You'll embark on a comprehensive foundation training programme, which includes:

• Studying for the Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice
• In-house practice supervision and hands-on mentoring

This is a progression post, designed to take you to the next level. After completing key training milestones--currently year one of the Diploma--and submitting a successful portfolio of evidence, you'll progress to Band 7, moving into specialist rotations and starting your prescribing qualification.

As a post-registration pharmacist, your core responsibilities will include:

• Delivering a clinical pharmacy service to designated wards
• Offering expert advice to medical and nursing staff, as well as to patients, on the safe and effective use of medicines
• Facilitating medicine reconciliation, discharge planning, and patient counselling
• Supporting inpatient dispensaries

To be eligible for this role, you must be aregistered pharmacist or a trainee pharmacist eligible for GPhC registration in January 2025. Offers for Band 7 post will be considered base don previous experience and qualification.

For more details please refer to our Job Description.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.