Job summary
Join Our Team as a Senior Dispensary Pharmacist!
Are you a skilled, innovative, and enthusiastic pharmacist looking for an exciting new challenge? We have a fantastic opportunity for a proactive, motivated, and ambitious individual to join our Dispensary team.
As a Senior Dispensary Pharmacist, you will take a leading role in coordinating the clinical screening processes within the dispensary.
Working closely with the dispensary team, you will manage the daily workflow to ensure efficient and high-quality service delivery.
In this role, you will provide training and mentorship to pharmacists rotating through the dispensary and act as a professional lead and role model for the dispensary workforce.
Working hours are Monday to Friday, 8:45 am to 5:15 pm.
Main duties of the job
To assist in the provision of a safe, efficient, and comprehensive pharmaceutical service for the patients of West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
To provide a clinical pharmacy service to in-patients and outpatients.
To partake in specialised clinical pharmacy duties on the Ambulatory Care Unit and Medical Assessment Unit.
Providing prescribing advice and support to junior medical staff.
Educating patients about their medicines.
Training of medical and nursing staff.
Supervision and training of junior and Foundation trainee pharmacists, technicians and assistants.
Participation in clinical audit and practice research.
About us
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly. https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/.
We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net.
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure that drugs utilised reflect the recommendations, the policies and formulary at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Trust.
To clinically screen and check clinical trial prescriptions in the absence of the clinical trials pharmacist.
To be involved in the recruitment, retention and development of staff through appraisal.
To work with the dispensary manager to implement and update dispensary procedures, engaging all stakeholders as appropriate.
To participate and design dispensary related audits and data collection.
To work with the operational and EPR teams to develop new ways of working.
To participate late duty / weekend rotas & Bank Holiday rotas as required
To carry out any other duties as required by the Pharmacy Operations Manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure that drugs utilised reflect the recommendations, the policies and formulary at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Trust.
To clinically screen and check clinical trial prescriptions in the absence of the clinical trials pharmacist.
To be involved in the recruitment, retention and development of staff through appraisal.
To work with the dispensary manager to implement and update dispensary procedures, engaging all stakeholders as appropriate.
To participate and design dispensary related audits and data collection.
To work with the operational and EPR teams to develop new ways of working.
To participate late duty / weekend rotas & Bank Holiday rotas as required
To carry out any other duties as required by the Pharmacy Operations Manager.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications:
Essential
- MPharm (or equivalent overseas degree).
- GPhC registration.
- Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).
Desirable
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).
Knowledge:
Essential
- Good computer skills.
- Good clinical practice knowledge
- Understanding of national and local pharmacy issues.
- NHS organisational structure.
Desirable
- A solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing).
- Appropriate applications of clinical knowledge and effective pharmaceutical care skills.
Experience:
Essential
- Experience in a busy dispensary as a pharmacist.
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients.
Desirable
- Post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy.
- Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services.
- Project management.
- Training Pre-reg Pharmacists and Junior Staff.
- Audit/research and development.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications:
Essential
- MPharm (or equivalent overseas degree).
- GPhC registration.
- Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).
Desirable
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).
Knowledge:
Essential
- Good computer skills.
- Good clinical practice knowledge
- Understanding of national and local pharmacy issues.
- NHS organisational structure.
Desirable
- A solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing).
- Appropriate applications of clinical knowledge and effective pharmaceutical care skills.
Experience:
Essential
- Experience in a busy dispensary as a pharmacist.
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients.
Desirable
- Post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy.
- Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services.
- Project management.
- Training Pre-reg Pharmacists and Junior Staff.
- Audit/research and development.
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).
