Job summary
Are you an experienced pharmacist seeking a new challenge? Do you enjoy making a positive difference to patient care? Are you excited by the opportunity to work in an award winning progressive pharmacy department that has a clear vision for the future? If so, then we have the role for you.
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage is looking for a high calibre pharmacist to join our expanding team as Pharmacist in charge of our Medicines Information service.
This is a unique opportunity to work alongside a fantastic multidisciplinary team to provide an excellent Medicines Information service
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, innovative and resourceful, whilst possessing a thorough knowledge on medicines information processes and resources which they will utilise to deliver an excellent Medicines Information service.
The successful candidate will play a crucial role in delivering and expanding the Medicines Information service to the Trust and its partners, supporting the patient helpline and training staff in using the service to make it more accessible
Being driven and adaptable are essential characteristics for this role
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment (VCOD) for Healthcare Workers
Candidates offered a role with East and North Herts NHS Trust, who are aged 18 and over and who will have direct, face to face contact with service users as part of their role will be required to evidence that they have received a complete course of an approved COVID-19 vaccine, subject to limited exceptions, by no later than 1 April 2022. This will include front-line workers, as well as non-clinical workers not directly involved in patient care
Job description
Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Main role requirements are below but for full details please refer the attached person specification.
- To provide a Medicines Information (MI) enquiry answering service (specialist pharmacy service) to the East and North Herts NHS Trust staff and patients, CCGs with Service Level Agreement, GPs and other relevant service users. To ensure the service meets the UKMI standards for Enquiry Answering, Education and Training, Publications, Clinical Governance and Risk Management. UKMI is an NHS pharmacy based service aimed to support safe, effective and efficient use of medicines by the provision of evidence based information and advice on the therapeutic use of medicines.
- To manage the activities of all staff working within the Pharmacy Medicines Information Centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Main role requirements are below but for full details please refer the attached person specification.
- To provide a Medicines Information (MI) enquiry answering service (specialist pharmacy service) to the East and North Herts NHS Trust staff and patients, CCGs with Service Level Agreement, GPs and other relevant service users. To ensure the service meets the UKMI standards for Enquiry Answering, Education and Training, Publications, Clinical Governance and Risk Management. UKMI is an NHS pharmacy based service aimed to support safe, effective and efficient use of medicines by the provision of evidence based information and advice on the therapeutic use of medicines.
- To manage the activities of all staff working within the Pharmacy Medicines Information Centre.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Masters Degree MPharm
- Competency assessed and examined professional registration (MRPharmS)
- Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice
Previous Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy and Diploma in pharmacy practice
- Supervision and Management of staff
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Training Pre-reg Pharmacists and Junior Staff
- Proven experience of audit
Desirable
- Clinical tutoring of post graduate trainee pharmacist
- Previous experience of working with cardiac patients
Knowledge
Essential
- Good clinical knowledge
- Able to use clinical knowledge at consultant level
- Specialised knowledge of drugs used and therapeutic trends within specialised area
- Able to critically appraise research data
- Knowledge of post graduate education for pharmacists
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Masters Degree MPharm
- Competency assessed and examined professional registration (MRPharmS)
- Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice
Previous Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy and Diploma in pharmacy practice
- Supervision and Management of staff
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Training Pre-reg Pharmacists and Junior Staff
- Proven experience of audit
Desirable
- Clinical tutoring of post graduate trainee pharmacist
- Previous experience of working with cardiac patients
Knowledge
Essential
- Good clinical knowledge
- Able to use clinical knowledge at consultant level
- Specialised knowledge of drugs used and therapeutic trends within specialised area
- Able to critically appraise research data
- Knowledge of post graduate education for pharmacists
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).
