Clinical Rotational Pharmacist - Pharmacy

East and North Herts NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Clinical Rotational Pharmacist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an award winning and expanding clinical pharmacy team and be part of our exciting future at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust!

You will be part of an innovative and progressive pharmacy team that puts patient care at the centre of everything we do.

You will develop and expand your clinical knowledge through a structured rotational program that will include specialities such as general medicine, cardiology, care of the elderly, frailty, stroke, paediatrics, obstetrics, general surgery, trauma / orthopaedics, urology, plastics / ENT, elective surgery, dispensary, aseptics, medicine information and our renowned renal team.

We will fund and support post graduate training including Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice followed by non-medical prescribing.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

You will receive training and gain experience in all aspects of pharmacy practice by participating in a structured programme incorporating the following rotations plus study for the General Practice Diploma. Which includes Dispensary, Clinical Trials.

Production for Clinical Services- respiratory, general surgery, paediatrics, orthopaedics, acute medicine, urology, vascular, ENT, renal, cardiology, elderly care, and stroke

Medicines Information and Medicines Management

You will be committed to your own education and training and will supervise and check the work of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants and other staff, as required

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 ourcatchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

o The Lister Hospital, Stevenageo New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden Cityo Hertford County, Hertfordo 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 transformationand our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Date posted

18 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-6969040

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Masters Degree MPharm (or equivalent)
  • Competency assessed and examined professional registration with the GPhC
  • Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
  • Able to undertake Diploma in Pharmacy Practice

Previous Experience

Desirable

  • Recent Hospital experience
  • Hospital Pre-Reg
  • UK pharmacy experience

Skills

Essential

  • Team work
  • Good communication skills
  • Able to work unsupervised
  • Able to prioritise
  • Computer literate

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good Basic Clinical pharmacy
  • Able to apply clinical knowledge at consultant level
Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Masters Degree MPharm (or equivalent)
  • Competency assessed and examined professional registration with the GPhC
  • Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
  • Able to undertake Diploma in Pharmacy Practice

Previous Experience

Desirable

  • Recent Hospital experience
  • Hospital Pre-Reg
  • UK pharmacy experience

Skills

Essential

  • Team work
  • Good communication skills
  • Able to work unsupervised
  • Able to prioritise
  • Computer literate

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good Basic Clinical pharmacy
  • Able to apply clinical knowledge at consultant level

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Chief Pharmacist

Deepika Shah

deepika.shah@nhs.net

01438284032

Date posted

18 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-6969040

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


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