Job summary
Looking for an exciting new challenge? Then look no further! This post is suitable for Pharmacists from all backgrounds of Pharmacist working environments. We are seeking dynamic and forward-thinking Pharmacists to join our friendly and supportive pharmacy team.
This post provides an ideal opportunity to work with Bedfordshire Community health services. The team is spread across Bedfordshire, based at Twinwoods (North Hub, MK41 6AT), Ampthill/ Shefford (Mid Hub MK45 2SB/SG17 (Mid Hub) or Queensborough House (South Hub, LU6 3JA) subject to the work requirement.
Main duties of the job
The post holder must possess excellent interpersonal, problem solving and time management skills, self-motivated and be flexible, able to travel and work across a number of services in and around Bedfordshire. Be able to build and develop robust professional relationships.
This is a great opportunity to line-manage pharmacy technicians within the team and provide pharmaceutical support to the home care teams, a variety of Specialist services and multidisciplinary teams, service users and carers within the community settings. You will have opportunity to professionally develop yourself through education, mentoring, training and QI project within the organisation.
The successful candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience of influencing others.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please for further information kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please for further information kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- pre-registration training
- post registration training relevant to hospital pharmacy
Training
Essential
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council and/or Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
- Management qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information to mental health patients, carers and clinical staff
- Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills
- To have undertaken clinical audit
- Experience in clinical pharmacy in a hospital setting
- Experience in clinical pharmacy of working with older people
Desirable
- Staff management experience
- Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure
- Experience of Community Health Pharmacy Services
- Experience in Financial Reporting
Knowledge and Sklls
Essential
- Clinical and critical appraisal skills
- The ability to identify and prioritise clinical work load
- Communicates with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in clear precise and appropriate manner.
- To have an awareness of national and local priorities
- The ability to identify and manage risks Ability to evaluate own work
Desirable
- Evidence of writing procedures, guidelines or protocols.
- Able to influence medical staff
- Understanding of ELFT Trust priorities
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Works calmly under pressure.
- Understandsandshowscommitment
- Be able to achieve objectives.
- Able to use initiative and show appropriate level of self-reliance.
- Friendly personality; helpful to other staff and patients.
- Adaptable
- Own car and full driver's license.
- Demonstrates ability to meets set targets
- Demonstrate ability to organise self in order to ensure efficient use of time.
- Self-motivated
- Takes responsibilities for own actions
- Attendance record that is acceptable to the Trust
Desirable
- The ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and ability
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- pre-registration training
- post registration training relevant to hospital pharmacy
Training
Essential
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council and/or Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
- Management qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information to mental health patients, carers and clinical staff
- Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills
- To have undertaken clinical audit
- Experience in clinical pharmacy in a hospital setting
- Experience in clinical pharmacy of working with older people
Desirable
- Staff management experience
- Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure
- Experience of Community Health Pharmacy Services
- Experience in Financial Reporting
Knowledge and Sklls
Essential
- Clinical and critical appraisal skills
- The ability to identify and prioritise clinical work load
- Communicates with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in clear precise and appropriate manner.
- To have an awareness of national and local priorities
- The ability to identify and manage risks Ability to evaluate own work
Desirable
- Evidence of writing procedures, guidelines or protocols.
- Able to influence medical staff
- Understanding of ELFT Trust priorities
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Works calmly under pressure.
- Understandsandshowscommitment
- Be able to achieve objectives.
- Able to use initiative and show appropriate level of self-reliance.
- Friendly personality; helpful to other staff and patients.
- Adaptable
- Own car and full driver's license.
- Demonstrates ability to meets set targets
- Demonstrate ability to organise self in order to ensure efficient use of time.
- Self-motivated
- Takes responsibilities for own actions
- Attendance record that is acceptable to the Trust
Desirable
- The ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and ability
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).
