Job summary
Are you a newly qualified pharmacist, or a pharmacist from another sector looking to work in a Trust with unique acute and community clinical settings? Are you looking for your next challenge and keen to experience a range of clinical specialties? Then look no further!
Main duties of the job
It is an exciting time to join our Pharmacy team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust! Due to promotion and relocation of some of our current pharmacists we are looking for enthusiastic, proactive and motivated pharmacists to deliver a high quality pharmacy service to wards and departments and join our clinical pharmacy team. Come and join us as we prepare to move to a brand new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, complete with a Trust wide Electronic Patient Record and EPMA system.
Following significant investment, our pharmacy department has led oninnovations in automated storage (Pyxis) across our most acute areas of work, and improved drug security, utilising Abloy keys, across the rest of the organisation.
Applications are welcomed from both registered pharmacists, foundation year trainee pharmacists who are due to complete their training year, and registered clinical pharmacists working in other settings e.g. community pharmacy. Applicants must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
So if you are interested in working in a challenging and ultimately rewarding environment, join our team - we're going places! Approximately 2 miles down the road!
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are developing the pharmacy service to meet the challenges and changes of working within a new Integrated Care System within the Black Country. We provide clinical services to our large Primary Care and Community Therapies group which includes GP partnerships. We are looking to transform the way we work in partnership to ensure our local population get the best pharmaceutical care, wherever they are.
We are a Trust that is invested in wellbeing and put our patients, people and population first.
The post holder will provide high quality pharmaceutical services to key areas on rotation including medical, surgical and paediatric wards as well as contributing to core dispensary and weekend and on call services.
Experience of working in hospital within a patient focused environment is desirable, whilst a keenness to use knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care through the delivery of efficient medicines management services (including out of hours services & on-call) is essential. You will be supported by accredited medicines management trained technicians to deliver these goals.
You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; you must be able to manage your own workload, direct & supervise others and work as part of a team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are developing the pharmacy service to meet the challenges and changes of working within a new Integrated Care System within the Black Country. We provide clinical services to our large Primary Care and Community Therapies group which includes GP partnerships. We are looking to transform the way we work in partnership to ensure our local population get the best pharmaceutical care, wherever they are.
We are a Trust that is invested in wellbeing and put our patients, people and population first.
The post holder will provide high quality pharmaceutical services to key areas on rotation including medical, surgical and paediatric wards as well as contributing to core dispensary and weekend and on call services.
Experience of working in hospital within a patient focused environment is desirable, whilst a keenness to use knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care through the delivery of efficient medicines management services (including out of hours services & on-call) is essential. You will be supported by accredited medicines management trained technicians to deliver these goals.
You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; you must be able to manage your own workload, direct & supervise others and work as part of a team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Evidence of further clinical pharmacy qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Completed 1 year's pre-registration training
Desirable
- Further post-registration experience in a hospital setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound clinical knowledge displayed at application and interview
Desirable
- Further post-graduate clinical qualifications and experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and independently
Desirable
- Shows insight and sound judgement
- Ability to make decisions and prioritise under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Evidence of further clinical pharmacy qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Completed 1 year's pre-registration training
Desirable
- Further post-registration experience in a hospital setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound clinical knowledge displayed at application and interview
Desirable
- Further post-graduate clinical qualifications and experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and independently
Desirable
- Shows insight and sound judgement
- Ability to make decisions and prioritise under pressure
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).
