Rotational Foundation Pharmacist (Weston)

Job summary

Are you expecting to qualify as a Pharmacist in 2025 and looking to kick-start your career? Or are you already GPhC registered and ready for your next challenge within a diverse Pharmacy team?

Secure your career with a role at University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Trust (UHBW).

Why Weston General Hospital? Weston General Hospital, is an exciting place to develop your career; Nestled on the stunning North Somerset coast, Weston offers asupportive working environment, a close-knit team culture, and excellent career progression opportunities--all while being just a stone's throw from beautiful beaches, countryside, and the lively city of Bristol.

Become apart of our supportive, fun and welcoming Pharmacy department at Weston Hospital, where the warm atmosphere and collaborative teamwork creates the perfect foundation to grow your career.

We welcome and encourage applications from community-based Pharmacists as well as Pharmacists with hospital pharmacy experince.

Why join us?Meet our team here

• As a teaching and university hospital, we are committed to your development and education
• Continuously gain experience across different specialities across Bristol sites
• Be based in the busy, vibrant and cultural city of Bristol!
• We will support your development with a Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or Newly Qualified Pharmacist Portfolio
• 27 days annual leave entitlement + 8 bank holidays
• Industry leading pension scheme
• Discounts in a multitude of national and local outlets

Main duties of the job

By joining our team of pharmacists and medicines management technicians, you will gain a wide range of experience while providing clinical pharmacy services to a range of wards and assisting within our inpatient dispensary.

As a Rotational Foundation Pharmacist, you will enter our Development Pathway, moving through rotations every 4 months with personalised objectives and an assigned supervisor. Rotations include surgery, medicine, cardiology (Bristol Heart Institute), MI, paediatrics (Bristol Children's Hospital), oncology (Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre) and ophthalmology (Bristol Eye Hospital), aseptics and many others.

At UHBW Pharmacy, we are proud to support the South West Inclusive Pharmacy Practice manifesto: Pharmacy Practice Manifesto - PWDS and create a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. If you need adjustments or support prior, during or after the recruitment process, please let us know. We're here to help you thrive!

Join us in making a difference--together, we can build a workplace that celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Masters degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy
• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council for Pharmacists
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge of post registration pharmacist curriculum

Desirable

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of medicines supply within the NHS
• Experience of post qualification hospital pharmacy practice
• Experience of building strong relationships across the multidisciplinary team to support patient care
• Experience of recognising opportunities for change, innovation and quality improvement
• Experience of using of digital technologies to support improved patient safety and outcomes

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Communicate effectively
• Recognise the importance of patient centric care
• Good time manager
• Ability to work alone and in a team
• Ability to manage uncertainty and risk appropriately
• Demonstrate adaptive flexible approach in challenging situations

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).