Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist looking to contribute to the future of pharmacy services? If you are passionate about putting patient safety and experience first, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust (BHFT) offers an excellent opportunity to develop your career.
We are recruiting pharmacists at Band 6 entry level, as well as those ready to progress into more senior responsibilities, with posts available at Band 6 or Band 7 depending on experience.
Our Pharmacy Department is a dynamic and forward-thinking team that values collaboration, innovation, and professional development. Through our structured rotation programme in Clinical Pharmacy Services, you will gain broad experience across a range of specialties and clinical areas.
We are committed to supporting your growth and helping you make a meaningful impact on patient care. Permanent post-holders may also have the opportunity to undertake a postgraduate certificate, diploma, or independent prescribing qualification, alongside the general level competency framework (subject to funding).
To learn more about our team and our vision, you can watch the recruitment videos included in the supporting documents.
Main duties of the job
Deliver a high-quality ward-based clinical pharmacy service through structured rotations, including drug chart reviews, drug history taking, medicines reconciliation, supply, patient consultations, medicines optimisation, and the Discharge Medication Service (DMS). Participate in departmental and regional education programmes while undertaking study toward the Certificate/Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice. Provide pharmaceutical advice on supply and clinical issues to healthcare professionals, and offer clear medication-related guidance to patients, focusing on medicines started, stopped, or changed during admission, as well as side-effect profiles to support safe use. Support the education and training of pre-registration pharmacists and staff in training grades, and supervise junior pharmacy technicians and assistants. Contribute to dispensary services, including dispensing, clinical verification, prescription review, accuracy checking, and patient consultations. Ensure continuity of service by participating in late-night, weekend, and bank-holiday rotas.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For pharmacists recruited at the band 6 entry point a pathway identifies criteria for progression and highlights the gradual introduction of key responsibilities as experience is gained working as a Band 6 Pharmacist. After typically being in post 19-24 months and being able to demonstrate they have met the key responsibilities the pharmacist will be eligible for progression to a band 7 post.
Please see full job description and person specification provided. If further information is required, please speak to our contact on advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For pharmacists recruited at the band 6 entry point a pathway identifies criteria for progression and highlights the gradual introduction of key responsibilities as experience is gained working as a Band 6 Pharmacist. After typically being in post 19-24 months and being able to demonstrate they have met the key responsibilities the pharmacist will be eligible for progression to a band 7 post.
Please see full job description and person specification provided. If further information is required, please speak to our contact on advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Pharmacy degree (Masters level)
- GPhC Registration as a Pharmacist or Provisionally Registered Pharmacist.
- Willing to undertake clinical training to post grad diploma level
Desirable
- Train the Trainer qualification
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- RPS Faculty Member portfolio in preparation
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of audit
- oExperience of accurate dispensary work
- oExperience of patient medication consultation
- oExperience of clinical pharmacy services
- oExperience of hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Experience of collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings
- Experience of training staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstration of up to date clinical awareness in medicine
- Knowledge and understanding of medication interactions and common prescribing problems
- Awareness of current developments in Pharmacy practice
- Understanding the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
Desirable
- Computer literacy
- Knowledge and awareness of current developments in pharmacy practice and NHS strategies
Personal skills
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to influence other professionals
- Presentation skills
- Medication counselling skills
- Organised and able to plan and manage work programmes
- Ability to analyse problems and devise solutions
- Appropriate IT skills are required to utilise clinical information systems, pharmacy computer systems, databases and other software to improve patient care.
- Good presentation skills
Desirable
- Supervisory skills
- Negotiation skills
Other
Essential
- Enthusiastic about delivering high quality pharmacy service focussed on the patient experience
- Able to thrive on development/change
- Flexible
- Good interpersonal skills
- Self motivated
- Accurate and precise
- Honest and trustworthy
- Confidence to interact at consultant /general manager level
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Pharmacy degree (Masters level)
- GPhC Registration as a Pharmacist or Provisionally Registered Pharmacist.
- Willing to undertake clinical training to post grad diploma level
Desirable
- Train the Trainer qualification
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- RPS Faculty Member portfolio in preparation
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of audit
- oExperience of accurate dispensary work
- oExperience of patient medication consultation
- oExperience of clinical pharmacy services
- oExperience of hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Experience of collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings
- Experience of training staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstration of up to date clinical awareness in medicine
- Knowledge and understanding of medication interactions and common prescribing problems
- Awareness of current developments in Pharmacy practice
- Understanding the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
Desirable
- Computer literacy
- Knowledge and awareness of current developments in pharmacy practice and NHS strategies
Personal skills
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to influence other professionals
- Presentation skills
- Medication counselling skills
- Organised and able to plan and manage work programmes
- Ability to analyse problems and devise solutions
- Appropriate IT skills are required to utilise clinical information systems, pharmacy computer systems, databases and other software to improve patient care.
- Good presentation skills
Desirable
- Supervisory skills
- Negotiation skills
Other
Essential
- Enthusiastic about delivering high quality pharmacy service focussed on the patient experience
- Able to thrive on development/change
- Flexible
- Good interpersonal skills
- Self motivated
- Accurate and precise
- Honest and trustworthy
- Confidence to interact at consultant /general manager 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.
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).
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