Rotational Clinical Pharmacist - Colchester Hospital

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Permanent opportunities have arisen to join our dynamic, innovative and friendly team in the Department of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation at Colchester Hospital. Those already registered as pharmacists with the GPhC and those expecting to register in summer 2023 are welcome to apply.

About our Pharmacy Service

You will join other rotational Clinical Pharmacists in a training and developmental role working in our modern purpose-built facility. In addition to our fully automated dispensary, ESNEFT also hosts the Regional Units of Medicines Information and Pharmacy Manufacturing (including a brand new Aseptic facility).

Our clinical team is extensive with ward based Pharmacy teams working across a broad range of clinical areas. There will be the opportunity to work at both Colchester and Ipswich hospital sites in order to widen your breadth of experience.

Main duties of the job

You will be involved in a wide range of professional activities which will reflect your development and competence as you progress through the Structured Training and Education Programme (STEP) competencies and standards. These have been developed in-house to support and guide your learning and development. These complement and run in parallel to the newly qualified pharmacist programme (hosted by the School of Pharmacy at the University of East Anglia in Norwich).

You will rotate through a number of clinical specialities and also have the opportunity to work in our manufacturing and chemotherapy production units, visit our community hospitals and receive training in medicines information enquiry answering and gain an understanding of the Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS) Medicines Advice Service. You will participate in a range of audits in prescribing practice and drug usage; and contribute to the development of our service and the Trust's Medicines Optimisation Strategy.

You will have the opportunity to study for a Postgraduate clinical diploma and subsequently a non-medical prescribing qualification. For those with limited hospital pharmacy experience, attendance is also possible at our weekly ICS/ESNEFT delivered foundation trainee pharmacist educational workshops.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

20 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

432-HR834-23

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Participate in the S.T.E.P rotational programme
Study for a post graduate clinical diploma qualification (optional and subject to funding)
Progression to higher level STEP responsibilities will occur after satisfactory completion of level 1 and 2 STEP competencies.
Participate in the range of audits in prescribing practice and drug usage.
Contribute to the development of the Pharmacy service and the Trusts Medicines Optimisation Strategy.

For full details of the responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Participate in the S.T.E.P rotational programme
Study for a post graduate clinical diploma qualification (optional and subject to funding)
Progression to higher level STEP responsibilities will occur after satisfactory completion of level 1 and 2 STEP competencies.
Participate in the range of audits in prescribing practice and drug usage.
Contribute to the development of the Pharmacy service and the Trusts Medicines Optimisation Strategy.

For full details of the responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Fully registered member of the GPhC
Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent acceptable to the GPhC
Proven examined pre registration training (or equivalent for overseas)

Experience

Essential

Previous pharmacy experience

Desirable

Hospital pharmacy experience

Knowledge

Essential

Clinical Knowledge

Desirable

Computer Literate
Medicines Management initiatives

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Fully registered member of the GPhC
Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent acceptable to the GPhC
Proven examined pre registration training (or equivalent for overseas)

Experience

Essential

Previous pharmacy experience

Desirable

Hospital pharmacy experience

Knowledge

Essential

Clinical Knowledge

Desirable

Computer Literate
Medicines Management initiatives

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).