Clinical Pharmacist

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is a growing Trust with numerous pharmacy teams based throughout Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. We are pleased to announce that following the announcement that our beloved community Hospital in Bishops Castle will be reopening in the Summer of 2024, we are looking to recruit a pharmacist to support this small hospital on a part time basis.

We are looking for a qualified and GPhC Registered Pharmacist with post registration experience who is both organised and highly motivated. You will be a team player working closely with nursing staff, prescribers and pharmacy technicians, therefore, great communication and interpersonal skills are essential. We know that roles in community pharmacy are challenging and as a result, we know you will have exceptional prioritisation skills.

This post is stimulating, exciting and comes with responsibility that will appeal to career-minded individuals. We are keen to develop our staff and if you do not already hold your IP qualification, we will support you with completing this.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment. We will not accept candidates via an agency route.

Main duties of the job

Full training will be offered, and you will be given opportunities to shadow another Pharmacist as part of your induction, this could be at Bishops Castle or an alternative site. Once trained, you will be rostered with one of our experienced Pharmacy Technicians. All of our medicines are externally sourced, this means there is very little on site dispensing required, this allows you the time you need to undertake clinical checks to ensure patient safety is maintained.

To support the delivery of an effective and efficient medicines management service to the Community Hospitals and other clinical teams by working closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team across SCHT.
To ensure service compliance with medicines legislation, in particular controlled drugs legislation.
To provide input into policy, procedures, audit and research affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at SCHT sites where appropriate.
To liaise with our out-sourced pharmacy supply function, to ensure provision of an effective dispensing and supply service.
To support the training and development agenda for clinical practitioners and non-medical prescribing practitioners at SCHT where appropriate.
To provide holiday or study leave cover for other pharmacists and deputise for them at meetings.
To provide clinical supervision of pharmacy technicians.
Will work as a Non-Medical Prescriber or be willing to work towards completing their NMP qualification.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

22 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

825-6229508-OPS-A

Job locations

Bishops Castle Community Hospital

Union Street

Bishops Castle

SY9 5AJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see further information on the attached document entitled job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see further information on the attached document entitled job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Master's Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
Registered with the GPhC.
NMP Independent Prescribing Qualification or willing to work towards achieving.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information to clinical staff and patients and service leads.
Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure.
To have undertaken clinical audit.
Training and education.

Skills

Essential

Clinical and critical appraisal skills.
Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
Able to work as part of a wider team with medical and non-medical staff.
Communicates with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in clear precise and appropriate manner.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Master's Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
Registered with the GPhC.
NMP Independent Prescribing Qualification or willing to work towards achieving.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information to clinical staff and patients and service leads.
Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure.
To have undertaken clinical audit.
Training and education.

Skills

Essential

Clinical and critical appraisal skills.
Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
Able to work as part of a wider team with medical and non-medical staff.
Communicates with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in clear precise and appropriate manner.

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).