Job summary
The pharmacy department within Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust are looking for Band 7 pharmacist colleagues who are enthusiastic and keen to develop their skills. We arelooking for pharmacists who are willing to work in different environments and thrive on thevariety of work a community Trust brings. We hope our applicants naturally exhibit the corevalues of the Trust to be compassionate, aspirational, responsive and excellent. We are alsolooking for applicants who are keen to take time with patients in our community hospital work tooptimise patients' medication, taking a patient focused approach to care.We really hope you will consider applying to this role if you're adaptable, work well both in ateam as well as lone working where necessary. You will also be able to develop your clinical skillsand qualities needed in order to excel in the band 7 pharmacist role.
You will also be given theopportunity to complete the clinical diploma and independent prescribing course if you have notalready done so. If you're willing there's opportunity to enhance your knowledge to develop theskills needed to excel in areas the role and receive training to become a Clinical Pharmacist witha focus on frailty.
Main duties of the job
As part of a team of Clinical Pharmacists and technicians you will be responsible for providing safe and effective medicines optimisation services to agreed community hospital sites. In addition, you will provide pharmaceutical advice to a range of specialist services.
You will develop an expertise in the optimisation of medicines in frailty, working with multidisciplinary teams to ensure that we achieve the best medicines related outcomes for the patients we serve.
You will be surprised at the wide range of services and healthcare professionals and what links we have working with acute Trusts, GPs PCNs and multidisciplinary teams. Kent CommunityHealth NHS Foundation Trust are an outstanding Trust who have a diverse and caring workforce.We look forward to hearing from you.
We'd love for you to join our team if you are keen to make a difference to the community, the pharmacy team and our patients. If you like what you see in the job description and are willing towork towards being a band 7 pharmacist with us then we look forward to receiving yourapplication.We love inquisitive minds! So, if you're not sure what a community Trust does, what services weprovide or who we employ please take a look at our website or give us a call to find out more.
About us
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated 'outstanding' by the CQC. We've got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we're reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Pharmacy (entry level for pharmacy). Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable
- Postgraduate Clinical Diploma Independent Prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration community or hospital experience
- Understanding of practical medicines management issues in community based services.
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of hospital practice including dispensing and clinical experience.
- Clinical experience of End of Life Care
- Experience of whole system working and collaboration
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of risk management and assurance issues relating to all aspects of medicines use.
- Familiar with the concepts of evidence-based medicine.
- Understanding of the concepts of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of provision of pharmacy services to community services
- Clinical Knowledge of medicines in frailty.
Skills & abilities
Essential
- Able to work independently and on own initiative.
- Positive and forward- looking attitude
- Ability to work at interfaces between primary, secondary, community and social care including intermediate care.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate highly complex information where there may be barriers to understanding, and be able to motivate, challenge and negotiate within the team and with others.
- Excellent inter-personal skills including the ability to challenge others and be challenged.
Desirable
- Ability to extract and present data from Datix and ePACT2
Personal attributes
Essential
- Assertive, reliable, flexible, innovative, self-motivated and pro-active team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills are a necessity together with the ability to prioritise work, work flexibly, follow tasks through and meet deadlines.
- Able to work independently primarily and to formulate own working schedules and strategies, and also to work as part of a widespread multi-disciplinary team to maintain and develop service.
- Must have a valid UK Driving License and access to a car
Ability to manage
Essential
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to manage staff, resources and budgets.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Pharmacy (entry level for pharmacy). Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable
- Postgraduate Clinical Diploma Independent Prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration community or hospital experience
- Understanding of practical medicines management issues in community based services.
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of hospital practice including dispensing and clinical experience.
- Clinical experience of End of Life Care
- Experience of whole system working and collaboration
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of risk management and assurance issues relating to all aspects of medicines use.
- Familiar with the concepts of evidence-based medicine.
- Understanding of the concepts of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of provision of pharmacy services to community services
- Clinical Knowledge of medicines in frailty.
Skills & abilities
Essential
- Able to work independently and on own initiative.
- Positive and forward- looking attitude
- Ability to work at interfaces between primary, secondary, community and social care including intermediate care.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate highly complex information where there may be barriers to understanding, and be able to motivate, challenge and negotiate within the team and with others.
- Excellent inter-personal skills including the ability to challenge others and be challenged.
Desirable
- Ability to extract and present data from Datix and ePACT2
Personal attributes
Essential
- Assertive, reliable, flexible, innovative, self-motivated and pro-active team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills are a necessity together with the ability to prioritise work, work flexibly, follow tasks through and meet deadlines.
- Able to work independently primarily and to formulate own working schedules and strategies, and also to work as part of a widespread multi-disciplinary team to maintain and develop service.
- Must have a valid UK Driving License and access to a car
Ability to manage
Essential
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to manage staff, resources and budgets.
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).
