Job summary
The pharmacy department within Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust are looking for Pharmacist colleagues who are enthusiastic and keen to develop their skills further in the Community Hospitals setting.
For those Band 6 Pharmacist colleagues who are looking to progress to a Band 7 role but require a little more support or do not have Hospital backgrounds, at KCHFT we would like to support you with this aspiration by offering the right applicant a Band 6 to 7 progressive post.
We are committed to developing our staff and offer support to complete the post graduate clinical diploma and independent prescribing courses.
We are looking for resilient Pharmacists who are willing to work across our community hospitals in Kent and thrive on the variety of work a community Trust brings.
If you think you have the necessary skills and qualities, are adaptable, work well both in a team as well as lone working where necessary then we would love to hear from you.
We can offer full time or part time hours; these can be negotiated.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Pharmacy team, you will be responsible for providing safe and effective medicines optimisation services to a number of community hospital sites in person and remotely.
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.
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and 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 know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
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. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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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 in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
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.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage 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.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
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 in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
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.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage 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.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
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
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.
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
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.
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).
