Band 6, 7, 8a or 8b Clinical Rotational Pharmacist
NHS Professionals Limited
The closing date is 30 May 2025
Job summary
Why might this job interest you?
Are you a skilled and
compassionate Pharmacist ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our
team at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and help us make a difference!
Main duties of the job
To carry out general dispensing,
compounding and associated clinical and pharmaceutical duties and to assist
with the provision of the pharmaceutical service to the East and North
Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
To receive
training and gain experience in all aspects of pharmacy practice by
participating in a structured programme incorporating the following rotations
plus study for the General Practice Diploma.
- Dispensary
- Clinical Services (includes
rotations in General Surgery, Trauma &Orthopaedics, Frailty, Stroke, Maternity,
Haematology/Oncology, with exposure to Renal, Respiratory, Cardiology and Paediatrics)
- Medicines Information
- Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit
(includes Oncology and Aseptic services)
- Medicines Management
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
Practice as a clinical pharmacist within local
and national policies and standards to deliver medicines optimisation to
individual patients, incorporating all aspects of the patient journey from
admission to discharge.
- To work with the Medicines Management Pharmacy
technician (where available) to ensure that an accurate medicines
reconciliation is carried out and documented for all newly admitted patients
and that any discrepancies or problems are resolved and any relevant
information communicated to the patients GP and Community Pharmacy (via DMS).
- To carry out and participate in clinical audits
and research as required.
- To allocate, supervise and check the work of
pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support workers and other staff, as required.
- To give professional advice on
pharmaceutical matters to medical, nursing and other professional staff.
- To assist in education the
training of other grades of pharmacy staff and other health care professionals
when required.
- To participate in the
departmental, Saturday, Sunday, Bank holiday and Emergency Duty service rota.
- To sort returned drugs/waste,
separating items to be credited and those to be discarded, according to
procedure; to put back returns on the computer as per procedure; to be actively
involved in sorting returns on the wards.
- To undertake other reasonable duties, within the
framework of the post, as directed by the Chief/Principal Pharmacist.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
Practice as a clinical pharmacist within local
and national policies and standards to deliver medicines optimisation to
individual patients, incorporating all aspects of the patient journey from
admission to discharge.
- To work with the Medicines Management Pharmacy
technician (where available) to ensure that an accurate medicines
reconciliation is carried out and documented for all newly admitted patients
and that any discrepancies or problems are resolved and any relevant
information communicated to the patients GP and Community Pharmacy (via DMS).
- To carry out and participate in clinical audits
and research as required.
- To allocate, supervise and check the work of
pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support workers and other staff, as required.
- To give professional advice on
pharmaceutical matters to medical, nursing and other professional staff.
- To assist in education the
training of other grades of pharmacy staff and other health care professionals
when required.
- To participate in the
departmental, Saturday, Sunday, Bank holiday and Emergency Duty service rota.
- To sort returned drugs/waste,
separating items to be credited and those to be discarded, according to
procedure; to put back returns on the computer as per procedure; to be actively
involved in sorting returns on the wards.
- To undertake other reasonable duties, within the
framework of the post, as directed by the Chief/Principal Pharmacist.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree MPharm (or equivalent).
- Competency assessed and examined professional registration with the GPhC.
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice.
- Able to undertake Diploma in Pharmacy Practice.
- Recent Hospital experience or Hospital Foundation Trainee or UK pharmacy experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree MPharm (or equivalent).
- Competency assessed and examined professional registration with the GPhC.
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice.
- Able to undertake Diploma in Pharmacy Practice.
- Recent Hospital experience or Hospital Foundation Trainee or UK pharmacy experience.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
