Job summary
You will be a motivated, enthusiastic and patient focused pharmacist to further enhance our friendly and experienced team. You will be involved in all aspects of the pharmacy outpatient service and will receive appropriate training for the clinical computer systems in use at CHFT.
You will have excellent problem solving skills and can demonstrate robust decision making skills. You will be part of the pharmacist team providing clinical and professional leadership to the CHS Pharmacy team.
Main duties of the job
Act as responsible pharmacist and ensure that all activities in CHS Pharmacy are consistent with GPhC requirements
Provide clinical and professional leadership to the CHS Pharmacy team
Collaborate with healthcare professionals to optimise patient care
Contribute to the day-to-day operations of CHS Pharmacy
Ability to work effectively either independently or in a team
About us
CHS is an exceptional place to work with many amazing teams of hard working and dedicated staff, delivering high standards of estates, facilities, clinical engineering and procurement services to Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and other customers. From May 2025 CHS will start to provide the pharmacy outpatient dispensing service for CHFT patients.
The Trust itself is currently reconfiguring its services, supported by £196.5m of capital funding from the Department of Health and Social Care to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH) and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI). This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale, Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come.
These developments will provide better care for patients in modern, comfortable surroundings and support delivery of leading-edge hospital services as well as providing an exceptional and environmentally sustainable working environment to attract and retain a highly skilled workforce .
Obviously, this is an exciting time for us as we continue to develop our commercial strategy and bring services in-house. We are ensuring that the organisation is fit for purpose by embedding our values and behaviours. The four key behaviours underpinning the whole of our strategy are:
We put the patient first.
We 'go see'.
We work together to get results.
We do the must-dos.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act as responsible pharmacist and ensure that all activities in CHS Pharmacy are consistent with GPhC requirements
Provide clinical and professional leadership to the CHS Pharmacy team
Collaborate with healthcare professionals to optimise patient care
Contribute to the day-to-day operations of CHS Pharmacy
Ability to work effectively either independently or in a team
Please see recruitment pack for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act as responsible pharmacist and ensure that all activities in CHS Pharmacy are consistent with GPhC requirements
Provide clinical and professional leadership to the CHS Pharmacy team
Collaborate with healthcare professionals to optimise patient care
Contribute to the day-to-day operations of CHS Pharmacy
Ability to work effectively either independently or in a team
Please see recruitment pack for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
Desirable
- Post graduate clinical qualification, or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical knowledge
- Extensive knowledge of the legislation and guidance relating to management of medicines, particularly of Controlled Drugs
- Proven ability to communicate effectively across professional boundaries
- Proven ability to influence others over whom no direct management control exists
- Leadership and team skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills - able to form positive relationships
- Have initiative and good time management skills
- Pragmatic, methodical, systematic and resilient
- Strong communication skills. Able to recognise and overcome barriers to understanding
- Decisive - able to make decisions with limited or ambiguous information
- Able to balance conflicting priorities
- Able to deal with difficult, angry, annoyed patients and/or healthcare colleagues
- Able to analyse situations, demonstrate clear thinking make and defend decisions/judgements
- Reliable, trustworthy and punctual
- Key board skills. Able to use basic Microsoft Office applications
Desirable
- Broad and in-depth knowledge of healthcare policy issues
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience as a Responsible Pharmacist in a busy pharmacy environment
- Able to work under pressure in a busy environment
- NHS hospital prescribing awareness (e.g. formularies, policies) which may have been achieved through dispensing hospital outpatient prescriptions or review of discharge prescriptions in community
Desirable
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Experience of leading a team in a busy dispensary environment
General
Essential
- Able to fulfil the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description, taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuing development and knowledge progression
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations for the services provided by the Company / Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Desirable
- Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
Desirable
- Post graduate clinical qualification, or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical knowledge
- Extensive knowledge of the legislation and guidance relating to management of medicines, particularly of Controlled Drugs
- Proven ability to communicate effectively across professional boundaries
- Proven ability to influence others over whom no direct management control exists
- Leadership and team skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills - able to form positive relationships
- Have initiative and good time management skills
- Pragmatic, methodical, systematic and resilient
- Strong communication skills. Able to recognise and overcome barriers to understanding
- Decisive - able to make decisions with limited or ambiguous information
- Able to balance conflicting priorities
- Able to deal with difficult, angry, annoyed patients and/or healthcare colleagues
- Able to analyse situations, demonstrate clear thinking make and defend decisions/judgements
- Reliable, trustworthy and punctual
- Key board skills. Able to use basic Microsoft Office applications
Desirable
- Broad and in-depth knowledge of healthcare policy issues
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience as a Responsible Pharmacist in a busy pharmacy environment
- Able to work under pressure in a busy environment
- NHS hospital prescribing awareness (e.g. formularies, policies) which may have been achieved through dispensing hospital outpatient prescriptions or review of discharge prescriptions in community
Desirable
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Experience of leading a team in a busy dispensary environment
General
Essential
- Able to fulfil the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description, taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuing development and knowledge progression
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations for the services provided by the Company / Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Desirable
- Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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).