Band 6 7 Rotational Pharmacist
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Job Location:
Portsmouth - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Band 6: 38682 - 46580
Full time hours
Permanent contract
Do you enjoy working clinically but not ready to specialise yet Do you want to gain experience in a large Acute Trust learning from advanced level pharmacists Would you like to have a dedicated training team to support you and your development
We have developed a well-supported pathway for newly qualified and foundation pharmacists looking to enhance their professional and clinical skillsets. We use fully funded postgraduate clinical diplomas to support pharmacists through the first few years of their careers and offer fully funded independent prescribing courses as part of the programme. You will be supported by a dedicated in-house Buddy/mentor our Education and Training team and the wider Pharmacy team throughout. You will begin the course at Band 6 level and on achieving well defined developmental gateways progress to a Band 7 (expected time for completion of gateways is 15-18 months depending upon progress).
You will be an integral part of the Pharmacy team and with supervision from senior colleagues contribute professionally to the various sections of the department and provide a clinical pharmacy service to our wards and clinics. You will be able to rotate through clinical pharmacy areas in order to optimise patient benefit from treatment with medicines and ensure the safe efficacious and cost effective use of medicines. You will work in a large variety of different specialities during your 4 monthly or 9 monthly rotations depending upon current stage of the course.
Current rotational areas include AMU / Medical village Emergency Department Cardiology Renal Critical care MSK (Musculoskeletal) OPM (older persons medicine) Surgery Womens and children Oncology / Haematology Clinical trials and Respiratory. You will be able to undertake risk management and ensures compliance with medicines legislation.
We will be accepting applications from Trainee Pharmacists Newly Qualified Pharmacists and Pharmacists with backgrounds outside of the Hospital sector.
We are looking for someone who:
- Puts patient care first
- Will apply good clinical knowledge
- Has strong teamworking and communication skills
- Has good problem solving and prioritisation skills
- Has a strong commitment to learning and development of themselves and others
- Is adaptable and resilient
Portsmouth is a vibrant city and tourist destination on the south coast with convenient access to the South Downs National Park and the Isle of Wight and just 90 minutes from London Waterloo by train. Whether your passion is the outdoors with beaches sailing kite surfing horse-riding and hiking on our doorstep or culture in the birthplace of Charles Dickens with two theatres and a major concert venue in the city Portsmouth has something for everyone. If history is your hobby Portsmouth Historic Dockyard offers a rich exploration of Britains naval history but if retail therapy is more likely to float your boat discount designer-label shopping at Gunwharf Quays attracts shoppers from far and wide. If you like to travel and explore Portsmouth ferries sail to the Channel Islands France and Spain and cruise ships depart from nearby Southampton to the Mediterranean Baltic Caribbean and Nordic seas. Southampton airport is just 20 miles away serving destinations across the British Isles and Europe.
Please see attached Band 6 Job description and Band 7 Job description
Qualifications :
Essential
- Masters or Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
- Practice Certificate in Non-medical Prescribing
- Significant hospital pharmacy experience involving clinical pharmacy services
Desirable
- Member of specialist pharmacist practice group e.g. UKCPA
Additional Information :
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and DisAbility and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- LTC Pharmacy
- Hospital Experience
- Pharmacy Software
- Continuous Improvement
- Go
- Infusion Experience
- Pharmacy Residency
- Training & Development
- Order Entry
- Epic
- Clinical Pharmacy Experience
- Compounding Medications
About Company
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospita ... View more
