Rotational Clinical Pharmacist - Band 6 to 7 STEP
Job Title: Rotational Clinical Pharmacist - Band 6 to 7 STEP
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 09:00-17:30. Late night, weekend, bank holiday and on-call working will be required as per departmental rota.)
Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent
Closing Date: 11th October 2024
Interview Date: 24th October 2024
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
Are you looking to start your career as a Clinical Pharmacist in an acute hospital environment? Do you want to gain experience in a wide range of clinical areas whilst working towards your own professional portfolio?
Here at George Eliot NHS trust we are looking for enthusiastic and forward-thinking individuals to join our Pharmacist team. As an acute trust we are able to offer a unique and friendly training experience with greater exposure to both the operational and clinical aspects of hospital pharmacy.
Main duties of the job
As a Rotational Clinical Pharmacist you will work within various clinical specialities, such as:
* Acute Medicine
* Cardiology
* Endocrine
* Respiratory
* General & Emergency Surgery
* Care of the Elderly
You will work closely with the wider healthcare team to ensure medicines optimisation and safety throughout the patients stay with us. You will be required to display leadership and prioritisation skills in order to provide a high-quality pharmacy service to our trust.
Your day-to-day tasks will include medicines reconciliation, patient counselling, medicines information, discharge planning and clinical reviews. You will also work within our Homecare, Oncology and TPN services.
The post will require the post holder to participate in a 7-day working programme, on a rota basis and our out of hours on-call service.
We welcome pharmacists looking to move from General Practice or Community Pharmacy.
Job responsibilities
To provide a pharmacy service under supervision to wards and departments of the Trust as well as other Trusts and business partners serviced by the Pharmacy department so as to ensure safe and cost-effective use of medicines, in accordance with departmental procedures.
To provide pharmacy service to allocated wards in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies. This may include:
* Taking drug histories on admission.
* Review of medication to ensure safe and effective use.
* Carrying out individual pharmaceutical care plans.
* Review and update of care plans depending on response, results of investigations and adverse effects.
* Therapeutic drug monitoring for specific drugs and advising dose adjustments based on assessment of blood levels of the drug.
* Education and counselling of patients about their medicines.
* Facilitating implementation of local & national guidelines as appropriate.
* As an independent practitioner and advocate for the patient, challenge prescribers including specialist prescribers if prescription is considered in own judgement to be inappropriate for the patient.
* Communication of medicine-related information to patients & relatives (who may have language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities), prescribers & other health care professionals (who may challenge advice).
* Advising, demonstrating & monitoring correct methods for preparation of injections and infusions (including intravenous injections).
We will provide a structured training programme to support your development as a Clinical Pharmacist. During this programme you will be working towards various competencies through ward-based assessments and activities. You will be supported and mentored by our lead Pharmacist for Education and Training to achieve the desired outcomes. You will also be encouraged to take part in post-graduate studies such as CPD4all and Independent Prescribing which will be supported by the trust.
A satisfactory review of your portfolio at 12-18 months will result in progression to a Rotational Band 7 post. We will continue to support your future career as a hospital Pharmacist and encourage internal progression as per our career pathway.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
* Qualified Registered Pharmacist
* Commitment to continuing professional development and education
* Sound knowledge base in clinical pharmacy
* Vocational master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
* 1 year pre-registration training and experience
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Effective verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to work alone & within a team
* Organisational skills e.g. prioritising/time management for every day work
* Ability to cope in stressful situations and under pressure
* Pre-registration experience of >= 6 months in hospital
* At least one year of post registration pharmaceutical experience gained in Hospital, Community Pharmacy or General Practice
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.
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