A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Consider the possibility of...
• Working in a passionate team within a friendly pharmacy department
Shaping the future of a specialist service
• Autonomous and collaborative multi-disciplinary team working
• Maintaining and/or enhancing your clinical knowledge
• Maintaining/achieving non-medical prescriber (NMP) state
You will join our established antimicrobial pharmacy team, who, alongside microbiology, sexual health, and OPAT teams, will support you to develop specialistknowledge, and be the pharmacy lead for HIV/sexual health service.
The role provides variety with an emphasis on collaboration. It includes specialistMDTs, ward rounds, audit, research and education, guideline/pathway development, implementation, and evaluation, and quality improvement activities.
You will represent pharmacy at speciality, and regional meetings, and contribute to our ward-based pharmacy service.
While pre-existing knowledge of antimicrobials and NMP qualification are advantageous, we welcome applications from pharmacists able to demonstrate strong transferable skills and an appetite to learn.
Any successful candidate employed at B7 level, will be provided with clear criteria for progression, and the full support of the team to achieve this, including completion of their NMP training.
Thinking about moving to the area? We offer a healthy relocation package- more information is available upon request.
Please contact us if you are interested in this role as a B7-8A progression or as a B8A
As well as the job description below, please carefully read the role specific job plan attached to this advert.
You will:
• Have a central role in the pharmacy antimicrobial team.
• Engage and collaborate with key stakeholders to optimise the use of antimicrobials across the Trust, including outpatients.
• Provide expert clinical advice on antimicrobials, to ensure their safe, effective, and economic use.
• Attend AMS ward rounds and specialist MDTs.
• Lead the pharmacy service to the HIV and sexual health service, and support delivery of the OPAT service as part of a team-based approach.
• Review and optimise current governance processes and clinical pathways.
• Identify, develop, and deliver service improvement activities.
• Develop, disseminate, and maintain prescribing and consumer resources.
• Deliver training and education within pharmacy and across the Trust.
• Deputise for and cross-cover with other members of the pharmacy
antimicrobial team.
• Represent pharmacy in directorate and speciality meetings.
• Represent pharmacy and The Trust in relevant specialist networks.
Ensure pharmacy and medicines management are considered in service development and as part of day-to-day operation.
• Line-manage pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and supervise pharmacy students, trainees, and technicians as part of their rotation within the service.
• Take part in clinical, dispensary, discharge, weekend, and on-call rotass.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• Agenerous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k)to support with relocation expensesfor hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety ofdifferent typesof paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work,familyand relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring,cinemaand financefrom a rangeof providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
As well as the job description, please carefully read the role specific job plan attached to this advert.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You areadvised to submityourapplication at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications fromeveryone,while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive fromdifferent backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part ofseekingto become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promoteSaBRE- Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, thisremainsour best defence to protect our patients,ourselvesand everyone else.
This advert closes on Thursday 21 Nov 2024
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