Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Emergency Medical Receiving Unit
Band 7
Main area: Specialist Pharmacist Grade Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (Part time, Flexible working, including weekends and EDC)
Job ref: 434-SCS6882983
Site: Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Town: Aylesbury
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area. We care for over half a million patients every year.
* Provide specialist spinal services at our world-renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics.
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* Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services.
* Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family-friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
Job Overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 pharmacist to join our vibrant clinical pharmacy team in our Emergency and Acute medicine at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to work closely within the multidisciplinary teams to deliver a high level of pharmaceutical care, advice and medicines management service. You will have the opportunity to deputise for the lead pharmacists, be involved in directorate work including guideline development and lead on projects. You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical and management skills within the role and will be supported to continue to develop professionally through a diploma, prescribing course or other opportunities identified.
Main Duties of the Job
1. To deliver a specialist pharmacy service to different Care Groups in the trust.
2. Identification and prioritisation of high-risk patients requiring specialist pharmacist input and delivering proactive and prompt pharmaceutical advice.
3. Undertaking medicines management duties, medicines reconciliation, optimisation, improving prescribing practices and supporting timely discharge through the validation and supply of medication.
4. Delivery of specialist and accurate information and educational training to medical and nursing staff, and to patients in an appropriate and sensitive manner regarding medications, therapeutic effects, monitoring and potential adverse effects.
5. To participate in the provision of a sessional dispensary service (to agreed Trust and National standards) for inpatients and outpatients at any pharmacy department within the Trust.
6. Contribute to guideline development, medicines safety, drug budget management and formulary applications.
What Does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Offer You?
* As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
* We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why Work for Us?
* We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
* As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
* Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What Do We Stand For?
* Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
* Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
* Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
* Registered Pharmacist: Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
* Completed or undertaking a post-graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or recognised equivalent Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
* Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
EXPERIENCE
* Strong experience of hospital pharmacy at Post Registration Pharmacist level.
* Delivery of pharmacy services to a range of specialities.
* Evidence of significant relevant Continuing Professional Development.
* Experience of project management.
* Experience working in an Acute Trust.
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
* Able to prioritise and manage own workload.
* Work, communicate and provide effective leadership within a team.
* Clear and concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner.
* To have a positive attitude, be able to recognise and communicate the need for change and be able to participate in change management processes.
* Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development.
* Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
* Able to recognise and embrace new ideas and developments in clinical practice and implement under supervision of superiors.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
* Able to travel to other sites within the Trust and to venues for training.
* Full driving licence.
PPE Requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu Vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application Deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the closing date.
Contacting You: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application Information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel Expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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