Job summary Are you a clinical pharmacist looking to expand your knowledge and skills and try something different? Are you a champion of medicines safety and patient centred care? We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated pharmacist to be the Lead Pharmacist for the Integrated Care Division. This Division includes three community hospitals, a range of community services, including Virtual Wards. Many of our patients require multidisciplinary interventions. The post holder will be responsible for leading the clinical pharmacy service, ensuring that the use of medicines is optimised through safe prescribing, handling and administration processes to ensure that patients get the best outcomes and experience from taking medicines. Main duties of the job To assist in prescribing support at our Community Hospitals as a member of the patient facing team supporting local GPs, and Trust prescribers. To assist in prescribing support for the Virtual Ward as a member of the multidisciplinary team supporting ACP's and other prescribers. To provide clinical leadership and ward support at ward level to the ward at The County Hospital as required. To support operational activity within the Pharmacy Dispensary including weekend and Bank Holidays and Pharmacy Emergency Duty Commitment (EDC) rota. For further information on the role and its requirements please refer to attached job description and person specification documents. About us Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential." Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right timeall the time. Date posted 01 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year pa pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 229-IC-6744825 Job locations Vaughan Building Belmont Hereford HR2 9RP Job description Job responsibilities For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification. Job description Job responsibilities For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification. Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential MPharm and registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as pharmacist Post graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience to a similar level Non-medical prescribing qualification (or working towards/ willingness to complete) Desirable Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential Knowledge and skills in clinical pharmacy relating to community hospitals/geriatric medicine Skills to work with GPs and acute hospital multidisciplinary teams Ability to persuade and motivate others with an empathic/reassuring manner Experience Essential Significant post registration experience in a hospital/primary care pharmacy setting with a proportion of time in a clinical role Experience communicating at various levels within an organisation. Experience in motivating teams Proven experience of creating and delivering training packages to multi-disciplinary groups Desirable Experience of non-medical prescribing in a community hospital/geriatric setting Experience of leading on personnel selection, managing teams and individuals. Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential MPharm and registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as pharmacist Post graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience to a similar level Non-medical prescribing qualification (or working towards/ willingness to complete) Desirable Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential Knowledge and skills in clinical pharmacy relating to community hospitals/geriatric medicine Skills to work with GPs and acute hospital multidisciplinary teams Ability to persuade and motivate others with an empathic/reassuring manner Experience Essential Significant post registration experience in a hospital/primary care pharmacy setting with a proportion of time in a clinical role Experience communicating at various levels within an organisation. Experience in motivating teams Proven experience of creating and delivering training packages to multi-disciplinary groups Desirable Experience of non-medical prescribing in a community hospital/geriatric setting Experience of leading on personnel selection, managing teams and individuals. 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. 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Wye Valley NHS Trust Address Vaughan Building Belmont Hereford HR2 9RP Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)