We are seeking enthusiastic Pharmacists to join our diverse Pharmacy team providing pharmaceutical care to a large Teaching hospital.
At North Bristol NHS Trust we are looking to recruit into our team of 24 rotational band 6 pharmacists. As a band 6 pharmacist you will rotate every 3 months through a variety of areas of general and tertiary specialties including surgery, respiratory, cardiology, medical admissions, neurology, stroke, mental health, medicines information and technical services.
We recognise the value of investing in our team and are proud to be able to provide the option of undertaking a funded 2 year Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice plus the opportunity to study on an independent prescribing course, in a supportive environment with training opportunities, to build your foundation skills and develop your expertise.
Our pharmacists are vital members of the multidisciplinary team and you will be providing clinical support, medicines reconciliation and patient counselling services to patients throughout the Trust.
Applications are welcome from registered pharmacists and trainee pharmacists due to take the General Pharmaceutical Council exam in June 2025.
Interviews will take place Monday 24th & Tuesday 25th February.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Providing patient centred pharmaceutical care ensuring patient safety issues are prioritised, challenged, and resolved in a timely and appropriate way.
2. Supporting the use of medicines across the Trust to achieve best outcomes for patients in accordance with best practice.
3. Preventing and reducing medicines related harm.
4. Participating in the dispensary, ward, weekend, late shift and on-call rotas contributing to service delivery. Adhere to all established procedures and complete all necessary records.
5. Clinically screening prescriptions and discharge summaries at ward and dispensary level, to ensure the safe, efficient, evidence-based and rational use of medicines in line with the Trust Formulary and departmental policies.
6. Recording all major interventions made.
7. Dealing with routine enquiries that arise on the ward and in the dispensary. Referring on complex queries to the medicine information team.
8. Providing advice and information to patients/carers to ensure compliance with treatment.
9. Ensuring that a full medicine reconciliation is undertaken for each patient using the appropriate sources (GP, community pharmacist, patient/carer, clinic notes, nursing home).
10. Providing professional supervision of the dispensary area on a rotational basis. Providing final accuracy check of dispensed items.
11. Checking issues of controlled Drugs and participating in departmental audits of CDs.
12. Handing out oral chemotherapy prescriptions and counselling patients as prescribed on chemocare.
13. Providing input into Quality Assurance (QA) and quality management systems for the Pharmacy department and Trust under the supervision of the QA team.
Our rotational posts allow Pharmacists to develop and gain experience in a number of clinical specialities including Neurology, Respiratory, Cardiology, Admissions, Surgery, Women's health, Mental Health, Technical Services, Quality Assurance and Medicines Information.
We are a large pharmacy department with over 80 pharmacists including many Specialist posts. The clinical ward pharmacy service is well established and provided by clinical pharmacists and medicine management technicians. The pharmacy department is located in our award winning Brunel building, which is a state-of-the-art modern hospital that opened in 2014. With a large staff only restaurant, café and rooftop terrace seating area with views across the city, the Brunel building offers staff the opportunity to enjoy comfortable, light filled areas to work and rest. Staff can also benefit from onsite parking, a range of supported travel schemes, self-referral staff physiotherapy support, wellbeing services and much more.
The Trust resides within one of the most vibrant cities in the UK, Bristol. Consistently voted the best city to live, Bristol is famous for its year-round festivals, award-winning cycle tracks, exceptional gastronomy, stunning cityscapes and awe-inspiring street art.
If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.
North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT's workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post. #J-18808-Ljbffr