Client: Royal Air Force
Location: Ruislip, United Kingdom
Job Reference: 27c244a137e3
Job Views: 83
Posted: 22.01.2025
Expiry Date: 08.03.2025
Job Description:
What will you do?
MSO Pharmacists play a vital role in medicines management and in maintaining our personnel to support operations. You could be deployed on Operations and Exercises to provide specialist advice, medicines management and to support our clinical teams, where you could provide essential care to front-line personnel in the most challenging of environments. Typical responsibilities include:
* Predominantly you will work at your closest unit.
* Be treated, trained and supported as a professional.
* Provide health support to RAF personnel in readiness for and during Operations.
Minimum Education Requirements:
* Be a registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Be a graduate Pharmacist with evidence of having completed 2 years of post-graduate rotational training in a secondary healthcare environment
* Have a minimum of 5 GCSE/SCEs at grade C/2 Grade 4/5 wef Aug 17, including English Language and Maths
Requirements:
* Be aged 18-54. Applicants must apply no later than age 54 and 9 months in order to attest before 55th birthday. Ex-Regulars and specialist entrants may be considered on a case by case basis.
* Be a citizen of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, holder of dual UK/other nationality or have been a Commonwealth citizen since birth (with indefinite leave to remain immigration status)
* Commit 27 days per year
* Pass the Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre
Reserve Role Locations:
Reserve roles exist in specific reserve squadrons, which in turn are located at specific RAF bases. As you will not be resident at those bases (except on multi-day operations or exercises), geographic proximity to where you live is important. These are the bases where this role is active:
* 502 Sqn, JHFS Aldergrove, Co Antrim
* 600 Sqn, RAF Northolt, Middlesex
* 612 Sqn, RAF Leuchars, Fife
* 4626 Sqn, RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire
Training and Career Development:
At any level or position your personal success is vital to make us succeed too. We are dedicated to your future, as it is essential to ours. You will receive basic and specialist training in your field and we even provide the option to pay for your education. The experience you gain with the RAF will equip you to work at the top of your field, both in the UK and overseas.
What Happens After Applying:
1. Attend a squadron information day.
2. Complete an aptitude test.
3. Participate in a selection interview.
4. Pass a health assessment.
5. Complete a fitness test.
6. Receive acceptance.
7. Undergo training.
Entry Requirements:
Applicants must be aged 18-54 (and meet all specialist/professional pre-requisites listed below).
Applicants must apply no later than age 54 and 9 months in order to attest before 55th birthday. Ex-Regulars and specialist entrants may be considered on a case by case basis.
Applicants must also read all of the sections below and make sure they meet all entry requirements before submitting an application.
Education Requirements:
* Must have a minimum of 5 GCSE/SCEs at grade C/2 Grade 4/5 with effect from Aug 17 minimum or equivalent, including English Language and Maths.
* You must also have an accredited degree in Pharmacy (MPharm, BPharm BSc).
* You must be a registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) with evidence of having completed 2 years of post-graduate rotational training in a secondary healthcare environment.
Nationality & Residency:
You must be a UK, Republic of Ireland or Commonwealth citizen (with indefinite leave to remain immigration status).
Whether or not you were born in the United Kingdom, you should have resided there for the 5 years immediately preceding your application. However, candidates with a minimum of 3 years will be considered.
Fitness Requirements:
You must be physically fit to complete both initial and specialist training, and to do your role effectively.
Please note that if you are NOT a passport holder of the country for the vacancy you might need a work permit.
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