Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Do you want the challenging experience of a hospital pharmacy within a busy London based teaching hospital with plenty of training and development opportunities?
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic pharmacist or current trainee pharmacist qualifying this year to join our rotational team providing an operational and clinical pharmacy service to meet the demands of a busy hospital environment at the West Middlesex site of Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. You will gain experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy, with rotations in clinical areas such as Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Cardiology, AMU, Technical and Cancer Services, Patient Services and Older People.
You will be provided with the necessary supervision and training in each rotation. There may be an opportunity to undertake the Joint Programmes Board/ UCL School of Pharmacy Post Graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice for which West Middlesex, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust is an accredited centre.
Main duties of the job
1. To effectively participate in the provision of clinical and operational pharmaceutical services to Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, West Middlesex site, under appropriate supervision for grade and experience, rotating through various specialist areas on a 4 monthly basis.
2. To participate in on call, weekend and shift working on a rotational basis and participate in 7 day working when required.
Job responsibilities
* Provision of legally required supervision and validation aspects of the dispensing process
* Dispensing for inpatients and outpatients (including clinical trials and controlled drugs)
* Checking technician/ assistant/ trainee pharmacist dispensing
* Counselling outpatients to defined local, national and legal standards
* Support management of stock control, dispensing workload, dispensary staff and contributing to the maintenance of a quality service that relates to clinical governance issues
* Participates in service audits as required
* Effectively contribute to the production of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the relevant section
* Undertake specific projects in accordance with objectives set
* Clinical Pharmacy Services: The pharmacist will rotate through a range of clinical areas, including medicine, surgery, care of the elderly, paediatrics and cardiology, along with oncology and haematology as part of their Technical Services rotation.
* Acute Medical Unit: Participate in the provision of a clinical and dispensary service to the Acute Medicine unit including the duties outlined above.
* Technical and Cancer Services: Participation and accreditation in all aspects of technical and cancer services.
* Additional/ Other: Deputising for relevant senior staff and participation in audit and project work in line with service development.
Person Specification
Trust Values
* Evidence of how the candidate meets Trust values
Education and Qualifications
* Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy (+completion of pre-registration training)
* Registered as a practising pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Mandatory CPD to assess fitness to practise
* Royal Pharmaceutical Society Membership
* Certificate level in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent training/ experience
Experience
* Pre-registration training providing supervised experience in hospital pharmacy in line with professional regulation requirements
* Use of Pharmacy computer systems for stock control and labelling
* Hospital experience including Medicines Information and dispensing rotation
* Experience of using stock management programmes, preferably JAC/ Wellsky
Skills and knowledge
* Good oral and written communication and presentation skills to convey complex and potentially sensitive information
* Problem solving and risk assessment abilities
* Demonstrate ability to use initiative
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to motivate self and others and work independently on designated tasks
* Demonstrate ability to provide safe and clinically effective use of medicines
* Mature and positive approach to on call and weekend commitments
* Methodical with attention to detail
* Friendly, empathetic and reliable team worker able to relate to all grades of staff
* Ability to cope well within a busy environment
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.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
£42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum incl. HCAS
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