Job summary We would like to invite applications from enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Pharmacists wishing to join the Newcastle Hospitals' post-registration Foundation Pharmacist Programme. We welcome applications from both qualified pharmacists and Foundation Trainee Pharmacists, with an anticipated start date of August 2024. The Newcastle Hospitals' is a large tertiary teaching Trust, based in a vibrant and beautiful city. The Directorate of Pharmacy provides a broad service across an extensive range of clinical specialities. Our Pharmacists are integrated into a variety of settings including inpatient care, outpatient clinics, medicines information, GP practices, care homes, quality assurance and a licensed production unit. The department continues to innovate and is currently developing pioneering roles to optimise medicines use and promote safe effective patient care. Our close partnership with the Northern Deanery and Newcastle's School of Pharmacy furthers our research and development, and provides opportunities to gain experience in teaching and quality improvement activities. Interview Date Monday 17 February 2025 - Friday 21 February 2025 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy. NO AGENCIES PLEASE Main duties of the job Successful applicants will be team-players with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a keen willingness to learn and enhance their professional development. They will be given a unique opportunity to gain experience in a wide range of clinical settings and specialities, of which many are tertiary referral (including cardiothoracic, surgery, cancer services, paediatrics, general medicine, emergency admissions, critical care, neurosciences and older people's medicine). We also offer opportunities to rotate through the local mental health trust and our integrated primary care hub, as well as working within the Directorate's medicines information and medicines management departments. About us Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites: o Freeman Hospital o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site) o Newcastle Dental Hospital o Newcastle Fertility Centre o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria o Northern Genetics Service o Cramlington Manor Walks These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites. Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'. For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Date posted 20 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 317-2024-50-034 Job locations 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary NE1 4LP Job description Job responsibilities The Newcastle Hospitals' Foundation Pharmacist Programme is built on the Royal Pharmaceutical Societys post-registration Foundation Curriculum. Each clinically-focused placement is accompanied by structured learning and is supported by a specialist clinical pharmacist practice supervisor, ensuring that our pharmacists are given the best opportunities to develop a solid foundation of clinical knowledge and skills as they progress through their training. Our foundation pharmacists work on a job plan with protected time for self-directed study, and are encouraged to complete post graduate qualifications, including independent prescribing. Further development opportunities are provided by participation in our highly-valued extended-hours and on-call service, which allows us to deliver more comprehensive patient-facing care. Pharmacists completing our foundation training will undoubtedly be in a very strong position for future career opportunities with skills that reflect the needs of the future pharmacy workforce. For further information please see the attached Foundation Pharmacist Programme leaflet. The recruitment days will be held between Monday 17 February and Friday 21 February. This year we will be offering a combination of face to face interviews and remote (via Teams) interviews. The face to face interviews will take place on Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19 and Friday 21 February in our training suite within Eldon Court in Central Newcastle. For people unable to attend face to face interviews we will be hosting online interviews on Monday 17 February and Thursday 20 February. The recruitment day is organised so that individuals will take part in a group activity in the morning and then a one-to-one interview in the afternoon. For people attending the face to face session, lunch will be provided after the group activity alongside a presentation about the foundation training programme we offer, and the opportunity to meet fellow Pharmacists who are currently working as part of our team. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. Job description Job responsibilities The Newcastle Hospitals' Foundation Pharmacist Programme is built on the Royal Pharmaceutical Societys post-registration Foundation Curriculum. Each clinically-focused placement is accompanied by structured learning and is supported by a specialist clinical pharmacist practice supervisor, ensuring that our pharmacists are given the best opportunities to develop a solid foundation of clinical knowledge and skills as they progress through their training. Our foundation pharmacists work on a job plan with protected time for self-directed study, and are encouraged to complete post graduate qualifications, including independent prescribing. Further development opportunities are provided by participation in our highly-valued extended-hours and on-call service, which allows us to deliver more comprehensive patient-facing care. Pharmacists completing our foundation training will undoubtedly be in a very strong position for future career opportunities with skills that reflect the needs of the future pharmacy workforce. For further information please see the attached Foundation Pharmacist Programme leaflet. The recruitment days will be held between Monday 17 February and Friday 21 February. This year we will be offering a combination of face to face interviews and remote (via Teams) interviews. The face to face interviews will take place on Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19 and Friday 21 February in our training suite within Eldon Court in Central Newcastle. For people unable to attend face to face interviews we will be hosting online interviews on Monday 17 February and Thursday 20 February. The recruitment day is organised so that individuals will take part in a group activity in the morning and then a one-to-one interview in the afternoon. For people attending the face to face session, lunch will be provided after the group activity alongside a presentation about the foundation training programme we offer, and the opportunity to meet fellow Pharmacists who are currently working as part of our team. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. Person Specification KNOWLEDGE Essential Evidence of continuing education, self-directed learning & fulfilling GPhC requirements for CPD Sound knowledge of pharmacy resources and application to evidence-based practice Alignment with NuTH values and the departmental vision Desirable Awareness of current developments in the NHS and hospital pharmacy SKILLS Essential Competence in delivery of dispensary services Demonstrates eagerness to undertake a higher academic qualification / Foundation programme training Good written communication Good time management Good verbal communication Good interpersonal skills Ability to apply theoretical knowledge in practical situations Clinical decision making & prioritisation skills Desirable Supervision of others Experience of audit work / research EXPERIENCE Essential Sufficient relevant experience to provide patient-focussed medicines optimisation Desirable Significant hospital experience Hospital-based pre-registration year QUALIFICATIONS Essential MPharm degree (or equivalent) & registered pharmacist with GPhC (or currently undertaking UK pre-registration training) Person Specification KNOWLEDGE Essential Evidence of continuing education, self-directed learning & fulfilling GPhC requirements for CPD Sound knowledge of pharmacy resources and application to evidence-based practice Alignment with NuTH values and the departmental vision Desirable Awareness of current developments in the NHS and hospital pharmacy SKILLS Essential Competence in delivery of dispensary services Demonstrates eagerness to undertake a higher academic qualification / Foundation programme training Good written communication Good time management Good verbal communication Good interpersonal skills Ability to apply theoretical knowledge in practical situations Clinical decision making & prioritisation skills Desirable Supervision of others Experience of audit work / research EXPERIENCE Essential Sufficient relevant experience to provide patient-focussed medicines optimisation Desirable Significant hospital experience Hospital-based pre-registration year QUALIFICATIONS Essential MPharm degree (or equivalent) & registered pharmacist with GPhC (or currently undertaking UK pre-registration training) 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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 The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary NE1 4LP Employer's website https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)