Job summary Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust (Southport and Ormskirk sites) is looking to recruit Band 6 Clinical Pharmacists to become a part of our well-established Clinical Pharmacy Team. We are happy to consider applications from Community Pharmacists considering a career in hospital pharmacy and current trainee Pharmacists. The Pharmacy Department has recently benefited from a significant investment by the Trust to further enhance the quality of service provided to our patients which includes more specialist posts to support our junior staff and increased ward-based technicians to enhance medicines management on wards. To further benefit our patients, the Trust has also recently embarked on the implementation of EPMA throughout the hospital. Main duties of the job The pharmacist will be ward based within a department committed to a pharmacist free dispensary for most of the day and will be rotated through different specialities including acute admissions, cardiology, respiratory, surgery and Women's' and Children's' services. We support pharmacists undertaking the Foundation Pharmacist Framework and continuously review our training and education to give our Foundation Pharmacists a positive learning experience during their early career in hospital pharmacy. We actively encourage career development for our Foundation Pharmacists into specialist roles, over the past 5 years our band 6 pharmacists have progressed to a band 7 post on average 16 months after taking a post at Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals. The department encourages Band 6 Pharmacists to undertake a Clinical Diploma and will support successful applicants in doing so. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS (with barred list for Adults and Children's disclosure). About us Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our Services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements: Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme Date posted 05 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 409-5876721-A Job locations Southport Hospital Town Lane Southport PR8 6PN Job description Job responsibilities See job description for additional information Advertising Date: 5th November 2024 Closing Date: 19th November 2024 Shortlisting Date: 20th November 2024 Proposed Interview Date: TBC Please be aware this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached. Job description Job responsibilities See job description for additional information Advertising Date: 5th November 2024 Closing Date: 19th November 2024 Shortlisting Date: 20th November 2024 Proposed Interview Date: TBC Please be aware this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached. Person Specification Other Essential Use of VDU equipment Able to work under pressure, remains calm and objective Analysis of prescriptions. Interruptions for advice Good levels of concentration required, accuracy and attentional to detail Ability to rationalise complex issues Complex dosage advice Exposure to upsetting situations, high level of resilience to deal with distressing and/or challenging situations Distressed patients with complex diseases Professional appearance and hygiene awareness Weekend, Late night and Bank Holiday Working Desirable Analysis and input into formulation of procedures and guidelines Skills Essential Excellent verbal and written communication Good time management, decision making and organisational skills Computer literate Financial awareness regarding the management of drug budgets Knowledge & Experience Essential Foundation knowledge of Clinical Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Desirable Previous relevant post qualification experience Previous hospital experience Qualifications Essential Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Fulfilment of mandatory Continuous Professional Development/Revalidation requirements Desirable Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Person Specification Other Essential Use of VDU equipment Able to work under pressure, remains calm and objective Analysis of prescriptions. Interruptions for advice Good levels of concentration required, accuracy and attentional to detail Ability to rationalise complex issues Complex dosage advice Exposure to upsetting situations, high level of resilience to deal with distressing and/or challenging situations Distressed patients with complex diseases Professional appearance and hygiene awareness Weekend, Late night and Bank Holiday Working Desirable Analysis and input into formulation of procedures and guidelines Skills Essential Excellent verbal and written communication Good time management, decision making and organisational skills Computer literate Financial awareness regarding the management of drug budgets Knowledge & Experience Essential Foundation knowledge of Clinical Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Desirable Previous relevant post qualification experience Previous hospital experience Qualifications Essential Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Fulfilment of mandatory Continuous Professional Development/Revalidation requirements Desirable Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society 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 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Address Southport Hospital Town Lane Southport PR8 6PN Employer's website https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)