Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a highly motivated and adaptable pharmacist who can demonstrate that they meet our Trust Values. You must be able to work as part of the Pharmacy and wider multi-disciplinary team to deliver excellent pharmaceutical care and services to our patients.
The Department of Pharmacy at CUH is ambitious and forward-thinking, striving to ensure that the patient is always at the heart of everything we do. We are a large department with nearly 300 staff comprising approximately 100 pharmacists and 70 pharmacy technicians. We have a dedicated Education and Training team to support the learning and development of all our employees.
Main duties of the job
To provide pharmaceutical services as required in each section of the rotation. To provide a clinical pharmacy service to allocated wards. To undertake postgraduate studies appropriate to the level of competence and availability of funding as appropriate.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds, the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff, and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national, and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, or social economic background.
Date posted
11 February 2025
Band
Band 6
£37,338 to £44,962 a year p.a. pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
180-B-254039
Job locations
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space, and a private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel, and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working, and flexible start and finish times.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MPharm or equivalent EU qualification. Registered with GPhC.
* Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Experience
* Post-graduate preregistration training recognised by GPhC.
* Proven ability to work as part of a team to deliver a service.
* Proven ability to take decisions independently.
* Experience of working in a UK hospital pharmacy.
Knowledge
* Knowledge and practical experience of clinical audit.
* Knowledge of ward pharmacy in at least one clinical specialty.
* Knowledge of and ability to follow national protocols and guidance as well as Trust policies.
* Knowledge of research and audit methodologies.
Skills
* Good communicator - written and verbal skills.
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Able to act independently or as part of a team.
* Able to recognise own limitations.
* Able to cope under pressure.
* Able to solve problems.
* Able to act on own initiative.
* Flexible and adaptable.
* Skilled in the application of clinical knowledge to optimise patient care/safety, relative to the level expected of a Band 6 Rotational Pharmacist.
Additional Requirements
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors, and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
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