Specialist Pharmacist: Aseptic Services - Welcome Payment Included
Band 8a
Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 269-SFT8412-F
Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £46,148 - £60,504 + Long term RRP of £2k per year Salary period Yearly Closing 15/09/2024 23:59
We are currently offering a welcome payment of £5,000 for this role!(£2,500 on joining the Trust and £2,500 on the 25th month of service)
Are you keen to develop your technical knowledge as well as your clinical and leadership skills in an acute hospital setting? Why not come and join our friendly, supportive aseptic team.
At Salisbury we are committed to developing our team members as well as our services. Some experience and knowledge of Aseptic Services is required however both in-house and externally recognised training will be given to the successful candidate. You will be supported by a range of experienced technical and clinical pharmacy team members to develop your professional knowledge and skills allowing progression to a band 8a position.
There is also the opportunity to develop your post-graduate knowledge in Technical Services through completion of the Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance course.
A generous relocation allowance of up to £8000 can be offered subject to the successful candidate meeting terms and conditions.
* Lead Daily Operations: Take charge of the day-to-day delivery of our aseptic dispensing service, ensuring efficient and safe use of resources, establishing capacity, and timely preparation of clinically appropriate medications.
* Optimize Aseptic Services: Play a key role in organizing and managing aseptic services to guarantee that products meet their intended use, resources are utilized effectively, and products are delivered promptly.
* Ensure Compliance: Collaborate with the Aseptic Services Accountable Pharmacist to provide professional expertise and ensure our services comply with Section 10 Exemption and National Standards (QAAPs), maintaining a safe aseptic environment.
* Train and Develop Staff: Implement and oversee training programs in aseptic preparation, ensuring that all staff members are fully equipped to perform their duties safely, consistently, and efficiently.
* Drive Innovation and Improvement: Lead project and development work within the aseptic dispensing service, fostering continuous improvement and adherence to high standards.
* Propose and Implement Changes: Be proactive in proposing and executing policy or service changes, collaborating with other disciplines to enhance service quality and drive ongoing development.
* Advance and Lead: Upon achieving key objectives and advancing to Band 8a, take on the responsibility of line-managing an assigned Band 6 Pharmacist, guiding them towards excellence
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see full details of this post and the essential experience in the attached job description and person specification.
This role includes participation in the Weekend working in Dispensary. This is currently a 1 in 8 week rota and includes working one bank holiday per year.
The pharmacy service covers over 20 in-patient wards (500 beds) which includes a full range of medical wards (cardiology, endocrinology, respiratory, elderly care, acute medicine) surgical wards (orthopaedics, general surgery and our award winning Burns and plastics unit) and the regional Duke of Cornwall spinal unit. We have a dedicated Cancer Care Ward and a busy Day Case unit as well as an onsite Hospice. We have a fully automated and newly refurbished dispensary with a state of the art dispensing robots led by our experienced pharmacy team of assistants and technicians.
Person specification
Professional Registration
* Vocational Pharmacy Master’sDegree (4 years) + 1 year pre-registration training
* Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy at diploma level or similar
* MSc Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance (PTQA) for Band 8a or equivalent academic achievements or experience
* Pharmacist registered with General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist.
* Demonstrates ongoing CPD relevant to the role.
* Knowledge of SACTs/CIVAs/PN services and related pharmacological therapies
* PTQA
* Proven record of recognising opportunities to develop or improve a service area for
We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-
* Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
* Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
* An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
* Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
* Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
* An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
* Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
* Cycle to work scheme
* Uniform provided (where required)
* On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
* On site health and fitness club
* Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.
GETTING TO WORK
We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.
OTHER INFORMATION
If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
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