0544 - Clinical Rotational Pharmacist

Job summary

Interview Date: 25th June.

Due to internal progression we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and driven Band 6 Rotational Clinical Pharmacist.

Our Pharmacy department has a strong clinical presence in all areas. We have an establishment of over 100 members and enjoy an excellent reputation within the Trust where we provide patient-centred Clinical Pharmacy Services to inpatients and outpatients (in the form of Pharmacist-led Clinics) at Barnsley Hospital. Our highly respected and well embedded Clinical Pharmacy Service with ward-based Clinical Pharmacists, Medicines Management Technicians and Medicines Management Support Workers will ensure that you have maximal patient contact with a minimal supply role.

We are an innovative and forward-thinking department who over recent years have invested in a host of technical improvements. The department is friendly, forward thinking and constantly expanding. This is an exciting time to be joining the team as electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) is fully embedded and we are using Quality Improvement (QI) methodology to reprofile and optimise all aspects of the pharmacy service, and we welcome and routinely implement ideas around doing things differently.

We will support you with an in-house training program and you will be offered the opportunity to undertake a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy as well as encouraged to obtain a formal qualification as a Pharmacist Prescriber.

Main duties of the job

As a Rotational Clinical Pharmacist, you will gain wide ranging experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy, and you will be integral to providing a Clinical Pharmacy Service to our core wards on a rotational basis. Alongside all of our other Pharmacists you will help provide our remote On-Call Service as well as working late nights, weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

Clinical rotations will include:

Cardiology / Respiratory

Care of the Elderly

Gastroenterology / Endocrinology

General Surgery / Orthopaedics

Admissions

You will have regular meetings with the Lead Pharmacist for each speciality in order to facilitate learning objectives and to provide clinical support where needed.

During the second year of the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, you will have the opportunity to undertake a rotation within our Aseptic service, alongside the opportunity to experience speciality roles, including: haemato-oncology, critical care and paediatrics (including neonates).

You should be an excellent communicator with the ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team. Previous hospital experience is not essential. We welcome applications from registered or soon to be registered pharmacists.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit contact:

Umar Patel, Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader CBU 2 & 3 (Surgery, Womens, Childrens & Clinical Support Services)

Phone: 01226 431928 Email: umarpatel1@nhs.net

Job responsibilities

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work

We scored best in the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make to each other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone

We are proud of the commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable future and our organisation is highly valued by our local communities

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation

Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advert to check your eligibility, please note that band 2 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction

Please note we reserve the right to close positions early