Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our team as part of a well-established rotational training programme.

You will be supported in your role and development by our Principal and Senior Pharmacists, and the post will be rotational through a number of specialties including: Acute medicine, Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Oncology/Aseptic services, Cardiology, Care of Elderly/Frailty, Medicines Information, Patient Services, Paediatrics, Women’s Services, Mental Health (KMPT), Trauma and Orthopaedics, and Surgery.  Future exciting plans for rotations in mental health and general practice are also in progress.

You will be encouraged to develop within this role and we would support you in achieving all the required skills, knowledge and behaviours described in the Foundation Pharmacist Framework. We will also encourage you to become actively involved in training other staff, supporting the education and training initiatives across our department.

Tunbridge Wells is a vibrant town, with great shopping and nightlife, and is within easy reach of London, the channel ports and the beautiful countryside and beaches of Kent and Sussex.

We welcome current Trainee Pharmacists to apply for this role. You will be primarily based at Tunbridge Wells Hospital. Mental Health rotation will be based with Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.

Main duties of the job

You will play an essential role in optimising patient care during their hospital stay and at discharge. You will be an important part of the multi-disciplinary team; liaising with doctors, nurses and other allied healthcare professionals. Whilst on clinical rotations, you will be entirely ward based, maximising on opportunities to interact with patients. We have an outstanding Medicines Management Technician team who will work closely with you on the wards.

Our department excels in nurturing talent and developing foundation pharmacists into senior members of the team. We will provide you with opportunities to flourish in your role.

As part of the role you will also take part in our weekend, Bank Holiday, late night and on-call rotas.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions before submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.

Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email [email protected] if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.