Rotational Pharmacist Band 7 (+ Emergency Duty Commitment (EDC))

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Pharmacy Team and be an integral part of the clinical pharmacy service and associated clinical areas.

You will work with medical and nursing staff to optimise therapy, reduce medication related adverse events and facilitate flow with internal and external colleagues.

By being in this rotational post, it allows you to experience various specialist areas as you enhance your knowledge and skill set whilst crystallising thoughts on your future career path.

You will assist the clinical leads in service improvement initiatives and will be supported with independent prescriber training if not an existing prescriber.

Main duties of the job

• Provides a clinical pharmacy service to allocated areas, internally and externally. Acts as a clinical role model in these areas and if required supervises rotational staff working in these areas
• Supports the Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Services in the development and implementation of strategies to improve services to patients admitted to the Trust.
• Provides a high-profile role in the provision and development of pharmaceutical services including the support of; clinical, patient safety, and QIPP work streams.
• Supports the departments training program, including provision of educational sessions to pharmacists and other healthcare professionals, and support for pharmacists undertaking the clinical diploma.
• Supports the Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Services in the management and appraisal of other members of the pharmacy clinical team.
• Assists in financial reporting, drug budget management and optimisation of medicines.
• Participates in; dispensary (including acting as Responsible Pharmacist), weekend, bank holiday, late and on-call rota’s.
• Be a registered non-medical prescriber (or willing undertake training for this) and to make prescribing decisions, including de-prescribing, and prescribe for patients under their care.
• See job description attached for further details.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.