Rotational Pharmacist

Job overview

Rotational Pharmacist - Band 6

Are you looking to transition into hospital pharmacy? Or for an opportunity to be part of a team where your development matters?

We at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join the team in a state of the art pharmacy department.

The successful candidate will join our existing pool of rotational Band 6 pharmacists at the Trust. You will be rotating through a wide range of clinical specialities including Medicine, Surgery, Older People and Paediatrics, as well as gaining experience in medicines information, aseptics, haematology, oncology, and quality improvement methodologies, working alongside a wide variety of clinical and technical staff.

The Trust provides acute treatment and care for a catchment population of around 500,000 people in Bath, and the surrounding towns and villages in North East Somerset and West Wiltshire. Our values; Everyone Matters, Working Together, Making a Difference, represent our aspiration for the type of hospitals we want to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Main duties of the job

• To work in all sections of the pharmacy department, as well as with partner organisations on a rotational basis under the management of the section manager and be fully trained in these areas by the section manager.
• These areas include trust operational teams, mental health services, in-patients, dispensary, homecare services, medicines information, aseptic department and chemotherapy satellite unit.
• To clinically assess patients' medication charts on a daily basis on a designated ward, obtain accurate medication histories, assess discharge prescriptions and participate in discharge planning for all patients on designated ward.
• To clinically assess and dispense prescriptions in all sections of the department including TPN, Chemotherapy, and radiopharmaceuticals according to standard operating procedures and policies.
• To provide a final check on prescriptions dispensed by pharmacy technicians, assistants and pharmacy students.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the 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.