Clinical Pharmacist (Rotational)

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a pharmacist to join our growing clinical pharmacy team who wants to develop their knowledge and skills in a variety of clinical specialities.

In this post, you will be expected to perform medicine reconciliations, screen drug charts and work alongside multi-disciplinary teams in ensuring that patients get the best care. You will be responsible for facilitating discharges safely and ensuring safe medicine provision on your ward. There will be opportunity to help manage students and trainee pharmacists develop.

Each rotation has set clinical objectives that are agreed with your line manager that will be reviewed at each rotation to ensure that progress is being made. Rotations include but is not exhaustive; acute, general and specialist medicine, general surgery, paediatrics/medicines info and medication safety/governance.

Applicants must be registered with the GPhC, have good written and oral communication skills, the ability to apply evidence/guidelines to practice and be aware of their own limitations and can refer to others for advice when necessary. Time management and prioritisation are also important skills for this role.

Main duties of the job

Further to this, all foundational pharmacists are provided with a rotational role across our 3 largest hospital sites to experience these specialities in different working environments.

Alongside the extensive training received in-house, with monthly clinical education sessions in a variety of clinical topics we encourage all of our foundation pharmacists to sign up to the NHS England Newly Qualified Pharmacists programme. This training will be heavily supported by a network of educational supervisors, practice supervisors and experienced pharmacists and technicians that will all be available to support you.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for roles that are eligible at the time of application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Four years Masters Degree In Pharmacy from a UK School of Pharmacy or equivalent as recognised by GPhC), and one Registered Pharmacist with the GPhC

Clinical Skills and Experience

Essential

• Completion of preregistration year as per GPhC requirements.
• Able to appraise options and make clear decisions
• Basic understanding of Pharmacy Practice
• IT skills in word processing, database and spread sheet packages

Desirable

• Completed preregistration training year in hospital
• Basic understanding of hospital pharmacy practice
• Knowledge of JAC system for ordering, stock maintenance, accessing drugsfromothersites within the Trust
• Accessing patient details from Patient Centre

Personal professional attributes

Essential

• Good communication skills, verbal, written and electronic.
• Negotiation skills.
• Good presentation skills
• Good analytical skills - able to access and abstract data from relevant and sometimes complex sources.
• Effective team player
• Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Baseline management skills
• Can prioritise work and organise own workload as well as that of junior pharmacy staff

Other Requirements

Essential

• To be aware of and adhere to the Trust's Vision, Mission and Values

Desirable

• Member of RPS

Person Specification
Qualification

Essential

• Four years Masters Degree In Pharmacy from a UK School of Pharmacy or equivalent as recognised by GPhC), and one Registered Pharmacist with the GPhC

Clinical Skills and Experience

Essential

• Completion of preregistration year as per GPhC requirements.
• Able to appraise options and make clear decisions
• Basic understanding of Pharmacy Practice
• IT skills in word processing, database and spread sheet packages

Desirable

• Completed preregistration training year in hospital
• Basic understanding of hospital pharmacy practice
• Knowledge of JAC system for ordering, stock maintenance, accessing drugsfromothersites within the Trust
• Accessing patient details from Patient Centre

Personal professional attributes

Essential

• Good communication skills, verbal, written and electronic.
• Negotiation skills.
• Good presentation skills
• Good analytical skills - able to access and abstract data from relevant and sometimes complex sources.
• Effective team player
• Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Baseline management skills
• Can prioritise work and organise own workload as well as that of junior pharmacy staff

Other Requirements

Essential

• To be aware of and adhere to the Trust's Vision, Mission and Values

Desirable

• Member of RPS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Trust wide

Trust wide

CT1 3NG

United Kingdom

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