Clinical Pharmacist

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust; Kingston; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Rotational Clinical Pharmacist to join a supportive team. The post offers weekend and on-call duties with full-time hours, and a 6-month fixed-term arrangement to cover a staff sabbatical.

You will gain experience across specialties, with supervision and opportunities to develop through the Foundation Pharmacy Framework. The role includes ward and dispensary duties and service to the Acute Admissions Unit at weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical pharmacy services and ward-based pharmaceutical care.
• Ability to work in a team and adapt to rotating duties.
• Willingness to cover weekends and on-call shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services to designated wards under supervision.
• Deliver ward and dispensary based pharmaceutical services and maintain skills.
• Ensure appropriate storage and stock checks of medicines, including controlled drugs.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Teamwork

Education

GPhC Registration Examination

Job description

ROTATIONAL CLINICAL PHARMACIST

• Would you like the opportunity of gaining clinical experience as a clinical pharmacist in a supportive learning environment and optimise medicines for patients?
• As part of our continuing commitment to developing our clinical pharmacy team capability we are offering an opportunity at Band 6 to join our friendly and enthusiastic team.
• This post provides the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and knowledge. You will be supported through the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Foundation Pharmacy Framework to develop a portfolio of evidence.
• You will gain invaluable experience in various specialties, being on-call and working in the dispensary. You will also provide clinical services to our Acute Admissions Unit at weekends, which will be worked as part of your contracted hours on a rotational basis.
• We use the skills of our pharmacy staff, working as a team, to provide a high quality, professional pharmacy service to patients. The service is responsive to the needs of patients and is developing the use of IT to improve patient safety and efficiency.
• This is a 6-month month fixed term contract to cover a current staff member who will be taking a sabbatical.

ROTATIONAL CLINICAL PHARMACIST

BAND 6 WITH WEEKEND AND ON-CALL DUTIES (7 DAY WORKING) – FULL TIME, 6 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT

• Would you like the opportunity of gaining clinical experience as a clinical pharmacist in a supportive learning environment and optimise medicines for patients?
• As part of our continuing commitment to developing our clinical pharmacy team capability we are offering an opportunity at Band 6 to join our friendly and enthusiastic team.
• This post provides the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and knowledge. You will be supported through the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Foundation Pharmacy Framework to develop a portfolio of evidence.
• You will gain invaluable experience in various specialties, being on-call and working in the dispensary. You will also provide clinical services to our Acute Admissions Unit at weekends, which will be worked as part of your contracted hours on a rotational basis.
• We use the skills of our pharmacy staff, working as a team, to provide a high quality, professional pharmacy service to patients. The service is responsive to the needs of patients and is developing the use of IT to improve patient safety and efficiency.
• This is a 6-month month fixed term contract to cover a current staff member who will be taking a sabbatical.

Previous applicants need not apply

Applications from trainee pharmacists sitting the GPhC Registration Examination in November will be considered

• To provide a Clinical Pharmacy service to designated wards under the supervision of a Senior of Principal Pharmacist, assessing the suitability of prescribed medicines.
• To participate in the delivery of ward and dispensary based pharmaceutical services and maintain clinical and technical skills.
• To ensure that medicines, including Controlled Drugs, are stored appropriately on wards and departments, performing stock checks when required.

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust cares for more than half a million patients a year, from across Kingston, Richmond, Elmbridge (Surrey), Merton, Wandsworth and Sutton. In 2018, we became the first acute hospital trust in London to be rated “Outstanding” for overall quality and leadership by the national Care Quality Commission regulator.

We have approximately 350 beds and directly employ around 2,900 staff. Our trust provides a full range of diagnostic services and treatment services. Our main site is the Kingston Hospital site but we also run a number of outpatient clinics in the community, including in Raynes Park, Surbiton, Queen Mary's Roehampton and Teddington.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Roshni Thoppil Job title: Senior Principal Pharmacist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 020 8934 3142

Kunali Patel - Senior Pharmacist E&T - 020 8934 2065