Rotational Pharmacist Band 6&7 Step Up programme (Band 6) - Pharmacy - The Royal Wolverhampton [...]

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking NHS Trust as a Band 6 Rotational Pharmacist. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop your clinical skills while working in a supportive environment. You'll rotate through various departments, gaining valuable experience in patient care and pharmaceutical services. With a strong focus on training and development, the Trust is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of clinical leaders in pharmacy. If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare and eager to grow your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy and GPhC Registration required.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy as a rotational clinical pharmacist.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional pharmaceutical services including reviewing prescriptions.
• Supervise trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Aseptic Preparation

Patient Consultation

Drug Usage Compliance

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy

GPhC Registration

Pre-registration Year in Hospital Pharmacy

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: The contracted hours for the post is 37.5hours per week, the successful applicant will contribute to weekends, bank holidays, a late night rota slot once a week and join the on call rota Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on call, late nights cover, weekend and bank holiday work as required by departmental rotas) Job ref 225-DIV3-7096049

Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site New Cross Pharmacy Town Wolverhampton Salary £37,338 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/05/2025 23:59

Rotational Pharmacist Band 6&7 Step Up programme

Band 6

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to join our friendly department at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.

You will receive excellent support and training from our senior pharmacists, laying a solid foundation for your future career.

We believe in investing in our junior pharmacists and are passionate about developing our pharmacists into the clinical leaders and consultant pharmacists of the future. We have a principal pharmacist dedicated to education and training to ensure our staff receive outstanding training and development.

You will have the opportunity to rotate through the following wards and departments, depending on your pay band:

Band 6

Paediatrics, Acute Medicine, Total Parenteral Nutrition (pharmacy aseptics), General Surgery, Cardiac Services, Respiratory Medicine, Stroke, Elderly care, Medicines Information.

Band 7

Trauma and Orthopaedics, Diabetes, General Medicine, Critical Care, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology/Surgery, Renal, Cytotoxics & Oncology (pharmacy aseptics)

Candidates with suitable hospital experience would be recruited at band 7.

Applications welcome from community pharmacists, trainee pharmacists due to qualify in 2025 , newly qualified pharmacists and pharmacists already working in a hospital setting.

If you want to join a supportive and forward thinking pharmacy department then submit your application, as we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Provide professional pharmaceutical services, including reviewing prescriptions, dispensing , aseptic preparation, and clinical pharmacy services in all areas of the department on a rotational basis.

Supervise/provide professional support to trainee pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, students and support staff.

Managed, where appropriate by the Senior Pharmacist in each area of activity.

Undertakes postgraduate clinical training such as the diploma in clinical pharmacy

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to wards and departments providing a medicines management service directly to patients with support and training from experienced staff.

To provide advice to medical and nursing staff on drug usage, and encourage compliance with the hospital/health economy formulary to ensure safe, rational , and economic prescribing.

To provide professional pharmacist cover in all areas including inpatient and outpatient dispensaries, aseptic dispensing services, medicines information, and clinical pharmacy services according to specified rota.

To provide a professional lead to pharmacy technical and support staff managing medicines in designated ward areas.

To integrate into the multidisciplinary team and attend ward rounds making proactive interventions in individual patient’s therapy by providing information on drug related issues and acting as a Pharmacy contact.

To provide advice to patients on the correct use of medication and ensure that directions associated with medications are understood, including the main side-effects of the medications.

To identify drug related admissions and where appropriate follow through with a yellow card report to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Resolve medicines related problems associated with individual patients between primary and secondary care.

To support senior pharmacists contributing/providing pharmaceutical advice to the multidisciplinary audit of treatment guidelines.

To support senior pharmacists providing pharmaceutical advice at directorate level.

To maintain an up to date knowledge of developments in medical and pharmaceutical practice, as part of their own continuing professional development.

The full job description and person specification are included with this advert.

Person specification

Qualification

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy
• Registration with GPhC as a pharmacist
• Pre-registration year completed in hospital pharmacy
• Experience in hospital pharmacy as a rotational clinical pharmacist
• Completed the pharmacy clinical diploma or equivalent (score 2 if commenced but not completed)

Experience

• Well structured application form
• Evidence of participation in an outside group within pharmacy e.g. UKCPA
• Evidence of interests outside of pharmacy to maintain wellbeing and work life balance

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Kiran Salhan Job title Principal Pharmacist- Medicine Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01902 695757 Additional information

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