Foundation Pharmacist

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in South Devon is seeking foundation pharmacists to join their supportive team. This role is ideal for trainees and offers opportunities for professional development within a patient-centered environment. Responsibilities include working with multidisciplinary teams to provide pharmaceutical care and optimize medication management across various healthcare settings. Continuing professional development is emphasized.

Qualifications

• Recent pharmacy graduates or trainees expected to register by 2025.
• Experience in pharmacy or related fields is a plus.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Work within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Gain competencies in rotational placements.
• Provide evidence-based pharmaceutical care.

Skills

Teamwork

Clinical skills

Patient-focused care

Autonomous practice

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

Overview

If you are looking to begin your career as a hospital pharmacist as a member of a supportive, professional, cohesive team, where training is a priority, come and join us in South Devon. We welcome applications from trainee pharmacists who are sitting the November registration assessment and due to register by the end of 2025. If you are a pharmacist with more experience, perhaps outside of hospital pharmacy, do get in touch, we are very happy to discuss possibilities for part time or flexible working if that is important to you.

Our foundation pharmacists work on a rotational basis and their training and supervision is provided through a number of collaborative initiatives between TSDFT and Devon Partnership NHS Trust.

Foundation pharmacists are employed by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT), which is an integrated care organisation.

The rotation includes the provision of medicines optimisation services to acute and community hospitals, intermediate care and mental health.

The purpose of the foundation pharmacists' role is to develop and utilise the clinical and professional skills defined in the South Devon Pharmacist Foundation Programme in order to provide clinical pharmacist input into medicines optimisation services for patients across all sectors of the healthcare system.

Responsibilities

• You will be a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, working within the pharmacy team and alongside the multidisciplinary healthcare teams in each of their rotation placements.
• Work on a rotational basis, gaining competencies and experience as defined by the Foundation Programme. In each rotation you will be supported, mentored and managed by the senior clinical pharmacy team.
• Be competent to practice safely and autonomously at a foundation level within each rotation specialty (competencies and timeframes for assessment and achievement are defined in the Foundation Programme handbook).
• Provide clinically appropriate, patient-centred, evidence based and cost-effective pharmaceutical care to patients in all of your rotational placements.
• The Foundation Programme forms the basis of an innovative career pathway for pharmacists. It has the support of local and national pharmacy leaders and provides foundation pharmacists in South Devon with the opportunity to develop a wide range of clinical and professional skills and experience across a number of healthcare settings while actively utilising these skills supportive teams.

Team and Training

The TSDFT clinical pharmacy team culture is team based, patient focussed, innovative and supportive.

Continuing professional development is expected from all team members and the support for the training and development of pharmacists and technicians through a well-established foundation programme is a key component the team’s work.

The team is well integrated with the multidisciplinary teams across the Trust and all team members are expected to represent the pharmacy department and their profession in a visible, approachable and competent manner, demonstrating flexibility, positivity and problem-solving ability as appropriate to their role and competency.

The ward facing clinical pharmacy teams (each consisting of highly specialist, mid-grade and foundation pharmacists, specialist and foundation technicians and ATOs) are supported by and provide clinical support for medicines information, medicines governance, aseptic services, homecare, high cost drugs, dispensary and dispatch teams.

How to apply / Contact

For further details / informal visits contact:

• Name: Simpson Chau, Job title: Deputy Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Email: [e-mail], Telephone: [phone]
• OR Jane Pyle, Clinical Pharmacy Manager ([e-mail])