Foundation Training Pharmacist (FTP)

Barts Health NHS Trust; Royal Borough of Greenwich; Sur place; GBP 36 000 - 46 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Barts Health NHS Trust is offering a Foundation Training placement for pharmacists as part of a band 6 rotational programme across Newham University Hospital, St Bartholomew's, The Royal London and Whipps Cross University Hospital. The role develops core foundation skills within the first 1000 days of practice.

You will participate in a structured developmental programme and may undertake a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy to consolidate your skills.

Qualifications

• MPharm Degree in Pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy is being pursued.
• Strong communication, teamwork and adaptability required.

Responsabilités

• Promote safe, cost-effective prescribing and optimize medicines safety.
• Support clinical teams to deliver high quality hospital pharmacy services across four sites.
• Engage in rotational framework and undertake a postgraduate diploma when possible.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Adaptability

Teamwork

Problem solving

Formation

MPharm Degree in Pharmacy

GPhC registration or Pre-registration trainee

Description du poste

Please note there may be few fixed term contracts that may become available.

You will be part of our band 6 rotational Foundation Training programme, which is aimed at helping you develop your knowledge and skills within the first 1000 days of practice. You will have the opportunity to deliver care across four sites - Newham University Hospital, St Bartholomew's, The Royal London and Whipps Cross University Hospital in a structured developmental programme and undertake a postgraduate diploma to consolidate your core foundation skills.

For more details or for an informal chat please contact:Jennifer Chan, Deputy Head of Pharmacy, Whipps Cross University Hospital

[e-mail] ]Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain's leading healthcare providers and the largest trust in the NHS.

Our vision is to create a world-class health organisation that builds on strong relations with our partners and the communities we serve. As members of UCL Partners, the largest academic health sciences system in the world, we aim to ensure that our patients are some of the first in the country to benefit from the latest drugs and treatments.

Disclaimer: The Trust reserve the right to bring the deadline forward without prior notice should we receive sufficient interest and applications for the posts.

Main duties of the job

To promote the responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing of medicines within Barts Health to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety. The post holder will be supporting the clinical teams to deliver high quality clinical pharmacy services across the hospital sites.

To participate in the delivery of a comprehensive pharmacy service and to provide operational support to the department as agreed in the rotational programme.

When the opportunity arises, post holders will undertake a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy to support their foundation years' training.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MPharm Degree in Pharmacy
• Registered as a pharmacist or currently as a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Working towards a postgraduate diploma

Experience

• Clinical experience gained during the pre-registration training period relating to the management of patients
• Clinical experience gained in a hospital setting

Knowledge

• Awareness of the current NHS and effects recent changes have had or will have on pharmacy
• Demonstrable knowledge to undertake clinical screening of prescriptions

Skills

• Demonstrates communication skills with a range of people on a range of matters
• Demonstrates the ability to develop own skills
• Demonstrates an understanding of and supports equality and values diversity.
• The demonstrable ability to be flexible and work under pressure
• The demonstrable ability to handle conflict appropriately.
• Shows a flexible approach to changing circumstances and have an innovative approach to problem solving

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.