Junior Pharmacist

Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust is looking for a Band 6 Junior Pharmacist to join their Pharmacy Team at St Martin's Hospital, Canterbury. This role offers the chance to enhance your career with individualized support and training, contributing to excellent mental health care in a compassionate environment.

Benefits

Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year

Access to the NHS pension scheme

Eligibility for the Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Full, valid UK driving licence required.
• Enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist sought.
• No mental health experience required; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Attend ward rounds and participate in patient education.
• Provide medicines management services to inpatient wards.
• Collaborate with other pharmacists on audits and service improvement.

Skills

Compassion

Respect for mental health

Patient education

Clinical audit

Job description

What is it like to work for Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust? Why not find out and join our Pharmacy Team at St Martin's Hospital, Canterbury? We are seeking a Band 6 Junior Pharmacist. Apply now and kickstart your career in the NHS.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join our team, with the opportunity to progress to a Band 7 Mental Health Pharmacist through individually tailored developmental support.

During your journey and development within KMPT, you will work closely with multidisciplinary teams. Key aspects of this clinical post include attending ward rounds, patient education and counselling, clinical audit, and medicines information. You must show compassion and respect for people with mental health problems and be driven to improve their care through medicines management.

Junior Pharmacist Benefits:

• Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank Holidays.
• Access to the NHS pension scheme.
• Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with discounts online and on the high street).

The post holder must hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

This role does not require mental health experience; candidates will learn and build their experience through formal learning and work-based practice. Ongoing training and support will be provided by the Lead Education and Training Pharmacist and the clinical pharmacy team, with clinical supervision from experienced Senior Clinical Pharmacists. Additional support is available from the Trust-wide pharmacy team if needed.

The post holder will be part of a clinical pharmacy team providing medicines management services to inpatient wards. You will also collaborate with other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on audits and projects to evaluate and improve services, aligned with trust priorities.

Join us in the Garden of England, where we combine professional development with a high quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), serving 1.8 million people with mental health, learning disability, and specialist services. The Trust is rated 'Good' overall by the CQC and 'Outstanding' for care, with 3,283 staff across 66 buildings and 33 locations covering 1,450 square miles.

You will join passionate, diverse colleagues dedicated to providing excellent care. Our work environment fosters kindness and compassion, recognizing everyone from cleaners to executives as vital to our service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every day: We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people.

Our vision is where we want to be in the future: To provide outstanding care and work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

For more information or informal visits, contact:

Name: Elaine Mok
Job title: Lead Clinical Pharmacist
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

Alternatively, contact Jag Bahia, Chief Pharmacist, at 07796197394.