Rotational Clinical Pharmacist (Band 6 – 7 progression)

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A rural NHS Trust in Bury St Edmunds is seeking a dedicated pharmacist to join its team. This role involves direct patient care and various clinical responsibilities within a supportive educational environment. Candidates for either band 6 or 7 roles are welcome, with established pharmacists starting at band 7. The Trust prides itself on delivering high-quality care and offers competitive terms in a vibrant, community-oriented health setting.

Benefits

Supportive educational environment

Rotational clinical experience

Team-oriented culture

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical pharmacy settings.
• Strong commitment to patient care.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safe use of medicines across the Trust.
• Provide high-quality pharmaceutical care.
• Participate in on-call service and extended hour operations.

Skills

Patient-facing role

Familiarity with electronic prescribing (e-Care)

Clinical pharmacy experience

Education

Registered Pharmacist

Tools

Cerner Millennium

Job description

A flavour of your day to day You will work in a direct, patient-facing role ensuring the safe and appropriate use of medicines across the Trust. Through the structured rotation plan you will be exposed to, and work within, a number of clinical areas, including: Medical wards Surgical wards

• Admissions wards
• Medicines Information
• Aseptic Production
• Palliative care
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Inpatient and outpatient dispensary

The department works on an extended hours, seven day pharmacy service on a rostered basis, as well as providing an on-call service out of hours, which you will be involved in. We have a fully integrated electronic prescribing and medication record system known as e-Care (Cerner Millennium), which is supporting the pharmacy department to improve and monitor the care that we deliver.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings. The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge. Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital. We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

• Are you an established Pharmacist who wants to deliver high quality pharmaceutical care using an electronic prescribing and record system in a hospital team?
• Do you want to work in a supportive educational environment?

If so, come and join us at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. This exciting role will provide you with a range of rotational clinical pharmacy experience across various specialities within the Trust, as well as developing non-clinical skills. This role is open to candidates looking for either a band 6 or 7 role as a rotational clinical pharmacist. Newly qualified or recently registered pharmacists will start as a band 6, progressing to a band 7 rotational role once they have successfully worked through a planned advancement pathway aimed to holistically develop the necessary skills, knowledge and attributes. Established pharmacists with the relevant experience may commence the role at a band 7 level.