Rotational Pharmacist Band 7 (+ Emergency Duty Commitment (EDC))

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is offering a rotational Band 7 pharmacist role within the Pharmacy Team. You will work with medical and nursing staff to optimise therapy and reduce adverse events across clinical areas.

You may be supported with independent prescriber training if not already a prescriber, and you will contribute to service improvement while developing your knowledge across specialist areas.

Qualifications

• Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Non-medical prescriber (or willing to undertake this when requested).
• Knowledge of issues relevant to clinical pharmacy practice.
• Ability to understand NHS applications of clinical pharmacy.
• Experience working with financial information and interpreting drug expenditure information.
• Experience or training in Quality Improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Provides a clinical pharmacy service to allocated areas, supervising rotational staff if required.
• Supports development and implementation of strategies to improve services.
• Supports training programs and educational sessions for pharmacists and healthcare professionals.
• Assists in financial reporting and drug budget management.
• Participates in dispensary, weekend, bank holiday, late and on-call rota duties.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy practice

CPD commitment

Prescribing training interest

Education

Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Pharmacy Team and be an integral part of the clinical pharmacy service and associated clinical areas. You will work with medical and nursing staff to optimise therapy, reduce medication related adverse events and facilitate flow with internal and external colleagues. By being in this rotational post, it allows you to experience various specialist areas as you enhance your knowledge and skill set whilst crystallising thoughts on your future career path. You will assist the clinical leads in service improvement initiatives and will be supported with independent prescriber training if not an existing prescriber. Main duties of the job:

• Provides a clinical pharmacy service to allocated areas, internally and externally. Acts as a clinical role model in these areas and if required supervises rotational staff working in these areas
• Supports the Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Services in the development and implementation of strategies to improve services to patients admitted to the Trust.
• Provides a high-profile role in the provision and development of pharmaceutical services including the support of; clinical, patient safety, and QIPP work streams.
• Supports the departments training program, including provision of educational sessions to pharmacists and other healthcare professionals, and support for pharmacists undertaking the clinical diploma.
• Supports the Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Services in the management and appraisal of other members of the pharmacy clinical team.
• Assists in financial reporting, drug budget management and optimisation of medicines.
• Participates in; dispensary (including acting as Responsible Pharmacist), weekend, bank holiday, late and on-call rota’s.
• Be a registered non-medical prescriber (or willing undertake training for this) and to make prescribing decisions, including de‑prescribing, and prescribe for patients under their care.
• See job description attached for further details.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person‑centred care we pride ourselves on. We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger. A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We value staff wellbeing, with a well‑established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool! We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Non‑medical prescriber (or must be willing to undertake this when requested)

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Working knowledge of issues relevant to clinical pharmacy practice
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the application of clinical pharmacy to the broader workings of the NHS

Desirable criteria

• Experience working with financial information and interpreting drug expenditure information.
• Experience of / training in Quality Improvement projects

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Rotational Pharmacist Band 7 Job Description (PDF, 368.3KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Fiona Pietersen Job title Deputy Clinical Service Lead Pharmacist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01225 826116 Additional information

Additional contact information

For further details or an informal discussion please contact either:

Fiona Pietersen (Deputy Clinical Service Lead): [e-mail]