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A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Rotational Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join their team. This role involves participating in a comprehensive pharmaceutical service, conducting clinical pharmacy duties, and providing training to junior staff. Candidates who possess an MPharm and relevant experience in a clinical setting are encouraged to apply. The position includes opportunities for professional development and participation in independent prescribing.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for self-motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our pharmacist rotational programmes. With the current & future landscape for pharmacy professionals we have aligned our clinical pharmacy strategy to develop a pharmacy team that can excel in balancing patient care and service demand with their own professional development. You will have rotational opportunities across several specialties along with daily opportunities to work as part of an MDT and develop your interpersonal, professional & clinical skills. We are very supportive of pharmacy professionals putting forward their own ideas for service improvements and are committed to developing a strong Quality Improvement ethos, with a formal Quality, Service Improvement and Redesign accreditation also on offer. We aim to produce a workforce equipped with strong clinical knowledge, a positive attitude, and a great team ethic. During your rotations you will be supported with protected learning time and mentorship via the pharmacist professional development programme underpinned by RPS standards to develop your skills.This post is ideally suited to those seeking career advancement and you will be supported to progress onto the independent prescribing course.
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Participates in the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust rotational training programme for training grade pharmacists. As part of the rotational training programme, the post holder will provide ward based clinical services, supporting safe prescribing and administration of medicines in the allocated wards/departments of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, ensuring clinical practice is evidence based, shared, and, wherever possible, patient focused. Will also provide patient counselling and assist in the provision of Medicines Information as part of their role.
Professionally checks prescriptions in the dispensary, including those for cytotoxic drugs, clinical trials and controlled drugs, and assists in dispensing and final checking as required.
Complies with the Clinical Pharmacy Service Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures, ensuring that the Chief Pharmacist is made aware of any circumstances that would, or may, militate against safe standards of clinical practice. Reports, and encourages other to report, all Adverse Drug reactions in-line with departmental guidelines.
Promotes awareness of and assists in the implementation of the Trusts Medicines Management Group decisions, including the current contents of the formulary and Trust Pharmacy Policies, and assists medical and prescribing nursing staff to adjust prescribing practices in line with the evidence base and formulary requirements.
Will comply with the requirement of Clinical Pharmacy productivity tools and audits assigned and maintain full records of clinical activity and interventions using pharmacy electronic systems.
Post-holder will be required to undertake late night, weekend, bank holidays and on-call work on a rota basis.
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.
Depending on experienceper annum pro rata