Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK seeks an ambitious pharmacist to enhance their clinical service, focusing on haematology. This role involves leading initiatives, managing pharmacy services across sites, and contributing to patient care in a collaborative multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates should have strong clinical expertise, organizational skills, and a passion for innovation in pharmacy practice.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Independent Prescriber qualification is desired.
• Extensive relevant pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Clinical Pharmacy Service.
• Provide clinical pharmacy service to allocated wards.
• Manage staff for effective operation of services.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Organisational skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Education

Master's Degree in Pharmacy

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent

Job description

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a pharmacist to join the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust pharmacy team. The position will be based at Basildon site, where you will be part of an innovative team, and be involved in many exciting projects to promote and deliver high quality clinical service to our patients with a focus on haematology.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious pharmacist with excellent clinical knowledge and organisational skills. You will be working closely with the multidisciplinary teams located at the three sites in Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. This will be a great opportunity to develop your clinical leadership role and play an active part in change management projects.

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today!

Main duties of the job

• Lead and develop the Clinical Pharmacy Service in line with objectives set Lead Pharmacist for Clinical Services.
• Provide a Clinical Pharmacy Service to allocated wards
• Provides an emergency duty pharmacist commitment
• Manage staff in order to ensure the effective operation of the Services
• Develop your existing role as an independent prescriber, or working towards this goal
• Contribute to cost effective medicines usage in all elements of work
• To carry out any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of this job description
• To provide clinical training for pharmacy staff and undergraduates

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to Job description for outline of responsibilities.

For further information, please contact Corrinne Duty, Clinical Lead Pharmacist Critical Care and Vascular on 01268 524900 or email [e-mail]

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Master's Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent Post-graduate qualification

Desirable criteria

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive relevant pharmacy experience including providing a clinical pharmacy service to a variety of specialities
• Line management experience
• Significant relevant post registration experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience in education and training of Pharmacy and MDT staff
• Financial awareness regarding the management of drug budgets

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application

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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

• Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (PDF, 592.3KB)
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• AFC Pay Poster 24/25 (PDF, 39.2KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)