Trainee Pharmacist

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Great Yarmouth is seeking a hospital Pharmacist to join their supportive clinical team. This role offers an opportunity to work across various specialities, participate in the Newly Qualified Pharmacist Programme, and benefit from flexible working arrangements. The hospital is close to stunning beaches and offers excellent training and development opportunities as part of its commitment to quality care.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working hours

On-site accommodation

Wellbeing support community

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified pharmacist with a strong foundation in clinical pharmacy.
• Experience in patient care and counseling is essential.
• Knowledge of medicines reconciliation processes is required.

Responsibilities

• Providing clinical Pharmacy ward-based service across various specialities.
• Conducting clinical verification and accuracy checking of prescriptions.
• Advising on the safe and effective use of medicines.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Patient counseling

Medicines reconciliation

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

Overview

At the James Paget University Hospital, we pride ourselves on our experienced and supportive clinical Pharmacy team who can help to support and nurture you in the early stages of your career as a hospital Pharmacist. With close ties to the UEA School of Pharmacy, as well as funded positions on both the Newly Qualified Pharmacist Programme (NQP) and the integrated prescribing diploma - NQPIP courses, you will have access to a high quality postgraduate teaching and qualifications. Thanks to a recent successful recruitment drive, we are developing a team of Pharmacists with a wealth of knowledge and experience as well as developing innovative clinical roles. As a department, we are focusing on adapting and modernising our clinical service in line with our new hospital rebuild starting in 2025 and the Norfolk and Waveney Acute Trusts\' joint Electronic Patient Record (EPR) project. If you are keen to rapidly progress your career, then this is the hospital for you. We invest in our staff to allow them to grow and to take on more senior roles and opportunities if desired.

Responsibilities

• Providing a clinical Pharmacy ward-based service with the opportunity to care for patients in a wide range of specialities which may include emergency medicine, surgery, cardiology, intensive care, gastroenterology, paediatrics, frailty, oncology/haematology and respiratory.
• Clinical verification and accuracy checking of prescriptions including in patient, outpatient and discharge prescriptions.
• Giving advice to medical, nursing, other healthcare staff and patients on all aspects of the safe & effective use of medicines.
• Facilitating medicines reconciliation, discharge planning, and patient counselling assisted by our team of Pharmacy Technicians.

Working patterns

We are keen to support flexible working opportunities where possible and if you would like to discuss a specific working pattern to suit your work/life balance or a multi-role career then please contact us to discuss this.

about the hospital and location

Our hospital is an amazing place to work and we would welcome the opportunity to talk to you about joining our team here on England\'s east coast.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children\'s service.

Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
+ Putting patients first
+ Aiming to get it right
+ Recognising that everybody counts
+ Doing everything openly and honestly, As a teaching hospital, we are part of the University of East Anglia Medical School and have good links with the University of East Anglia School of Pharmacy.

Location benefits

The east coast is a great place to live:

• Located 5 minutes from Gorleston Beach, with 3 miles of golden sands rated by Tripadvisor as the best beach in the UK and ranked in the top 10% of attractions worldwide.
• Located near the Broads National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty consisting of over 200km of waterways which provides access to activities including boating, kayaking and paddleboarding.
• Transport links to the city of Norwich, named by the Sunday Times as one of the UK\'s best places to live

What we can offer

• We\'re a 450-bed district general hospital. Through the national NHS Staff Survey, our staff value our commitment to flexible working, and feel engaged an involved in how services operate
• New hospital in development
• NHS Terms and Conditions including generous annual leave
• Flexible working including working patterns/hours
• Wellbeing support community
• A range of training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Adopting and working towards a Just Culture approach
• Affordable local property prices
• Relocation package may be available
• On-site crèche
• On-site accommodation
• On-site staff car park
• Excellent staff canteen
• Salary sacrifice scheme available for cars
• Uniform fully provided

Our vision is to provide safe, high quality services delivered with courtesy and respect.