Job summary
An exciting full-time opportunity has arisen to join our clinically-focussed team, based at West Heath Hospital, for a 12 month period to cover maternity leave for the current postholder.

As a clinical pharmacist Pharmacist you will specialise in Elderly Care, joining our small, friendly team of Pharmacists and Technicians providing medicines optimisation support and advice to our adult in-patient wards. We endeavour to provide excellent clinical input on the wards, working efficiently as part of the wider clinical team where good working relationships are key.

There will be opportunities to use your prescribing skills and be involved in Consultant-led ward rounds as appropriate.

Newly qualified candidates will be considered for this role, where you will be encouraged to develop your clinical and prescribing skills.

We are looking for a friendly, dedicated and motivated Pharmacist to join us and help shape quality improvements for our well-respected department.

Main duties of the job
Working alongside clinical colleagues you will be integrated into the ward teams, attending multidisciplinary meetings and Consultant-led ward rounds to support the pharmaceutical needs of patients under your care.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able to prioritise your time efficiently and have the ability to show initiative as well as work under pressure. You will show attention to detail and accuracy in your work.

Daily duties will involve working on the wards reviewing prescriptions as well as dispensary duties. We are a small team and contributing to dispensing, checking and clinical work will be expected.

About us
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Job responsibilities
For details, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

This is a 12 month post to cover maternity leave and will be clinically focussed with ward and dispensary-based duties.

Person Specification
Essential

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Pre-registration training and experience or equivalent

Desirable

• Experience of hospital Pharmacy, pre or post registration
• Experience of working in the NHS

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Good general pharmaceutical and clinical knowledge and skills, obtained through completion of degree course and pre-registration year
• Able to negotiate with healthcare staff, patients and relatives to achieve outcomes that enhance patient care
• Able to communicate complex information to other professionals and patients at all levels of the multidisciplinary healthcare team
• Good critical appraisal skills for reviewing drug charts/ prescriptions and acting on accordingly
• Able to utilise a computer and work with common application software, e.g. Microsoft Office
• Audit skills
• Self-directed approach to learning
• Experience of involvement and communication with patients and carers

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Good organisation and time management skills, meeting set targets and deadlines
• Ability to prioritise effectively, working under pressure when needed
• Confident and shows effective interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal

Other job requirements
Essential

• Ability to travel across sites in BCHC
• Demonstrates commitment to the promotion of equal opportunities
• Flexibility to work/cover other sites to support the demands of the service

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).