Job summary
We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven pharmacist to join our friendly patient focused team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. You will need to be motivated, organised, and willing to work as part of a team .

You will be responsible for leading, managing, delivering, planning and developing the clinical pharmacy service to Acute and Emergency Care.

Looking after our patients is never dull, optimising patient medicines and developing services as part of the acute team is key. There is always a new treatment combination, clinical trial, patient pathway development or new drug to be implemented to improve care.

So if you have a curious nature, like learning and enjoy a fast-paced action orientated environment and want to impact patient care for the better each day, please consider applying for our band 8a pharmacist position.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery and development of clinical pharmacy services within Acute and Emergency Care in liaison with the Pharmacy Team Lead for Integrated Medicine, promoting the safe, effective, and efficient use of medicines. They will:

• Liaise with the relevant senior pharmacy, medical and nursing staff, other allied health professionals (AHPs) and managers to promote safe, evidence-based and cost-effective use of medication.
• Liaise with external health professionals (i.e., community / primary care network pharmacists) and stakeholders across the Integrated Care System (ICS) in streamlining processes and encouraging best practice.
• Provide a clinical pharmacy service to acute wards including specialist advice and participation on ward rounds and multidisciplinary team (MDT) reviews.
• Practice as an independent prescriber within agreed therapeutic areas, in accordance with the BHT Non-Medical Prescribing policy.
• Provide pharmacy leadership to the Integrated Medicine directorate, deputising for the Pharmacy Team Lead for Integrated Medicine as necessary.
• Demonstrate strong digital literacy and effectively utilise electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) and other digital clinical systems to support safe prescribing, medicines optimisation and service improvements.

About us
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification
Education, Qualification & Training
Essential

• Registered Pharmacist: Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society / Royal College of Emergency Medicine / UK Clinical Pharmacist Association
• Post-graduate diploma in clinically pharmacy or recognised equivalent
• Independent Prescribing qualification
• RPS faculty Stage II accreditation
• Management Training

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience of hospital pharmacy at Post Registration Pharmacist level
• Significant experience of delivery of pharmacy services to a broad range of specialties including Acute and Emergency Care
• Experience of delivery of clinical pharmacy service to a specialist level
• Evidence of significant relevant Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• Experience of project management
• Experience of conducting audits

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential

• Work, communicate and provide effective leadership within a team
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, at meetings, with patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner.
• Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development

Desirable

• Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
• Able to recognise and embrace new ideas and developments in clinical practice and implement under supervision of superiors

Special Circumstances
Essential

• Able to travel to other sites within the Trust and to venues for training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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).

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

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).