Job summary
Are you a newly qualified Pharmacist looking for an exciting clinical role in a hospital setting? Or perhaps you are a junior Pharmacist seeking to enhance your clinical skill set within our diverse team. Maybe you have the sheer experience of working in a Community Pharmacy and would like to broaden your skill sets in a hospital environment without the on-calls and ward rounds.

Discover what it's like to work as an Outpatient Pharmacist, where you will have ample opportunity to develop and utilise your clinical knowledge and guide our prescribers to provide a safe and efficient pharmacy service to patients. We have a unique opportunity for you to join our team to support our maternity leave cover and to support a colleague undertaking an Independent Prescribing (IP) course--fully supported by us. Opportunities like this are rare, so don't miss your chance to be part of our team!

Pharmacy@Bucks is an innovative Outpatient Dispensing service that combines the knowledge of a community and a hospital Pharmacy to provide exemplary service to all our patients. Working in close partnership with the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT), we thrive to provide a customer focused clinical service to all patients and Healthcare Professionals alike.

Main duties of the job
All Outpatient Pharmacies across Amersham, Stoke Mandeville and High Wycombe are run by Buckinghamshire Health Projects Ltd (BHPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Pharmacy@Bucks provides dispensing services from outpatients prescriptions issued by BHT and advice to BHT staff and visitors, with the option to provide OTC medicines in the near future.

Since the start of Pharmacy@Bucks, we have seen the professional development of our keen colleagues, ranging from Pharmacy Technicians to Pharmacist Managers and Lead Pharmacists. We would like to welcome a keen pharmacist to our ever-growing team with a passion to learn, develop and grow in their role.

This is an excellent chance to gain valuable experience in a dynamic environment. The posts are available for 2 sites - Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe Hospital.

This unique role offers the chance to be part of a growing team enabling you to develop your clinical knowledge in a fast-paced environment, whilst providing customer-focused clinical service to patients. This role is perfect for an ambitious Pharmacist who has a passion to develop clinical knowledge and build strong relationships with various healthcare professionals and looking for flexible working.

The successful candidate must have successfully completed and possess an MPharm degree or equivalent and be registered with General Pharmacy Council in UK.

(Please note: We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role)

About us
Benefits
Your hard work and contributions will be recognised with the benefits offered via BHPL, including:

• Discretionary annual Bonus
• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays) and up to 3 days additional paid leave for CPD (pro-rata for part time contracts)
• Pension scheme through salary sacrifice.
• GPhC fees paid through training budget of up to £ 600 per year (pro-rata for part time contracts)
• Training and development to support internal career growth and funding for PG Diploma and Independent Pharmacist prescriber course, after 18 months of employment through a learner contract.

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 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, Professional Qualifications & Training
Essential

• Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent
• Registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Desirable

• Appropriate short management courses

Experience
Essential

• Post-registration experience as a Responsible pharmacist in a busy community Pharmacy or a hospital pharmacy. Newly qualified successful applicants will be given extensive on the job training
• Experience as a qualified pharmacist in various settings and roles including day to day management of a pharmacy
• Experience in delivering training and education for other pharmacy staff
• Experience in managing a team in a busy dispensing environment.
• Have extensive skills in counselling patients and representatives

Desirable

• Experience in an Outpatient hospital pharmacy
• Experience of being a part of a vibrant team in developing a business or new service
• Experience in providing pharmacy services through PGDs such as influenza vaccinations or Pharmacy First etc

Information Technology
Essential

• Excellent ability in using basic Microsoft Office applications including Microsoft Word and Excel.

Desirable

• Experience in using the JAC medicine management system.

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, HP21 8AL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Deputy Superintendent Pharmacist
Saana Mansoor
saana.mansoor2@nhs.net
01296418360