Job summary
Trainee Pharmacists welcome to apply. Development B6 to B7 post.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Pharmacist to join our Clinical Pharmacy Team at Wye Valley NHS Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to work in patient facing roles across the wards and is suitable for newly registered pharmacists, current trainees, or pharmacists wanting to move sector and work in acute secondary care. The roles offers the chance to work within our Frailty Hub, Acute and Emergency Medicine Hub, as well as more generalised medical and surgical wards.

The successful candidate will also provide operational support when necessary to the dispensary (currently 3-5 x 1hr slots per week).

As part of the role, the successful candidate will be supported through a three year development programme which includes undertaking a clinical diploma and studying for an independent prescribing qualification.

We support flexible working options at Wye Valley and welcome applications for part-time and full-time positions.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will participate on a rotational basis in the day to day clinical Pharmacy service through a Pharmacy team approach, ensuring patients are reviewed in a timely manner and the best level service is provided in terms of available resource and capacity.

They will form part of our ward based teams, which includes Pharmacy Technicians and ATO's.

The suitable applicant will be part of the team providing Pharmacy Emergency Duty Commitment, and weekend/ BH cover as per a rota.

About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm or equivalent academic qualification
• Completed Pre-Registration year leading to membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Current membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy (to be commenced in post, and to complete year 1 before progression to a band 7)

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential

• Negotiation and influencing of other Health Care Professionals

Desirable

• Experience of using electronic databases and the Internet for retrieving medicines information

Experience
Essential

• Assessment and interpretation of prescriptions

Desirable

• Proven hospital experience or equivalent

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