Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (Rotational)

Job title:

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (Rotational)

Company

NHS

Job description

Are you searching for your opportunity to progress in hospital pharmacy? Do you want to use your knowledge and experience to deliver excellent patient-centred care? We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated pharmacists to join our team at North Manchester General Hospital.This is a wonderful opportunity to join our supportive team at NMGH – we are digitally advanced with our Hive EPR system across the Trust, and we offer the benefits of working in a large Trust whilst offering the friendly familiarity of a smaller hospital site.You will work on a rotational basis across a range of clinical specialties, including opportunities in infectious diseases, critical care, paediatrics and neonatology, frailty and intermediate care, obstetrics and gynaecology, acute medicine, cardiology, respiratory, surgery and orthopaedics. You will also have the opportunity to spend time within the medicines information and antimicrobial stewardship teams. We offer a variety of education and development opportunities, from weekly learning at lunch sessions to supporting staff with postgraduate qualifications such as non-medical prescribing in accordance with the needs of the service.We are well connected to Manchester City Centre, with bus and metrolink routes available. Please come and have a look around if you think that we could be your next step – we’d love to talk to youPlease see the job description for more informationMain duties of the jobThe post holder will be responsible for providing a high quality pharmacy service to allocated clinical areas, ensuring timely and accurate medicines reconciliation on admission, ongoing inpatient monitoring and review in accordance with agreed acuity and complexity requirements, and optimising medications to deliver a safe and appropriate discharge service to patients. They will be expected to actively participate in organisational medicines safety and risk management initiatives, including audit and incident reporting.The post holder will also be involved in supporting the wider multidisciplinary team in the safe and effective use of medicines, and the promotion of the pharmacy service across the site.About usMFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.Date posted15 January 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum (Pro Rata), plus EDCContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number349-CSS-6879654*Job locationsNorth Manchester General HospitalDelaunays Road, CrumpsallManchesterM8 5RBJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Vocational Masters degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy. Post-graduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy. One year pre-registration training. Successful completion of pre-registration examination.
• 1 year pre registration training and experience
• Member of the GPhC
• Job related postgraduate qualificaiton e.g. clinical diploma (or successful completion of the first year), or equivalent vocational experience

Desirable

• Independent non-medical prescribing qualification. Attendance at relevant conferences and training courses

Knowledge and ExperienceEssential

• Professional knowledge acquired through the vocational masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent pre-registration experience.
• Able to work with and influence other grades of staff and professions
• Current and relevant clinical knowledge in area of speciality.
• Demonstrable team working
• Demonstrable commitment to CPD.
• Demonstrable experience in training of other healthcare professionals.

Desirable

• Experience in supervision of other staff.
• Financial awareness in the management of drug budgets.
• Awareness of current political agendas.
• Research experience

SkillsEssential

• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken
• Good time management skills.
• Ability to work on initiative and as part of the team.
• Ability to problem solve
• Analysis of complex information relating to individual patients medication
• Ability to recognise own limitations and boundaries and need to consult with senior colleagues.
• Negotiation and influencing skills.
• To be motivated and have ability to motivate others.
• Computer Literate.

Desirable

• Empathy
• Innovation

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Vocational Masters degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy. Post-graduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy. One year pre-registration training. Successful completion of pre-registration examination.
• 1 year pre registration training and experience
• Member of the GPhC
• Job related postgraduate qualificaiton e.g. clinical diploma (or successful completion of the first year), or equivalent vocational experience

Desirable

• Independent non-medical prescribing qualification. Attendance at relevant conferences and training courses

Knowledge and ExperienceEssential

• Professional knowledge acquired through the vocational masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent pre-registration experience.
• Able to work with and influence other grades of staff and professions
• Current and relevant clinical knowledge in area of speciality.
• Demonstrable team working
• Demonstrable commitment to CPD.
• Demonstrable experience in training of other healthcare professionals.

Desirable

• Experience in supervision of other staff.
• Financial awareness in the management of drug budgets.
• Awareness of current political agendas.
• Research experience

SkillsEssential

• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken
• Good time management skills.
• Ability to work on initiative and as part of the team.
• Ability to problem solve
• Analysis of complex information relating to individual patients medication
• Ability to recognise own limitations and boundaries and need to consult with senior colleagues.
• Negotiation and influencing skills.
• To be motivated and have ability to motivate others.
• Computer Literate.

Desirable

• Empathy
• Innovation

Expected salary

£46148 – 52809 per year

Location

Manchester

Job date

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 08:18:34 GMT

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