Clinical Rotational Pharmacist - Progression Post in Stevenage

We are recruiting for a Clinical Rotational Pharmacist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. This is a band 6 to 7 progression role with clear objectives and guidance on progression. It's a great opportunity to secure a band 7 post with fantastic support provided to achieve the objectives, develop your portfolio of skills to prepare you for more senior roles within the department through involvement in directorate and project work focused on improving quality of clinical services and patient-focused care.

We are looking for highly motivated pharmacists to join our award-winning, innovative, progressive, patient-centred pharmacy team. We offer a structured rotational program which includes specialities such as ED, acute medicine, critical care, endocrinology, respiratory, Frailty (new exciting rotation), gastroenterology, vascular surgery, aseptic oncology/haematology and a renowned renal services unit, working with a Consultant Renal Pharmacist. We will fully fund and support you to undertake relevant post-graduate training including the prescribing qualification and leadership training.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job:

• The successful candidate will join the multidisciplinary team and provide expert pharmacy services to a variety of inpatient wards.
• You will utilise specialist pharmaceutical skills to drive innovation and continuous improvement within selected specialties.
• You will also be required to support Pharmacy Team Leads for Unplanned Care/Planned Care, in directorate reporting, audits, guideline/policy updates and financial and medicines information.
• The successful candidate will be a clinical mentor and guide junior pharmacists, foundation trainee pharmacists throughout their training programmes.
• You will participate in the departmental emergency duty rota, currently less than 1 in 20.

About us: At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications and Training: Masters Degree MPharm (or equivalent), Competency assessed and examined professional registration with the GPhC, Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice, Able to undertake Diploma in Pharmacy Practice and Independent prescribing course.
• Knowledge: Good Clinical Knowledge, Prescription Monitoring, Computer and IT literate, Need for confidentiality, Able to communicate clearly, verbally and electronically.
• Skills: Able to demonstrate clinical skills, Excellent communication skills verbal and written, Ability to use initiative, Able to work alone or in a team, Able to prioritise work and meet deadlines, Good workplace organisational skills, Attention to detail, Problem-solving skills, Negotiation skills, Presentation skills (proven experience of giving presentations), Time management.
• Previous Experience: UK pharmacy experience, Training Pre-reg Pharmacists and Junior Staff, Proven experience of audit.
• Other Requirements: Reliable, Accurate, Able to work well within a team and respect others, Able to work under pressure, Good communication skills, Able to work unsupervised, Ability to use initiative, Able to prioritise workload, Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.