Rotational Senior Clinical Pharmacist (STEP-Up Programme) in Walsall

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Rotational Senior Clinical Pharmacist (STEP-Up Programme)

Band 6-7 (STEP-Up Programme)

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 6-7 (STEP-Up Programme) Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Contributes to Emergency Duty Commitment and late night, weekend and bank holiday rotas) Job ref 407-WCCSS-8341760

Site Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Town Walsall Salary per annum pro rata Closing 02/11/2026 08:00

Walsall Manor Hospital is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services. The Trust primarily serves the immediate population of Walsall with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at other, neighbouring Trusts. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities and services, supporting high-quality care for the communities it serves.

This role offers the opportunity to work within our integrated care model, contributing to high-quality services that help people remain independent in their own homes and communities.

We are committed to investing in our workforce and creating an environment where colleagues can learn, contribute and develop. Our new Urgent Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, demonstrates our ongoing investment in facilities and services.

As an employee, you’ll benefit from an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package (detailed in Employer Description above), plus access to NHS pension arrangements and staff accommodation where available.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant, currently holding the Bronze Award, underlining our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.

RESPECT – COMPASSION – TEAMWORK – PROFESSIONALISM

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for self-motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our pharmacist rotational programmes. With the current & future landscape for pharmacy professionals we have aligned our clinical pharmacy strategy to develop a pharmacy team that can excel in balancing patient care and service demand with their own professional development. You will have rotational opportunities across several specialties along with daily opportunities to work as part of an MDT and develop your interpersonal, professional & clinical skills.

We are very supportive of pharmacy professionals putting forward their own ideas for service improvements and are committed to developing a strong Quality Improvement ethos, with a formal Quality, Service Improvement and Redesign accreditation also on offer.

We aim to produce a workforce equipped with strong clinical knowledge, a positive attitude, and a great team ethic. During your rotations you will be supported with protected learning time and mentorship via the pharmacist professional development programme underpinned by RPS standards to develop your skills. This post is ideally suited to those seeking career advancement and you will be supported to progress onto the independent prescribing course.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Main duties of the job

• Participates in the provision of a comprehensive pharmaceutical service to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and to those organisations with which the Trust has a contract for supply of pharmaceutical services.
• Undertakes clinical pharmacy duties to delegated wards, advising junior & senior medical staff and nurses on effective and safe prescribing and administration of medicines.
• Provides training and support to the undergraduate, pre-registration pharmacists & less experienced pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and, where requested, other ward staff.
• Undertakes risk assessments and implements risk reducing measures, where appropriate reviewing and updating safe systems of work on a regular basis.
• Post holders will be required to undertake weekend, bank holidays and on-call work on a rota basis.

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Participates in the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust rotational training programme for training grade pharmacists. As part of the rotational training programme, the post holder will provide ward based clinical services, supporting safe prescribing and administration of medicines in the allocated wards/departments of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, ensuring clinical practice is evidence based, shared, and, wherever possible, patient focused. Will also provide patient counselling and assist in the provision of Medicines Information as part of their role.

Professionally checks prescriptions in the dispensary, including those for cytotoxic drugs, clinical trials and controlled drugs, and assists in dispensing and final checking as required.

Complies with the Clinical Pharmacy Service Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures, ensuring that the Chief Pharmacist is made aware of any circumstances that would, or may, militate against safe standards of clinical practice. Reports, and encourages other to report, all Adverse Drug reactions in-line with departmental guidelines.

Promotes awareness of and assists in the implementation of the Trust’s Medicines Management Group decisions, including the current contents of the formulary and Trust Pharmacy Policies, and assists medical and prescribing nursing staff to adjust prescribing practices in line with the evidence base and formulary requirements.

Will comply with the requirement of Clinical Pharmacy productivity tools and audits assigned and maintain full records of clinical activity and interventions using pharmacy electronic systems.

Post-holder will be required to undertake late night, weekend, bank holidays and on-call work on a rota basis.

Person specification

Qualifications

• 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 (or equivalent) or currently studying for it.

Experience

• Appropriate experience of clinical pharmacy or equivalent hospital experience.
• Experience in carrying out audits and projects.
• Experience of successfully supervising and contributing to the training of pharmacists and pharmacy technical staff.
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Participation in training as an Independent prescriber. Participate in Independent and/or supplementary prescribing and prescribe within legal requirements and own competency in the area of practice.
• Broad range of experience of working as a clinical pharmacist, including provision of ‘Out of hours’ Pharmaceutical Services, medicines information and drug utilisation review.

Skills

• Skilled at identify and manage risk associated with the use of medicines to best meet patient needs within the multidisciplinary team.
• Able to interpret national guidelines within specialist area(s), and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines related to specialist area(s).
• Skilled at using reference sources, journals, the internet and on-line information sources to prepare evaluated medicines information for consultants and other health-care professionals.
• Skills for providing relevant specialist pharmacy services
• Skills in clinical audits and projects
• Witten and communication skills appropriate to the level required for this role
• Skills for setting priorities, meeting deadlines and manage time effectively
• Skills for problem identification and solving
• Skills for utilising resources cost-effectively and highlighting any savings
• Competent to clinically check prescriptions
• Competent to dispense medicines accurately without making errors.
• Competent to check medicines dispensed by others and to detect any errors that have been made
• Skills to minimise any risk to patients, the public and other staff from Healthcare Associated Infection
• People management, team work and interpersonal skills appropriate to this role
• Skills for teaching and supervising junior pharmacists and technical staff
• Skills for using Microsoft Office to produce word-processed documents e.g. SOPs for specialist areas, patient care plans (MS Word), record research and audit data (MS Excel) and prepare and deliver training (MS Powerpoint
• Standard key-board skills for using the Pharmacy Computer System, and other software, to prepare reports, analyses, label medicines

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge of specialist field and general knowledge of other medicines actions and usage
• Up to date knowledge and understanding of Safe Systems of Working in hospital pharmacy services
• Up to date knowledge of Medicines Legislation including the Medicines Act, and Misuse of Drugs Act as they apply to pharmacy service SOPs and the legal requirements for dispensing and supplying medicines
• Understanding of both the current and longer term issues facing pharmacy services within the NHS
• Knowledge and understanding of medicines management in clinical pharmacy services
• Up to date knowledge of Health and Safety at Work including COSHH, Manual Handling, Information Governance as well as Safeguarding Children and Adult

Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to the internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac.

Sponsorship and Visas

We welcome applications from all candidates with the right to work in the UK, including those on Health and Care Visas, Graduate Visas, or other valid permissions. All candidates will be considered on equal terms.

This Trust currently recruits successfully from the domestic labour market and has a sufficient pool of suitably qualified candidates for Band 3 roles. Visa sponsorship is therefore not available for this role currently. Candidates who already hold the right to work in the UK, including those on an existing Health and Care Visa, Graduate Visa, or any other valid permission are welcome to apply and will be considered on equal terms. This position is reviewed regularly in line with Home Office guidance. Right to work will be verified at each stage of the recruitment and monitored throughout employment. All candidates who are offered a position will be required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK as part of the pre-employment checks process. Where a candidates' right to work is derived from another person’s immigration permission, the Trust will discuss the implications of this with the candidate before a permanent post is confirmed, to ensure that both parties understand the terms on which employment can be sustained.

Recruitment and Selection Approach

• Application screening: Your application will be reviewed against the person specification
• Interview: Typically, a panel interview with competency-based and values-based questions
• Assessment: Role-dependent assessments may include practical tasks or presentations
• Timeline: We aim to complete the process within 47 days of the closing date. Recruitment Journey is attached to all live vacancies.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates at any stage. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Tony Chopra Job title Deputy Chief Pharmacist Email address Tony.chopra@nhs.net Telephone number 01922 656267

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Manor Hospital
Moat Road
Walsall
West Midlands
WS2 9PS
Telephone 07890305746

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