Clinical Pharmacist - Medway Community Healthcare
- NHS
- Full Time
- Gillingham
- 46148.00 - 52809.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
Clinical Pharmacist - Medway Community Healthcare
Division: Cancer & Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Diagnostics & Therapies
Band: 7
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum/pro rata
Please note this role is Fixed term/Secondment for 12 months covering maternity leave
We are recruiting for a Clinical Pharmacist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be assisting in the provision of a safe, efficient and comprehensive pharmacological service for the patients of Medway Community Healthcare CIC.
They will be assisting the head of medicines management at MCH in the provision of professional/clinical advice, delivering medicines related training, undertaking medication reviews, audits and research.
The role includes the opportunities to develop innovative patient centred medicine optimisation projects across the community services whilst working with the pharmacy team at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will liaise between both clinical leads at MCH and MFT to ensure that pharmacy services are tailored to meet the Trust's and patients' needs.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job responsibilities
To provide and develop a comprehensive, patient-focused, clinical pharmacy service to different specialties promoting the safe, appropriate and clinically effective use of drug therapy.
To frequently communicate complex drug or medicine related information to patients andcarers, tailoring the information to the patients specific needs. The patients may have language difficulties, physical or mental difficulties.
Provide patient focused pharmaceutical care to patients, to achieve definite outcomes that improve patients quality of life.
To maximise patient care on defined areas within the Trust by planning, managing, monitoring, advising and reviewing specialist pharmaceutical care programmes for patients.
Evaluate the clinical appropriateness, safety and legality of prescriptions based upon the patients diseases, co-morbidities, other medication and treatments and liaise with the prescriber to make agreed changes as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Master's degree in Pharmacy and successful completion of pre-registration training and experience
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK (or eligible to be)
- Postgraduate Diploma or equivalent (or be working towards one
Experience
Essential
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Understanding of working effectively within multidisciplinary groups
Knowledge
Essential
- Good core therapeutic knowledge including expert knowledge in medicines legislation and guidelines
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with healthcare professionals and patients
- Methodical and able to prioritise workload
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Windmill Road
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
