Bank Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Band 8A

BANK Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Band 8a
£27.49 - £30.94 per hour

We are looking for a motivated pharmacist to provide clinical pharmacy services at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust. This post will commence from April 25.

Main duties of the job

Please note that this advert is to join the pharmacy bank. An opportunity has arisen to join our expanding, friendly, diverse and inclusive pharmacy team.

As a lead pharmacist, you will be expected to review and develop policies and produce medicines optimisation reports to present at monthly divisional meetings. You will also be expected to provide line management and support to our junior pharmacist team and pharmacy students.

Our progressive department is in the process of rapid transformational change to ensure that it is a service fit for the future and is at the forefront of hospital pharmacy. We are dedicated to ensuring that medicines optimisation is embedded across all aspects of care within the Trust to deliver safe, efficient and cost-effective use of medicines.

We take pride in developing our pharmacists. We encourage our colleagues to pursue higher education qualifications, from clinical diplomas to DPharm and everything in between. We will support you in delivering high-quality services to our patients and healthcare professionals.

Applicants must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

About us

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and, with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence of significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county. This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations. The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Job description
Job responsibilities

What should you do next? Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Pharmacy degree (Master/Bachelor)
• Registration as a Pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Clinical Diploma and/or equivalent experience
• Some Supervisory experience
• Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake training to achieve prescribing qualification

Desirable

• Some management training

Specific Requirements
Essential

• Ability to travel between sites and for On-call duties

Knowledge, Skills & Aptitudes
Essential

• Evidence of CPD
• Excellent clinical pharmaceutical knowledge of Medical specialities.
• Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets
• Good written, including reporting, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to plan and co-ordinate own work and that of others (time management)
• Good interpersonal skills including persuasion to influence prescribing
• Genuine care and concern for staff and patient welfare
• Flexibility
• Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
• Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework

Desirable

• Ability to be flexible with length of working day to meet needs of service

Previous Experience
Essential

• Significant specialist medical knowledge acquired through training and experience
• Medicines Management experience gained in a Hospital environment across a range of specialities

Desirable

• Mentoring and/or teaching experience
• Medicines Information experience

Employer details
Employer name
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Pilgrim Hospital Boston
Sibsey Road
Boston
PE21 9QS

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