Clinical Pharmacist Pharmacy Admissions and Discharge Team (PADT)

Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract Permanent

Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend shifts 1 in 4, late night until 8pm)

Job ref 190-8976-DIR

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type NHS

Site Northern General Hospital

Town Sheffield

Salary £46,148 - £52,809 pa/pro rata for part time staff

Salary period Yearly

Closing 07/04/2025 23:59

Interview date 16/04/2025

Clinical Pharmacist Pharmacy Admissions and Discharge Team (PADT)

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Admissions and Discharge Team and deliver high quality clinical care to patients across AMU, Frailty Unit and SAC at the Northern General Hospital Site.

You will work within a well-established team including pharmacists, medicines management technicians and medicine management assistants to develop your clinical skills. As a valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, you will contribute to Post Take Ward Rounds for acute medicine as part of a rota and have the opportunity to be involved in service improvement processes and projects as they arise.

The postholder will be an independent prescriber or willing to complete it.

Good communication, time management and analytical skills will be required and the ability to work effectively in a team. In addition, you will contribute to pharmacy services in the evenings and weekends, thus maintaining your basic skills and competence.

Applicants must have a certificate in clinical pharmacy and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Main duties of the job

The key roles of the post are to:

• Provide a high-quality specialist clinical pharmacy service to medical and surgical admission patients supporting the principal pharmacist for PADT.
• Attend the Post Take Ward Round for acute medicine on a rota basis.
• Perform independent pharmacist prescriber role (when completed relevant training).
• Produce and implement guidelines, protocols and SOPs with the support of a senior pharmacist.
• Contribute to service development projects under the guidance of the Principal Pharmacist as required.
• Provide support and mentorship for the post-registration pharmacists.
• Complete the post-graduate clinical pharmacy diploma (if not already attained).
• Participate in the education and training of pre-registration pharmacists, other pharmacy staff and healthcare professionals.
• Support pharmacy service areas in the department, this may include dispensaries, technical and medicines information.
• Contribute to the out of hours service including evenings and weekends.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff, including commitments to professional development and many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• MPharm in pharmacy
• Post-graduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy (60 credits passed)
• Post-graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.

Experience

• Significant post–registration experience in clinical pharmacy
• Experience in a wide range of clinical pharmacy specialities including acute medical admissions
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and experience in UK hospital pharmacy
• Experience of working within service development projects

Skills and Knowledge

• Achievement of dispensing and checking competency. Completion of UKMI training sections.
• Excellent all-round communication skills.
• IT competency.
• Critical evaluation skills.
• Has a UK driving licence.

Personal Qualities

• Professional independence and initiative.
• Ability to work effectively in a range of teams.
• Ability to support the management and implementation of change.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and time.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.