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Job summary

Main area
Antimicrobial stewardship
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
370-CSS7PHA-374
Employer
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Warrington
Town
Warrington
Closing
07/08/2024 23:59
Interview date
15/08/2024

Employer heading

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (Rotational)

Band 7

Job overview

Are you looking for fulfilling, exciting development opportunity? Are you ready for a step-up from your current duties? Are you ready to be given the chance to develop your clinical and non-clinical pharmacy skills to improve the quality of patient care?

We are excited to offer several specialist clinical rotational pharmacist posts at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.   

You should apply if, you want a diverse range of complex clinical specialties to experience and develop your skills. The first rotation will be in  Anti-microbial stewardship, this is an ideal opportunity for a pharmacist looking to enhance or refine their portfolio.

Main duties of the job

  • We are looking for enthusiastic Pharmacists of all backgrounds to become join our clinical pharmacy team. Successful applicants will be given opportunities to work across various highly specialized rotations.  With dedicated support from lead therapeutic pharmacists, you will be able to gather a diverse range of experiences to add to you your practice portfolio to help you grow and develop as a senior-level pharmacy practitioner.

     

    With respect to clinical rotations, you would be able to work within and develop skills in the following areas:

    ·         Antimicrobial stewardship

    ·         Endocrinology

    ·         Respiratory

    ·         Cardiology

    ·         Specialist Surgery 

    ·         Aseptic services

    ·         Gastroenterology

    ·         Elective orthopedics

    ·         Haematology

    ·         Critical Care

    ·         Paediatrics, neonatology, and Women’s health

    ·         Palliative Care

    ·         General Medicines & Complex Health

Working for our organisation

Known locally known as ‘WHH’ – the Trust is a fast-paced, ambitious organisation that is caring, compassionate, innovative and focused on the best outcomes for its patients and the employment experience of its staff.  It is both aspirational and inspirational – driven to be outstanding for its patients, its staff and its communities and committed to being the best place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling two neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton it is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  It is geographically ideally positioned to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of both boroughs and beyond.  A dedicated planned care centre located at Halton Hospital in Runcorn enables elective procedures to continue uninterrupted by the patient flow challenges of the ‘hot’ site at Warrington, where urgent, unplanned and critical care, maternity and women’s and children’s services are provided.

A CQC-rated ‘Good’ organisation with ‘Outstanding’ features, it is working towards university hospital status having achieved teaching status in 2019 and is working in partnership with the University of Chester and others in this regard. 

A workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities and as an equal, diverse and inclusive employer the Trust is proud to have achieved both Disability Confident Leader and Navajo LGBTQ+ Charter Mark accreditations.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) 4-year degree or equivalent, plus 1 year pre-registration training and experience
  • Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
Desirable criteria
  • Independent prescribing qualification
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Delivering simple and complex pharmaceutical care
  • Multidisciplinary working with medical and nursing staff
  • Post-registration hospital experience or equivalent documented clinical experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in training and supervising others
  • Project Management experience
  • Medicines Information experience

skills, Knowledge & Competencies

Essential criteria
  • General understanding of hospital pharmacy service and hospital pharmacy practice
  • Understanding of local and national NHS and Pharmaceutical policy
  • Understanding of medicines legislation and guidance i.e., the Medicines Act, Misuse of Drugs Act, MHRA alerts, Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines
  • General knowledge of NHS developments including primary and secondary care
  • Knowledge of external agencies concerned with patient safety e.g., NPSA, NHSLA
  • Awareness of evidence-based medicine
  • Broad range of understanding of clinical practice and knowledge of medical conditions
  • Understanding of clinical governance systems and adherence to policies and standard operating procedures
  • Demonstrates clear thinking and able to analyse complex problems of an ethical, pharmaceutical, or clinical nature.
  • Can make sound decisions with limited information.
  • Interested in expanding knowledge and personal competencies through a commitment for self-development and continuing development (e.g., through completing the clinical diploma and requirements of the ‘Step Up’ programme)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Iram Arshad
Job title
Principal Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
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