Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (maternity leave cover from August 2025)
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time or part time available)
- Job ref
- 331-L16170425
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Town
- Lancaster
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Pharmacist
NHS AfC: Band 6
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
We are looking for a clinically orientated, enthusiastic, highly motivated and adaptable Pharmacist to join our team. We have the opportunity for 1 1 year fixed term position available at our Royal Lancaster Infirmary site, located within minutes from the city centre.
Applications are welcomed from trainee pharmacists due to register shortly and pharmacists with experience in other disciplines within pharmacy, with training to support moving sector provided.
The successful candidate will join our ward-based clinical team and have opportunities to develop clinical skills through carefully managed rotations in different areas of inpatient specialities including cardiology, respiratory, orthopaedics, paediatrics, general surgery and acute medicine, as well as department-based specialist roles including aseptic, oncology, homecare and clinical trials.
Main duties of the job
Using our trust-wide Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration tool, you will work alongside our technical team to review medicines reconciliations, optimise patient's medications and verify discharge prescriptions.
As part of the team of Pharmacists you will on occasional be the responsible pharmacist in our automated dispensary, and will progress to taking part in the weekend rota. At this time, band 6 Pharmacists are not required to take part in the on-call rota.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
- Fulfilment of mandatory Continuous Professional Development requirements
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to study towards a diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience in delivering education and training
- Experience in a Hospital Pharmacy setting
Skills, ability and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Working with other professional groups
- Good verbal communication and counselling skills especially with ill patients and relatives at ward level
- Clinical knowledge of current therapeutics and pharmacy practice
- Information technology skills and good written communication skills
- Accuracy, analytical skills
- Decision making and prioritisation skills
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Interpersonal skills for dealing with stressful situations involving patients, e.g. death of a patient/grieving relative – during ward visits or formal rounds
- Teaching and presentation skills
- Time management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jenny Bowler
- Job title
- Associate Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01524 516197
- Additional information
Jenny Bowler: [email protected] 01524 516197 or
Tom Kerry [email protected] 01524 516201
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