Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend working at emergency duty commitment)
- Job ref
- 208-AA7C36-24-2
- Employer
- Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Diana Princess of Wales Hospital Grimsby
- Town
- Grimsby
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist (Medicine Info + Medical Spec)
Band 8a
Job overview
Pharmacist or pharmacist to be? Looking for an exciting new challenge? Then look no further!
We are seeking dynamic and forward-thinking Pharmacists to join our friendly and supportive pharmacy team at the Humber Health Partnership working at our Diana Princess of Wales site Grimsby.
Successful candidates will provide high-quality clinical pharmacy services as members of our ward-based teams.
This post provides an ideal opportunity to further their learning professional by providing various external and in-house training.
You will be supported through a 4 to 6-week structured induction process to support integration to the team and Trust.
We offer Non-Medical Prescribing courses, plus opportunities to expand your knowledge and skills once successful candidate has adjusted into their new job role.
Health and Care Worker Visa’s and Relocation Packages available (where eligible) and On-Boarding team support. Affordable housing, outstanding schools, good transport links and all in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Come and join our team at The Humber Health Partnership, Diana Princess of Wales Hospital Grimsby - we are looking forward to meeting you! Site visits and virtual meetings available on request.
Main duties of the job
You will develop the clinical pharmacy service to our clinical wards and will have an opportunity to develop your own area of specialist ensuring the safe, clinical and cost-effective use of medicines.
You will effectively communicate with the pharmacy team and healthcare professionals to provide quality care, education, clinical supervision and mentoring. You will contribute to clinical pharmacy audit and practice research.
You will support with operational management of team, service delivery and planning to your specialist area.
You will ensure all aspects of clinical governance and medicines management meet local Trust standards in your clinical area.
You will assist the Assistant chief pharmacists to recruit, develop and motivate staff to maximise performance and delivery of service objectives and priorities.
Working for our organisation
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person specification
essential and desirable
Essential criteria
- Education and qualification
- occupational experience
- personal qualities and CPDs
Desirable criteria
- occupational experience
- diploma tutor or designated supervisor to pharmacists and/or trainee pharmacists
- experience in risk management
- recruitment and retention
- line management experience
essential and desirable
Essential criteria
- minimum 4 years hospital experience
- postgraduate clinical diploma in clinical pharmacy
Desirable criteria
- experience in analysing drug usage information
- RPS fellow MFRPSI
Employer certification / accreditation badges
.png "National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark")
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
- Dan Onyeagor
- Job title
- Pharmacist Clinical Teams Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03033304851
List jobs with Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust in Health Science Services or all sectors