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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time)
Job ref
421-LTUCC-1836R
Employer
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Harrogate District Foundation Trust
Town
Harrogate
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/02/2025 23:59
Interview date
25/02/2025

Employer heading

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust logo

Rotational Foundation Pharmacist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a  supportive, patient focused team that works closely with the MDT to deliver a high quality clinical pharmacy service.

The successful candidate will gain a wide range of experience in clinical specialties including Frailty, Acute admissions, Surgery and Medicine and will be supported in developing to meet the RPS Foundation Framework standards.

The Pharmacy services at Harrogate are highly regarded across the organisation and has developed innovative ways of working in order to respond to the ever-changing needs of our patients.

Main duties of the job

  • Providing pharmaceutical care to patients from admission to discharge on the wards
  • Actively participating as part of the multi-disciplinary team at ward level
  • Providing prescribing advice and support to medical staff
  • Educating patients about their medicines
  • Participation in quality improvement projects across the department and clinical areas
  • Participating in late night and weekend working and on call rotas

Working for our organisation

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJs Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in our values of Responsible, Respectful and Passionate. So if youre looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust provides childrens services in North Yorkshire, County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead and Sunderland. We also provide care for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To clinically review prescriptions in both the ward and dispensary environments.
  • To provide specialist pharmaceutical advice
  • To accurately dispense and check prescriptions in the dispensary
  • To conduct medication reviews at admission and discharge and implement changes to medicines as necessary and to accurately communicate these changes to primary care colleague

For further information on this position please see the job description & personal specification attached

Trainee pharmacists who plan to qualify in summer 2023 will be considered for this post.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GPhC registered/GPhC provisional registration
  • Master Degree in Pharmacy (4yrs) or equivalent
  • Quality of supporting informaion
Desirable criteria
  • MRPharmS

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in working in multidisciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
  • Hospital pharmacy experience
  • Community pharmacy experience

quality of application

Essential criteria
  • Quality of supporting information

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sara Moore
Job title
Deputy Chief Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01423 553083
Additional information

To discuss the role further or to arrange an informal visit please contact

Sara Moore - [email protected]

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