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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
269-SFT8412-E
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£43,742 - £57,349 + Long term RRP of £2k per year
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Pharmacist: Aseptic Services

Band 8a

 


Job overview

We are currently offering a welcome payment of £5,000 for this role! (£2,500 on joining the Trust and £2,500 on the 25th month of service)

Are you keen to develop your technical knowledge as well as your clinical and leadership skills in an acute hospital setting?  Why not come and join our friendly, supportive aseptic team. 

At Salisbury we are committed to developing our team members as well as our services.  Some experience and knowledge of Aseptic Services is required however both in-house and externally recognised training will be given to the successful candidate. You will be supported by a range of experienced technical and clinical pharmacy team members to develop your professional knowledge and skills allowing progression to a band 8a position. 

There is also the opportunity to develop your post-graduate knowledge in Technical Services through completion of the Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance course.

A generous relocation allowance of up to £8000 can be offered subject to the successful candidate meeting terms and conditions.

For a taste of what it is like to work within our team at Salisbury please visit: https://youtu.be/cV9rjQwR1j0

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Lead Daily Operations: Take charge of the day-to-day delivery of our aseptic dispensing service, ensuring efficient and safe use of resources, establishing capacity, and timely preparation of clinically appropriate medications.
  • Optimize Aseptic Services: Play a key role in organizing and managing aseptic services to guarantee that products meet their intended use, resources are utilized effectively, and products are delivered promptly.
  • Ensure Compliance: Collaborate with the Aseptic Services Accountable Pharmacist to provide professional expertise and ensure our services comply with Section 10 Exemption and National Standards (QAAPs), maintaining a safe aseptic environment.
  • Train and Develop Staff: Implement and oversee training programs in aseptic preparation, ensuring that all staff members are fully equipped to perform their duties safely, consistently, and efficiently.
  • Drive Innovation and Improvement: Lead project and development work within the aseptic dispensing service, fostering continuous improvement and adherence to high standards.
  • Propose and Implement Changes: Be proactive in proposing and executing policy or service changes, collaborating with other disciplines to enhance service quality and drive ongoing development.
  • Advance and Lead: Upon achieving key objectives and advancing to Band 8a, take on the responsibility of line-managing an assigned Band 6 Pharmacist, guiding them towards excellence

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see full details of this post and the essential experience in the attached job description and person specification.

This role includes participation in the Weekend working in Dispensary. This is currently a 1 in 8 week rota and includes working one bank holiday per year.

The pharmacy service covers over 20 in-patient wards (500 beds) which includes a full range of medical wards (cardiology, endocrinology, respiratory, elderly care, acute medicine) surgical wards (orthopaedics, general surgery and our award winning Burns and plastics unit) and the regional Duke of Cornwall spinal unit.    We have a dedicated Cancer Care Ward and a busy Day Case unit as well as an onsite Hospice.  We have a fully automated and newly refurbished dispensary with a state of the art dispensing robots led by our experienced pharmacy team of assistants and technicians.  

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • Vocational Pharmacy Master’sDegree (4 years) + 1 year pre-registration training
  • Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy at diploma level or similar
  • MSc Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance (PTQA) for Band 8a or equivalent academic achievements or experience
  • Pharmacist registered with General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist.
  • Demonstrates ongoing CPD relevant to the role.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of SACTs/CIVAs/PN services and related pharmacological therapies
  • PTQA
  • Proven record of recognising opportunities to develop or improve a service area for

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident committedHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024People Promise

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rosaria Aiello
Job title
Aseptic Services Accountable Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722336262
Additional information

Ext. 4880

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