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Main area
Rotational Clinical Pharmacist
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 16 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend, Bank Holiday and on-call duty)
Job ref
269-SFT8276
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£35,392 - £50,056 (+ £3,000 Recruitment & retention Pay+ Emergency Duty Commitment)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/07/2024 23:59

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Clinical Rotational Pharmacist Band 6-7 Progression

Band 6

 


Job overview

Band 6/7 Rotational Pharmacist progression post

Currently a trainee pharmacist or a pharmacist wanting to move into the hospital sector? Kick start your hospital career by joining us in Salisbury! If you are keen to develop your patient facing and clinical skills in a busy, friendly and supportive environment then we are the place for you.

We are committed to developing our staff and offer support to complete the post graduate clinical diploma and independent prescribing courses.  We offer monthly one to one meetings and developmental ward visits to ensure you receive consistent support in your progression. Opportunities to develop your professional and clinical skills will allow progression to a band 7 position upon completion of key objectives. We offer a highly regarded rotational programme which includes rotations through admissions, medicine, surgery and paediatrics.

Our band 7 role offers opportunities for further development of your leadership and clinical skills including opportunities for involvement in clinical trials, mentoring and supervising trainee and foundation pharmacists, development of specialist areas and independent prescribing.

Main duties of the job

We are a friendly and supportive pharmacy team focused on delivering the best and safest possible front line clinical pharmacy service to our patients.  The pharmacists we are looking for will be dedicated, hardworking with great communication and organisational skills.  They will be committed to their own professional development and have a drive to continually improve the service we provide to our patients.

You will be part of our established rotational training programme, which is aimed at helping you develop your core foundation skills in a variety of clinical settings

Our service is open 7 days a week and our current opening hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm (with no late night rota), Saturday 8.30am-1pm and Sunday 9.30am-1pm. Weekend shifts are 1 in 8 with one bank holiday per year.  You will be part of our highly regarded on-call team, covering 1 in 10  shifts

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

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 attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria
  • • Current professional registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable criteria
  • • Previous Hospital Experience

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
Kate Belshaw
Job title
Lead Pharmacist Education and Training
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722336262
Additional information

Ext 4264

 

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