Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Join Our Team as a Rotational Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (12-Month Fixed Term )The Trust is offering an exciting 12-month fixed-term opportunity for a motivated pharmacist to join our dynamic pharmacy team.Have you recently registered as a Pharmacist?Are you an established Pharmacist who wants to deliver high quality pharmaceutical care using an electronic prescribing and record system in a hospital team?Do you want to work in a supportive educational environment?If so, come and join us at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.This fixed-term role offers a fantastic opportunity to gain a broad range of rotational experience across multiple clinical specialties, while also developing essential non-clinical skills within a collaborative and forward-thinking pharmacy team.Main duties of the jobA flavour of your day to dayYou will work in a direct, patient-facing role ensuring the safe and appropriate use of medicines across the Trust.Through the structured rotation plan you will be exposed to, and work within, a number of clinical areas, including:Medical wardsSurgical wardsAdmissions wardsAseptic ProductionPalliative careAntimicrobial stewardshipInpatient and outpatient dispensaryThe department works on an extended hours, seven day pharmacy service on a rostered basis, as well as providing an on-call service out of hours, which you will be involved in.We have a fully integrated electronic prescribing and medication record system known as e-Care, which is supporting the pharmacy department to improve and monitor the care that we deliver.About us#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our communityWe are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached job description and person specification for further details about the role.Person SpecificationEducation & QualificationM.Pharm/B Pharm/BSc Pharmacy.Registered with the GPhC.Post Graduate qualification in clinical Pharmacy or nearing completion, or demonstration of equivalent experienceMembership of RPSGB.Experience & KnowledgePost-registration experience with substantial hospital experienceExperience in providing a pharmacy clinical service to patients in a range of specialitiesExperience of delivering a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to a range of clinical specialitiesExperience of multidisciplinary team workingExperience in providing pharmacy education & training, including mentorshipExperience of medicines management services to individual patients at the bedsideEvidence of on-going revalidation with the GPhCSpecialised knowledge of the treatment of patients in a range of specialitiesKnowledge of how the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service must meet the needs of local and national prioritiesKnowledge to teach higher-level clinical pharmacy practiceKnowledge of pharmacy-based computer systemsExperience in the provision of pharmacy expertise to the clinical governance agendaExperience of managing or supervising other staffExperience of implementing and/or reviewing policies, guidelines, PGDs or equivalentExperience of objective setting for other members of staffExperience of change managementSkills & AbilitiesAble to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and patientsAble to provide specialised advice on the use of medicines to treat patients within a specialist areaAble to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlinesAble to prioritise and manage workloadAble to demonstrate a specialised level of reasoning and judgmentAble to undertake prescription review of complex medication regimesAble to apply evidence-based medicine to prescribed regimes and to balance the risks and benefits of prescribed treatments for the individual patientAttention to detail and good problem-solving skillsAble to manage difficult or ambiguous situationsAble to train and supervise staffAble to undertake analysis of incidents/complaintsPersonal QualitiesDemonstrates a professional attitude and understands professionalism.Good communication skills (both written and verbal).Ability to work calmly and in an organised fashion in a busy environment.Demonstrates ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines.Approachable and supportive to peers and other staff.Good team member.Ability to work well on own initiative.Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and patients.Ability to work to deadlines and achieve agreed objectives.Positive attitude towards personal/self-developmentFlexibility to work in different areasDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.£47,810 to £54,710 a yearPer annum, pro rata #J-18808-Ljbffr