Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-SCS6270640
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £43,742 - £57,349 Per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
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Specialist / Advanced Antimicrobial Clinical Pharmacist
Band 7
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic pharmacist to develop and deliver the Antimicrobial Stewardship agenda at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. You will need to be motivated, organised, and willing to work as part of a team with a ‘can-do’ positive attitude.
The antimicrobial stewardship team is energetic and innovative, striving to deliver the safest, highest quality care to patients. You will require a broad-range of clinical experience and be able to demonstrate a strong aptitude for interpersonal and leadership skills to join our multidisciplinary teams.
You will work with teams throughout the Integrated Care System to ensure that optimal communication and clinical governance processes are in place. There will also be a need to network on a national platform.
We are committed to the development of our staff and can offer various opportunities to develop your senior management and leadership competencies to be a positive influence for change.
Please note that this is a progressional post, aimed at developing and training a pharmacist at a Band 7 level to gain and acquire skills, knowledge and experience to meet the requirements and transition into that of a Band 8a Advanced Pharmacist.
In the heart of the Buckinghamshire countryside the Trust is located conveniently close to London and Oxford. We provide services to three main hospital sites, Wycombe, Amersham and Stoke Mandeville and Community Services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with different clinical areas of the pharmacy service to support the Trust Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme.
This will involve:
- provision of Clinical Pharmacy services to the divisions, wards and departments,
- day to day supervision and support of Pharmacy staff working in those areas
- provision of specialist antimicrobial advice or referral of patients to the Multi-disciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Team
- support and deputising for the Lead Anti-Infectives Pharmacist
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Registered Pharmacist on GPhC register.
Desirable criteria
- Completed or undertaking a post-graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or recognised equivalent Member of RPS
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Strong experience as a hospital pharmacist
- Delivery of pharmacy services to a range of specialities
- Evidence of significant relevant Continuing Professional Development
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Able to prioritise and manage own workload
- Work , communicate and provide effective leadership within a team
- Clear and concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, at meetings, with patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner.
- To have a positive attitude, be able to recognise and communicate need for change and be able to participate in change management processes.
- Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development
Desirable criteria
- Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
- Able to recognise and embrace new ideas and developments in clinical practice and implement under supervision of superiors
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Able to travel to other sites within the Trust and to venues for training
Desirable criteria
- Full driving licence
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
- Claire Brandish
- Job title
- Lead Anti-Infectives Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07973470419
- Additional information
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