Job summary
Employer heading
Intermediate Care Pharmacist
Band 8a
Job overview
Due to promotion, we are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated clinical pharmacist to join our experienced Intermediate Care pharmacy team working at the Bevan Unit - a purpose-built unit at Salford, which forms part of an extended care redesign model, supporting patients to remain well and at home as long as possible.
Working as part of the MDT you will lead the clinical pharmacy service and deliver high quality care; ensuring medicines are optimised and patients get the best outcomes and experience from taking their medicines. The post requires you to be enthusiastic, resilient, adaptable and able to plan/manage your time to meet the needs and goals of the service.
This new post offers a real opportunity to work across interfaces of care, driving service development and quality improvement through clinical leadership and innovation. In return, you will be supported in your own professional development, with strong links to the pharmacy department.
Main duties of the job
Due to promotion, we are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated clinical pharmacist to join our experienced Intermediate Care pharmacy team working at the Bevan Unit - a purpose-built unit at Salford, which forms part of an extended care redesign model, supporting patients to remain well and at home as long as possible.
Working as part of the MDT you will lead the clinical pharmacy service and deliver high quality care; ensuring medicines are optimised and patients get the best outcomes and experience from taking their medicines. The post requires you to be enthusiastic, resilient, adaptable and able to plan/manage your time to meet the needs and goals of the service.
This new post offers a real opportunity to work across interfaces of care, driving service development and quality improvement through clinical leadership and innovation. In return, you will be supported in your own professional development, with strong links to the pharmacy department
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and well-being activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council of GB as a practicing pharmacist
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Vocational Master’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Non-medical prescriber or undertaking the course
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Substantial post qualification hospital pharmacy experience or equivalent primary care experience.
- Ability to work on own initiative, prioritise work and lead a team
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Commitment to continuing professional development / education
Desirable criteria
- Experience of community services and/or intermediate care
- Experience of service development
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
- Grainne Lundrigan
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist – Community Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01612061050
- Additional information
Gillian Crawshaw, Pharmacy PA
Tel. 0161 206 1050
E-Mail. [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Turnpike House
Eccles New Road
Salford
M50 1SW
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