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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Weekend and on call commitment)
Job ref
264-6816769-FAM
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospitals
Town
Kettering
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/01/2025 08:00
Interview date
28/02/2025

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Pharmacist - Women and Children

Band 8a

Job overview

Kettering General NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced, motivated and dynamic clinical pharmacist with excellent communication and leadership skills to join our established, friendly, clinical pharmacy team.

The post holder will be a central part of the pharmacy Education & Training and Women’s & Children’s services team; contributing towards the clinical pharmacy services that are provided to Women’s & Children’s services and supporting the multi-disciplinary team with medicines management, medicines optimisation and medication safety advice.

Main duties of the job

This post will be pivotal within the pharmacy team as a leader in E&T and W&Cs services to act as a role model to others and eventually deputise for the Lead Pharmacist for Professional Development.

  • To be responsible for organising and managing all aspects of trainee pharmacist training and assessment.  To ensure the standards set down by the Higher Education Institute (HEI), NHSE, GPhC, Trust and Pharmacy department are met.
  • To manage and support trainee pharmacists, undergraduate placements, summer students and post-graduate diploma pharmacists.
  • To support the Regional NHSE TPF in the organising training for the trainee pharmacists.
  • To manage medicines management training for students, doctors and nurses
  • To deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to women’s and children’s services
  • To provide expert pharmaceutical advice, undertaking risk management and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.
  • To ensure the efficient and cost-effective use of medicines utilising local and national data to drive improvements in efficiencies.

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
 
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details about this role, Please refer to the attached person specification and job description 

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Master’s degree in Pharmacy
  • Registration with the GPhC
  • Postgraduate qualification in hospital Pharmacy
Desirable criteria
  • Registered Independent prescriber
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
  • Member of the RPS Faculty

Knowledge / experience

Essential criteria
  • 5 years post registration UK hospital experience
  • Clinical experience in a range of ward/clinical areas
  • Experience of leading or implementing change
  • Good clinical knowledge of commonly prescribed medicines
  • Good knowledge of NICE guidelines for common conditions
  • Good knowledge of the NHS and current priorities

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
  • Time management/Organisation/Delegation/ Prioritisation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emma Cramp
Job title
Lead Pharmacist in professional development
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536 493147
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