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Job summary

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Pharmacist
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend and on-call commitments)
Job ref
387-DT-4920-MF-E
Employer
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Weston General Hospital
Town
Weston-super-Mare
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/07/2024 23:59

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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust logo

Band 6 Rotational Pharmacist

Band 6

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Click on this link to find out about our values https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/p/about-us/our-trust-values

Job overview

Are you a soon-to be qualified Pharmacist looking to kick-start your career? Or are you already GPhC registered and ready for your next challenge within a diverse Pharmacy team?

If you’re a highly motivated, adaptable and either working towards your GPhC registration this summer, or already experienced, we want you to come join our friendly, forward-thinking and progressive inpatient department at Weston General Hospital!

Become apart of our supportive, fun and welcoming Pharmacy department at Weston Hospital, where the warm atmosphere and collaborative teamwork creates the perfect foundation to grow your career.

We’re open to flexibility; get in touch today to find out about the working hours and how we can adapt the role to suit your needs.

We welcome and encourage applications from community-based Pharmacists as well as Pharmacists with hospital pharmacy experince.

Why join us?

  • As a teaching and university hospital, we are committed to your development and education
  • Continuously gain experince across different specialities at Weston Hospital
  • Our team is friendly, supportive of colleagues, open to developing and implementing new ideas
  • You will gain a wide range of experience by rotating through a variety of specialisms
  • Weston General Hospital is a coastal based hospital where you have access to the beautiful seaside scenery
  • We will support your Clinical Pharmacy Diploma!
  • 27 days annual leave entitlement + 8 bank holidays
  • Industry leading pension scheme

Main duties of the job

By joining our team of rotational pharmacists and medicines management technicians, you will gain a wide range of experience while providing clinical pharmacy services to a range of wards and assisting within our inpatient dispensary.

As a Rotational Pharmacist, you will have the opportunity to visit, shadow and network with colleagues working in aseptics, surgery, medicine, cardiology, MI, paediatrics, oncology and ophthalmology and many others.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the JD document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Masters degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy
  • Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council for Pharmacists
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Knowledge of post registration pharmacist curriculum
Desirable criteria
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of medicines supply within the NHS
  • Experience of post qualification hospital pharmacy practice
  • Experience of building strong relationships across the multidisciplinary team to support patient care
  • Experience of recognising opportunities for change, innovation and quality improvement
  • Experience of using of digital technologies to support improved patient safety and outcomes

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Communicate effectively
  • Recognise the importance of patient centric care
  • Good time manager
  • Ability to work alone and in a team
  • Ability to manage uncertainty and risk appropriately
  • Demonstrate adaptive flexible approach in challenging situations

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDDisability Confident - two yearsVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Pastoral CareTime to changeStep into healthPride In Veterans

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dawn Wilson
Job title
Associate Director of Pharmacy - Weston
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0117 34 27995
Additional information

If you would like to find out more and arrange a visit, please do get in touch. Also find us on twitter @pharmacyweston1

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