Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Maternity and Gynaecology, . Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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About Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Oldham, OL1 2JH, UK
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Job Description
Job summary
We have an opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our forward-thinking, patient-focused Clinical Pharmacy Service at The Royal Oldham Hospital. We welcome applications from motivated and driven Pharmacists with excellent clinical and communication skills. You must be efficient, organized, able to work as a team and autonomously, and also be innovative and resourceful. It is an exciting role that will require interaction with a variety of people, including patients, advanced practitioners, and consultants on a one-to-one basis.
This position is ideal for a Pharmacist who is looking to consolidate and develop clinical skills in a dynamic working environment, where knowledge obtained from a post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent will be essential.
Applications are invited from experienced Pharmacists who have a suitable post-graduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent and who have experience in the delivery of hospital pharmacy services.
Main duties of the job
You will provide effective, high-quality pharmacy support to the Maternity and Gynaecology areas at The Royal Oldham Hospital working as part of a team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and medicines management assistants. The role will involve working with other senior pharmacists and clinicians to establish systems for seamless pharmaceutical care, improving patient flow and patient safety.
You will complete medicines reconciliations to reduce risks of drug errors and interactions that ensure harm-free care for patients. You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and provide expert advice for medication management, support medical staff to ensure safe and cost-effective prescribing, and provide accurate information to primary care and community care providers on discharge. You will have a role in supporting rotational pharmacists and foundation trainee pharmacists within your clinical area.
You will be working in a supportive environment that encourages growth and career enhancement, both clinically and managerially. We are committed to providing support for education and training to enhance your career. Independent prescribing is desirable to this role.
There will be a commitment to working as part of a pharmacy team to provide 7-day services on site. This will involve weekend working and on-calls on a rotational basis.
About Us
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.
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Job Description
Job 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
Job 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Masters degree in Pharmacy (4 years) or recognised equivalent
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent clinical experience
Desirable
- Non-medical Prescribing qualification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Registered with the GPhC
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Considerable clinical experience within a hospital pharmacy
- Experience of clinical teaching
- Knowledge of the therapeutics of common disease states and developments in medicine
- Advanced clinical knowledge over a broad range of conditions
- Current developments in relevant area of clinical practice
- Laws relating to Pharmacy Practice
- Commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable
- Provision of clinical pharmacy service to maternity and/or gynaecology wards
- Audit design and service improvement
- Policy writing/strategy development
- Conducting drug utilisation and expenditure reviews
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication (verbal & written)
- Decisive
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of team
- Clinical problem-solving skills
- Negotiating skills
- Ability to evaluate and reflect on quality of own work and that of others
- Good timekeeper
- Flexible working to undertake out of hours work including sessional on call
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- Keyboard & computer application skills
Person Specification
Essential
- Excellent communication (verbal & written)
- Decisive
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of team
- Clinical problem-solving skills
- Negotiating skills
- Ability to evaluate and reflect on quality of own work and that of others
- Good timekeeper
- Flexible working to undertake out of hours work including sessional on call
Desirable
- Keyboard & computer application skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement..
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see.
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement..
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see.
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Royal Oldham Hospital
Rochdale Road
Oldham
OL1 2JH
United Kingdom
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