About this role
Job summary
Are you a current post-registration hospital pharmacist or clinical pharmacist working in another area of practice? Are you looking for experience in a specialist clinical area to develop your skills? If so Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has a 12 month secondment to join our existing pool of Specialist Rotational Pharmacists, who rotate through:
Cardiac Services in the Bristol Heart Institute (70%) [BHI], Intensive Care (20%) and the Outpatient Anticoagulation Dosing Service (10%) [BRI] Woman's and Children's Clinical Services [BRHC] Ophthalmology in the Bristol Eye Hospital [BEH] Antimicrobial Stewardship (50%) Medicines Safety (50%) [BRI] Do you want to join a friendly, thriving and innovative team committed to providing the best possible pharmaceutical care? Our site is comprised of 7 hospitals in Bristol city centre, providing local and regional acute services for South Bristol, South West England and parts of South Wales.
We are looking for motivated new team members to join our specialist clinical rotational pharmacists. Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate post-registration experience in clinical practice with development against the RPS Foundation Pharmacy Framework, will be GPhC registered and be able to demonstrate their experience in clinical practice through application and interview showcasing their readiness to move into a more specialist role.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Development Pathway provides clinical rotations, supervision and projects to equip pharmacists to progress in line with the RPS Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum to progress to the next level in their career.
Our program includes:
8-month rotations in Bristol city centre hospitals through ophthalmology, cardiac services including anticoagulation and critical care, paediatrics, antimicrobial stewardship, and medicines safety A commitment to incorporate additional exciting opportunities into each rotation as they arise Developmental support against the RPS Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum through clinical diploma, independent prescribing and ePortfolio as appropriate for the learner A requirement to work mainly across the Bristol site, and to participate in the departmental late, weekend, bank-holiday and non-residential on-call service rotas. Weekend shifts will be managed with a commensurate weekday off-duty day. For a more detailed job description, an overview of our offering to you and the main responsibilities; please refer to the job description, supporting document and development pathway attached to this vacancy.
About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. 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.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. 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.
Job description Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
Masters degree in Pharmacy. Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council. Postgraduate certificate (or equivalent) in Clinical Pharmacy. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
Membership of a relevant professional Pharmacy group or body Postgraduate Diploma, Master's degree or equivalent in Clinical Pharmacy Independent Prescriber
Skills and Abilities Essential
Ability to operate multiple clinical digital systems Excellent oral and written communication skills. Problem identification and solving. Prioritisation and task management Able to critically analyse prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, and to use clinical judgement to challenge and influence prescribing Can organise own and others work to meet agreed deadlines and targets Ability to make safe and clinically relevant decisions in high pressure environments Ability to manage a small team of foundation pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on a daily basis Ability to critically analyse different approaches to problem solving to inform project work (including audit and research)
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Evidence of UK clinical hospital pharmacy experience Experience of audit, quality improvement and/or project work Knowledge of common conditions encountered in area of practice, and of safe and appropriate drug treatments Experience of one-to-one and/or small group teaching Knowledge of the legal framework for the dispensing, prescribing and administering or medicines Mentoring, support and supervision
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.
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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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address Bristol Royal Infirmary
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8HW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)