About this role
Job summary
We require reliable, enthusiastic and motivated Bank Clinical Pharmacist to join our bank. In return we will offer you:
Flexible hours; choose when you want to work Competitive pay rates; including enhanced pay for unsociable hours & weekends Payment for annual leave hours accrued NHS pension scheme A fast-track recruitment process if you move to a substantive role Opportunities to work in different wards and departments Access to Services, such as those provided by our Staff Wellbeing Team Ability to book your shifts from home using our online and mobile portal Option to block-book shifts in a set period SMS notifications of shift availability Access to staff newsletters and bulletins Eligible for various local and national discounts which are available to NHS staff Free uniform, where applicable Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
Provide professional and clinical input as a member of a team of pharmacy staff involved in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services, undertaking a wide of variety of duties.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of medicines use by inputting to clinical governance and risk reduction activities
Participate in clinical audit and practice development activities
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description Job responsibilities
To provide a personal clinical and professional contribution to the clinical pharmacy service within allocated or specific wards at an acute site(s). To ensure that there is compliance with medicines policy within allocated or specific wards at an acute site(s). To assist in the provision of advice on pharmaceutical matters and that pertaining to medicines management on a regular basis. Medicines management encompasses the selection, procurement, delivery, prescribing, supply, administration and review of medicines to optimise the contribution they make to produce informed and desired outcomes of patient care. To contribute to the day to day operational running of the pharmacy department e.g. by assuming statutory professional responsibility whilst working in the dispensary. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries
Person Specification
education Essential
oVocational masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent) oRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council oDemonstration of competence at pre-registration level oEvidence of continuing professional development to at least meet the mandatory requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council oIT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience
Desirable
oMembership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society or groups to assist personal and professional development
Experience & Knowledge Essential
Experience of supervising staff
Other Essential
You may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties. You may also be expected to work at any of the trust sites. The Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Trust wide
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Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)