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Job overview

This part-time pharmacist post offers the chance to work within the regionally and nationally renowned Cardiothoracic Services directorate in a tertiary teaching Trust.  The directorate provides specialist treatment for all types of cardiac and respiratory related conditions in adults and children, including interventional and medical cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac critical care, transplant and ventricular assist devices (VADs).  

• Interview Date 7 June 2024
• 30 Hours per a week 
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Main duties of the job

Role Responsibilities

• Provision of clinical pharmacy service to Cardiothoracic Services, including delivery of medication talks to patients in the community as part of the Cardiac Rehab Programme.
• Liaison with senior staff regarding safe and effective use of medicines.
• Training, supervision and support of junior staff.
• Potential for future role developments, including foundation trainee pharmacist tutor, diploma mentor etc.
• Potential to rotate through different areas of the directorate, including cardiothoracic critical care.

You will be a team-player with excellent prioritisation, influencing and negotiating skills.   Some previous experience in cardiology and cardiothoracics is preferable, but not essential, and we welcome applications from both internal and external candidates.  As a part-time, 30 hours per week pharmacist, you will have some flexibility in deciding your hours, although there is an ongoing commitment of working regular weekends, as well as the need to participate in the pharmacy directorate’s extended hours and on call service for a period of 12 months post-induction.

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.