Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (required to work Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays as part of a rota & and the on-call pharmacist rota)
- Job ref
- 407-WCCSS-7396973
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Rotational Clinical Pharmacist
Band 6
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our junior rotational programme. With the current & future landscape for pharmacy professionals we have aligned our clinical pharmacy strategy to develop a pharmacy team that can excel in balancing patient care and service demand with their own professional development. You will have rotational opportunities across several specialties along with daily opportunities to work as part of an MDT and develop your interpersonal, professional & clinical skills.
We are a forward-thinking department and are actively embedding pharmacist prescribers into our services, with Pharmacist IPs working in Medicine, Surgery, Heart Failure, Oncology, Community Services & OPAT to-date.
We aim to produce a workforce equipped with strong clinical knowledge, a positive attitude, and a great team ethic. During your rotations you will be supported with protected learning time and mentorship via the pharmacist professional development programme underpinned by RPS standards to develop your skills. This post is ideally suited both to pre-registration or newly qualified pharmacists, and community pharmacists interested in a sector change.
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
Participates in the provision of a comprehensive pharmaceutical service to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and to those organisations with which the Trust has a contract for supply of pharmaceutical services.
Undertakes clinical pharmacy duties to delegated wards, advising junior & senior medical staff and nurses on effective and safe prescribing and administration of medicines.
Provides training and support to the undergraduate, pre-registration pharmacists & less experienced pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and, where requested, other ward staff.
Undertakes risk assessments and implements risk reducing measures, where appropriate reviewing and updating safe systems of work on a regular basis.
Post holders will be required to undertake weekend, bank holidays and on-call work on a rota basis.
Working for our organisation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Participates in the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust rotational training programme for training grade pharmacists. As part of the rotational training programme, the post holder will provide ward based clinical services, supporting safe prescribing and administration of medicines in the allocated wards/departments of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, ensuring clinical practice is evidence based, shared, and, wherever possible, patient focused. Will also provide patient counselling and assist in the provision of Medicines Information as part of their role.
Professionally checks prescriptions in the dispensary, including those for cytotoxic drugs, clinical trials and controlled drugs, and assists in dispensing and final checking as required.
Complies with the Clinical Pharmacy Service Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures, ensuring that the Chief Pharmacist is made aware of any circumstances that would, or may, militate against safe standards of clinical practice. Reports, and encourages other to report, all Adverse Drug reactions in-line with departmental guidelines.
Promotes awareness of and assists in the implementation of the Trust’s Medicines Management Group decisions, including the current contents of the formulary and Trust Pharmacy Policies, and assists medical and prescribing nursing staff to adjust prescribing practices in line with the evidence base and formulary requirements.
Will comply with the requirement of Clinical Pharmacy productivity tools and audits assigned and maintain full records of clinical activity and interventions using pharmacy electronic systems.
Post-holder will be required to undertake late night, weekend, bank holidays and on-call work on a rota basis.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- MPharm or equivalent academic qualification.
- Completed Pre-Registration year leading to Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Current membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable criteria
- Hospital pharmacy experience
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Preregistration year completed or to be registered with GPHC by the start date of the post if undertaking preregistration year at the time of interview
- Good basic pharmaceutical and pharmacological knowledge.
- Ability to work effectively both alone and in a team
Desirable criteria
- Experience in carrying out audits and projects.
- Experience of supervising and direct pharmacy staff.
- Experience of using Ascribe system
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Skilled at assessing and interpreting prescriptions to identify and manage risk associated with the use of medicines.
- Able to follow national guidelines and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Demonstrate desire to continue their education and commit to evidence-based practice.
- Written and communication skills appropriate to the level required for this role.
- Maintain effective working relationships
- Able to set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time effectively.
- Skills for problem identification and solving
- Able to demonstrate self-motivation and ability to cope with responsibility.
- Competent to clinical check prescriptions.
- Competent to dispense medicines accurately without making errors.
- Competent to check medicines dispensed by others and to detect any errors that have been made.
- Ability to follow Infection Control Policy and comply to the Health Act 2006
- Basic knowledge of medicines actions and usage.
- Able to follow Health and Safety at Work including COSHH, Manual Handling, Information Governance as well as Safeguarding Children and Adult.
- Up to date knowledge of Medicines Legislation including the Medicines Act, and Misuse of Drugs Act as they apply to pharmacy service SOPs and the legal requirements for dispensing and supplying medicines.
Desirable criteria
- Able to carry out clinical audits and projects.
- People management, team work and interpersonal skills appropriate to this role.
- Skills for using Microsoft Office to produce word-processed documents e.g. SOPs for specialist areas, patient care plans (MS Word), record research and audit data (MS Excel) and prepare and deliver training (MS Powerpoint).
- Standard key-board skills for using the Pharmacy Computer System, and other software, to prepare reports, analyses, label medicines etc.
- Understanding of the current and longer term issues facing pharmacy services within the NHS.
- Basic understanding of medicines management in clinical pharmacy services.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tony Chopra
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Operations
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922 656267
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Manor Hospital
Moat Road
Walsall
West Midlands
WS2 9PS
- Telephone
- 07890305746
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