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Pharmacist
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent: Weekend working, late shifts, on-call, Bank holidays
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (working weekends, Bank holidays, lates and on call)
Job ref
362-A-25-7563760
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stockport NHS FT
Town
Stockport
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/11/2025 23:59

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Advanced Pharmacist- Discharge Writing

Band 8a

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

 


 

Job overview

You will be responsible for providing a highly specialised pharmacy resource writing discharge letters , including prescribing of discharge medications, for patients being discharged from the Trust.

Working as part of the pharmacy discharge team you will be responsible for developing and improving the discharge process for patients.

Main duties of the job

·         To be a pharmacist prescriber for discharge prescriptions on the wards

·         To provide, deliver and develop the pharmacy discharge service in accordance with agreed objectives

·         To co-ordinate the day to day activities for pharmacy discharge service

·    To support the Clinical Pharmacy Services manager in developing the clinical pharmacy service to the specialities in line with the needs of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

·         To attend consultant ward rounds and white board rounds as appropriate

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme membership
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • NHS Staff discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary 

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person specification

Education & Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Master degree in Pharmacy
  • Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice/ Clinical Pharmacy
  • Prescribing Qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Management qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of use of clinical IT systems
  • Advanced level of clinical knowledge

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in clinical pharmacy services in a UK NHS hospital
  • Experience of delivering Medicines Management Standards and Policies
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in audit
  • Experience in delivering training and education

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Methodical and organised
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Demonstrate good level of written english

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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.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Helen Markham
Job title
Principal Pharmacist for Clinical Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01614194461

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Aspen House
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
Telephone
01614194720 ext.117081
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