Job overview

An exciting, fixed term opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed pharmacist to join our Wexham Park Hospital Clinical Pharmacy team.

We have a structured training programme that allows you to rotate through a variety of specialities such as Aseptics which includes haematology and oncology, Critical Care, Medicine (Acute Medicine, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Frailty, Gastroenterology and Respiratory), Medicines Information, Paediatrics and Surgery (Colorectal, ENT and Orthopaedics).

We also provide training opportunities in anticoagulation, antimicrobial stewardship, education and training, medicines safety and palliative care.

The successful candidate will have the patient at the centre of all they do, possess strong communication skills, and work well as part of a multidisciplinary team.

They will need to be organised, well-motivated and have excellent people skills, as well as the ability to use initiative and adapt quickly to new situations.

Main duties of the job

• The Frimley Health Foundation Trust (FHFT) pharmacy team consists of approximately 200 members of staff across its three main sites.
• Wexham Park Hospital pharmacy team is a diverse, warm, and welcoming team with a highly supportive and developmental culture, providing excellent patient care to all service users.
• Successful candidates will have the exciting opportunity to work as part of our dynamic pharmacy team to provide dispensary and clinical pharmacy services to various clinical speciality wards and specialist services at Wexham Park Hospital, and to various affiliated organisations.
• The post holder will work on the Wexham Park Hospital site but will be required to travel to other sites as required, including Heatherwood Hospital. 
• The post will also involve emergency duty commitment and extended hours working. 
• Although bank holiday, late night, weekend, and a non-residential on-call service provision are expected, these are conducted with a healthy work life balance and fully supported by the pharmacy team.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.

We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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