Rotational Band 6-7 Progression Diploma Pharmacist Full Time NEW

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

We have a structured rotational training programme which includes but is not restricted to general surgery, orthopaedics, elderly care, acute medicine, endocrinology, respiratory medicine and dispensary services amongst others.

We have the regional Medicines Information specialist pharmacy unit, and our pharmacists have the opportunity to complete training in this field, as well as in other specialist fields such as paediatrics, antimicrobial stewardship, parenteral nutrition and haematology.

Successful candidates will work closely with and be supported by our divisional and service lead pharmacists during all rotations.

Training and development of successful candidates is further supported by enrolment on a fully funded academic diploma.

The diploma is completed over 3 years and includes the opportunity to become an Independent Prescribing Pharmacist.

Progression from a band 6 to a band 7 post is automatic once relevant milestones have been achieved.

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

• Frimley Park Hospital pharmacy team is often called the Frimley Family and 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 Frimley Park Hospital, and its affiliated community hospitals.
• They will undertake an academic diploma with independent prescribing and have the opportunity to use these skills once they qualify.
• Although bank holiday, late night, weekend and 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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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Provide safe, effective and patient-centred pharmaceutical care in accordance with NHS policies, professional standards and GPhC requirements.
• Clinically screen, verify and authorise a high volume of prescription charts (up to 1000), ensuring accuracy, legality and appropriateness of medicines.
• Identify, resolve and prevent medicines-related problems, including interactions, contraindications and dosing issues.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimise medicines use and improve patient outcomes.
• Support education, training and supervision of pharmacy staff, trainees and other healthcare professionals as required.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and audit activity within the pharmacy department.
• Participate in evening, weekend, Bank Holiday and on-call duties in line with the departmental rota.
• Ensure compliance with local, regional and national medicines management policies and guidelines.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to reporting and governance processes.
• Engage in continuing professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance professional competence

For a full list of responsibilities, please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Pharmacy degree (Masters level 4 years)
• GPhC Registration (or qualifying in the same year)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Desirable criteria

• RPS Membership
• Member of UKCPA

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Excellent written communication
• Excellent verbal communication
• Information Technology (IT) literacy
• Ability to adapt and cope with challenges
• Ability to problem solve and select the best solution based on sound analysis and appropriate evidence
• Very good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Ability to demonstrate willingness to learn and develop new skills
• Ability to work on own and as part of a team.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to complile reports/cases where data is presented effectively based in evidence based information
• Ability to lead a team

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working as a foundation year trainee pharmacist in primary and secondary NHS care

Desirable criteria

• Foundation year trainee experience in a hospital pharmacy, or NHS experience as a qualified pharmacist.
• Clinical audit/Quality improvement experience
• Acute hospital pharmacy experience as a pharmacy foundation trainee supervisor
• Experience of several pharmacy placements at undergraduate level
• Experience of providing a medicines information service

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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