Gastroenterology Specialist Pharmacist

Job overview

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust are in the exciting position to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated specialist pharmacist for gastroenterology.

We are seeking a confident pharmacist with enthusiasm, drive and excellent communication skills to work alongside our experienced gastroenterology pharmacist and gastroenterology multidisciplinary team.  The ideal candidate should have a broad range of clinical knowledge and the ambition to develop this role.

This post would be suitable for a clinically trained Band 7 with hospital experience looking to develop. Paediatric experience would be desirable but is not essential as training will be provided.  The post holder must either be an independent prescriber or willing to undertake the necessary training to become one.

Main duties of the job

To lead, deliver, develop and evaluate a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to the Gastroenterology speciality in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs.

To participate in the pharmaceutical services of the Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.  These services include clinical pharmacy, aseptic services and in-patient services.

You will be expected to take part in the weekend and bank holiday and out of hour emergency duty service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for full details on this role

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: [email protected]

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at [email protected]

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care