Junior Pharmacist with On-call (B6-7 Progression post)

Job overview

JOB TITLE: Junior Pharmacist (with on-call) (Band 6-7 progression post)

BAND:  Band 6 (£37,338 - £44,962 per annum)

BASE:   Rotational post working across all sites - travel between UHL hospital sites will be required

On-call: Glenfield, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Hospital

HOURS:  37.5 hours (over reference period)

REPORTS TO:  Nominated Senior Pharmacist

ACCOUNTABLE TO:   Chief Pharmacist

• Full training and support including for those moving from other sectors, returning to practice and international candidates.
• Equivalent of 1 day per month protected development time (pro rata for part time staff).
• Working with, and learning from, a diverse and forward thinking pharmacy team; we currently have 5 Consultant Pharmacist and 5 Advanced Pharmacist Practitioners, and are seeking to grow this further in the future.
• Flexible working options and a strong focus on work-life balance.
• Access to UHL staff benefit schemes including Vivup and Wagestream with a large range of offers and discounts of products and services, plus salary sacrifice schemes for cars and bikes.
• Relocation expenses available where relevant.

Main duties of the job

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is one of the largest teaching hospitals in the UK with clinical care and services spanning across three hospitals (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester General Hospital), with a pharmacy department at each site.

We have an established electronic prescribing system in place across most wards and have automated systems in our dispensaries and some clinical areas. Both the Trust and the pharmacy department embrace innovation and we welcome ambitious members to join our dynamic team.

We provide a comprehensive induction and training period to train you to provide an effective clinical pharmacy service. You will be expected to work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team including established medical, nursing and pharmacy teams to proactively undertake medicines reconciliation, review prescribing, medicines optimisation and clinically screen discharge prescriptions.

You will have the opportunity to enhance your clinical skills through ward based training, ward based assessments and clinical teaching seminars. Optimal patient care will be your priority and you will aim to ensure timely, effective and safe pharmaceutical care is consistently provided.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Junior Pharmacists with On-call responsibilities

As a junior pharmacist with on-call responsibilities, you will be integral in providing a 24 hour pharmacy service across all three hospitals by partaking in service provision over extended opening hours.

You will work a variety of on-call shifts including evenings, weekends and nights where you will provide a core pharmacy service including; advising medical and nursing staff, processing urgent discharges, supplying emergency medication, releasing unlicensed medication and processing adult and paediatric parenteral nutrition.

As an on-call junior pharmacist you will follow a rotational programme gaining experience in a range of specialties across the 3 sites including:

Emergency and Specialist Medicine Emergency and General Surgery/Orthopaedics Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Respiratory Medicine                                                                                                    Oncology/Haematology/Aseptics Renal and Transplant Medicine Paediatrics and Women’s Health Regional Medicines Information Centre                                                                        Mental Health

Further Information

The successful candidates will have well developed communication skills, a desire for self-development and organisational skills. You will thrive on the opportunities and challenges provided by a busy and supportive work environment.

Please see attached job description for more information.