The Pharmacy Department at East Kent Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust are seeking highly motivated pharmacists to join our growing team of specialist clinical rotational pharmacists.

Does this describe you?

• A professional who puts patients first in all that you do
• A team worker who can contribute confidently to the Multi-Disciplinary Team
• A pharmacist enthusiastic to develop your clinical pharmacy skills in specialities
• An excellent communicator
• Keen to develop your management and leadership skills

Main duties of the job

This is band 6 to band 7 progression post as part of our structured rotational programme where you will gain experience across our 3 largest hospital sites - The Kent and Canterbury Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate and the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford.

he programme is designed to support and develop pharmacists from Foundation to Advanced level to ensure you are perfectly placed to move forward in your career. Rotations are usually between 4 to 9 months depending on specialty and role. They include ones below but for a full list and further detail please get in touch:

The programme is designed to support and develop pharmacists from Foundation to Advanced level to ensure you are perfectly placed to move forward in your career. Rotations are usually for 9 months include but for a full list and further detail please see our handbook or get in touch:

• Emergency Floor (includes a 7 day clinical service)
• Acute Frailty
• Critical Care
• Education and Training
• Medication Safety/Governance
• Medicines Value
• Oncology
• Paediatrics
• Surgery
• Specialist Medicine e.g. cardiology, renal

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people.

Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person Specification

qualification

Essential

• MRPharmS
• completed stage 1 of diploma or equivalent

Desirable

• diploma
• practice supervisor
• Non-medical prescriber

Skills

Essential

• communication
• team work
• IT

Desirable

• service improvement
• teaching

Experience

Essential

• Experience in range of clinical specialities
• clinical hospital experience

Desirable

• significant clinical experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical knowledge desmonstrated

Desirable

• UKMI

values

Essential

• awareness of trust values

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Trustwide

CT1 3NG

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