Band 7 - Senior dispensary pharmacist, Pharmacy

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To ensure that drugs utilised reflect the recommendations, the policies and formulary at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Trust.

To clinically screen and check clinical trial prescriptions in the absence of the clinical trials pharmacist.

To be involved in the recruitment, retention and development of staff through appraisal.

To work with the dispensary manager to implement and update dispensary procedures, engaging all stakeholders as appropriate.

To participate and design dispensary related audits and data collection.

To work with the operational and EPR teams to develop new ways of working.

To participate late duty / weekend rotas & Bank Holiday rotas as required

To carry out any other duties as required by the Pharmacy Operations Manager.

Person specification

Education and qualifications:

Essential criteria

• MPharm (or equivalent overseas degree).
• GPhC registration.
• Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).

Desirable criteria

• Diploma in Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).

Knowledge:

Essential criteria

• Good computer skills.
• Good clinical practice knowledge
• Understanding of national and local pharmacy issues.
• NHS organisational structure.

Desirable criteria

• A solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing).
• Appropriate applications of clinical knowledge and effective pharmaceutical care skills.

Experience:

Essential criteria

• Experience in a busy dispensary as a pharmacist.
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients.

Desirable criteria

• Post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy.
• Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services.
• Project management.
• Training Pre-reg Pharmacists and Junior Staff.
• Audit/research and development.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

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