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Foundation Pharmacist -Technical Services

Job details
Posting date: 10 April 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £35,392 - £42,618 pa pro rata
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 10 May 2024
Location: Bristol, BS2 8HW
Company: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6216848/387-DT-5018-TJ-A

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Summary

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.


Are you a foundation pharmacist or trainee pharmacist looking for a career in Pharmacy Technical Services?

As part of the UHBW Foundation Pharmacist Development pathway we have an exciting new role within UHBW Pharmacy Technical Services. This pathway provides experiences via rotations, supervision and projects to equip newly qualified pharmacists with the skills and knowledge to be able to progress to the next level in their career in pharmacy technical services.

Our program includes:
• 4-month rotations in Pharmacy Production, Parenteral Services Unit, Radiopharmacy Unit and Pharmacy Quality Control.
• You will gain experience in a wide range of products from Gene therapy, radiopharmaceuticals, cytotoxics, monoclonal antibodies, parenteral nutrition and clinical trials
• You will gain experience of working with a MS licenced and Section 10 units
• Developmental support via funded PTQA place
• Nominated Mentor to support your learning
• 37.5 hrs per week, Monday to Friday. No Emergency Duty Commitment (EDC) or bank holidays.

If you are an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic pharmacist with an interest in Aseptic Services, we would love to hear from you.

This role forms part of the UHBW Foundation Pharmacist Development pathway will provide experiences via rotations, supervision and projects to equip newly qualified pharmacists with the skills and knowledge to be able to progress within pharmacy technical services. This is a training pharmacist post to enable a pharmacist to gain and understanding of all aspects of Pharmacy technical services. The post holder will gain experience of working within a Specials (MS) and Investigational Medicinal Product licenses MIA(IMP) Licienced unit as well as dispensing medicines under Section 10 Exemption of The Medicines Act. The post holder will progress through 4 month rotations within the Pharmacy Technical Service Departments including PPU, PSU, QA/QC and RP, setting and monitoring objectives with their rotational supervisor.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.

UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.


This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024

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