Bank PCN Pharmacist | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £30.02 Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | Various, SW6 4UL |
| Company: | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6233221/824-BANK-0040155 |
Summary
Bank Pharmacist band -5-7 SW London
We are looking for a Bank Pharmacist to join our team of bank workers.
This is an exciting time to join our bank, with a new friendly and supportive team. We can offer you regular yet flexible working patterns, that allow you to make a real difference to services and patients and become an integral part of a cohesive team. As the largest community NHS trust in London we can support you to develop your experience, working as part of multi-skilled teams across a huge range of different locations and care settings.
Why join?
· Earn more per hour - bank rates are higher than agency and include holiday pay. We also cover your expenses and provide free uniforms
· See the best shifts first – bank staff get priority over all agency workers
· Book the shifts you want on your phone – build your own rota on our bank booking system
· Get 24x7 support from our friendly Staff Bank team – a local team dedicated to helping you
Job Purpose
This role forms an integral part of mass vaccination delivery within the North West London region. The Pharmacist will work with the lead medicines Optimisation Pharmacist professionally and as part of the wider site vaccination programme delivery team.
As the Pharmacist working in immunisations, the post holder will work as a leader, part of a dynamic team in delivering a safe and effective service for the mass delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations. The post holder will be responsible for clinical and governance oversight of multiple vaccination and post-vaccination pods within the large scale vaccination site to ensure the safe and secure handling and management of COVID-19 vaccines in the end-to-end supply chain. They will work closely with the nursing, medical and operational managers on site.
The post holder may be required to undertake activities such as clinical assessment; dilution and drawing up on the vaccine from multi-dose vials, as well as support the role of the clinical supervisor in the training and competency assessment of staff, if required.
We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.
Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:
• stay well
• manage their own health with the right support
• avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.
Our vision: deliver great care closer to home.
Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence
CLINICAL DUTIES
Work closely with health care professionals to ensure appropriate supply and storage of the vaccination needed on site.
• Responsible for ordering, quality testing, and storing the vaccine and dispensing and transporting it to the pods.
• Maintain an adequate stock of emergency medicines.
• Support the draw-up of vaccines and preparation of the vaccination station when required.
• Support training, understanding and competency of staff on site as needed
• Minimise clinical risks associated with vaccination use by ensuring that:
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024
We are looking for a Bank Pharmacist to join our team of bank workers.
This is an exciting time to join our bank, with a new friendly and supportive team. We can offer you regular yet flexible working patterns, that allow you to make a real difference to services and patients and become an integral part of a cohesive team. As the largest community NHS trust in London we can support you to develop your experience, working as part of multi-skilled teams across a huge range of different locations and care settings.
Why join?
· Earn more per hour - bank rates are higher than agency and include holiday pay. We also cover your expenses and provide free uniforms
· See the best shifts first – bank staff get priority over all agency workers
· Book the shifts you want on your phone – build your own rota on our bank booking system
· Get 24x7 support from our friendly Staff Bank team – a local team dedicated to helping you
Job Purpose
This role forms an integral part of mass vaccination delivery within the North West London region. The Pharmacist will work with the lead medicines Optimisation Pharmacist professionally and as part of the wider site vaccination programme delivery team.
As the Pharmacist working in immunisations, the post holder will work as a leader, part of a dynamic team in delivering a safe and effective service for the mass delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations. The post holder will be responsible for clinical and governance oversight of multiple vaccination and post-vaccination pods within the large scale vaccination site to ensure the safe and secure handling and management of COVID-19 vaccines in the end-to-end supply chain. They will work closely with the nursing, medical and operational managers on site.
The post holder may be required to undertake activities such as clinical assessment; dilution and drawing up on the vaccine from multi-dose vials, as well as support the role of the clinical supervisor in the training and competency assessment of staff, if required.
We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.
Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:
• stay well
• manage their own health with the right support
• avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.
Our vision: deliver great care closer to home.
Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence
CLINICAL DUTIES
Work closely with health care professionals to ensure appropriate supply and storage of the vaccination needed on site.
• Responsible for ordering, quality testing, and storing the vaccine and dispensing and transporting it to the pods.
• Maintain an adequate stock of emergency medicines.
• Support the draw-up of vaccines and preparation of the vaccination station when required.
• Support training, understanding and competency of staff on site as needed
• Minimise clinical risks associated with vaccination use by ensuring that:
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024