Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Community Hospitals | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2024 |
| Location: | Tonbridge, TN11 0NE |
| Company: | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6308083/846-6119083-TS-A |
Summary
The pharmacy department within Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust are looking forBand 7 pharmacist colleagues who are enthusiastic and keen to develop their skills. We are looking for pharmacists who are willing to work in different environments and thrive on the variety of work a community Trust brings. We hope our applicants naturally exhibit the core values of the Trust to be compassionate, aspirational, responsive and excellent. We are also looking for applicants who are keen to take time with patients in our community hospital work to optimise patients’ medication, taking a patient focused approach to care.
We really hope you will consider applying to this role if you’re adaptable, work well both in a team as well as lone working where necessary. You will also be able to develop your clinical skills and qualities needed in order to excel in the band 7 pharmacist role.
You will also be given the opportunity to complete the clinical diploma and independent prescribing course if you have not already done so. If you’re willing there’s opportunity to enhance your knowledge to develop the skills needed to excel in areas the role and receive training to become a Clinical Pharmacist with a focus on frailty.
As part of a team of Clinical Pharmacists and technicians you will be responsible for providing safe and effective medicines optimisation services to agreed community hospital sites. In addition, you will provide pharmaceutical advice to a range of specialist services.
You will develop an expertise in the optimisation of medicines in frailty, working with multidisciplinary teams to ensure that we achieve the best medicines related outcomes for the patients we serve.
You will be surprised at the wide range of services and healthcare professionals and what linkswe have working with acute Trusts, GPs PCNs and multidisciplinary teams. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust are an outstanding Trust who have a diverse and caring workforce. We look forward to hearing from you.
We’d love for you to join our team if you are keen to make a difference to the community, thepharmacy team and our patients. If you like what you see in the job description and are willing to work towards being a band 7 pharmacist with us then we look forward to receiving your application.
We love inquisitive minds! So, if you’re not sure what a community Trust does, what services we provide or who we employ please take a look at our website or give us a call to find out more.
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Jun 2024