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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 days working - 12 hour shifts (8-8pm or 10am-10pm))
Job ref
292-6721302-CCS
Employer
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust
Town
Harlow
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/01/2025 23:59

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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust logo

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Adult Assessment Unit

NHS AfC: Band 8a

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.Ìý

Our values

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.Ìý

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.


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Job overview

We are looking for an experienced and motivated clinical pharmacist to work in our AAU Pharmacy team. The AAU Pharmacy team play a vital role in medicines optimisation as key members of the multidisciplinary team on the unit.ÌýÌý

You should be an innovative and enthusiastic team player who communicates effectively at all levels, and should hold a post-graduate clinical qualification and significant relevant clinical experience of working on a busy hospital ward and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide excellent patient care through direct patient facing activities.Ìý
  • Provide a 7 day pharmacy service as per agreed shift pattern (12 hour shifts)
  • Support transition of care of patients from AAU to other wards.
  • Provide leadership on matters pertaining to medicines optimisation, to advise on medicines use (risk, clinical governance, research and development, formulary, expenditure) and to develop/audit relevant protocols and guidelines.
  • Be responsible, on a day to day basis, for medicines reconciliation and medicines optimisation for patients on AAU
  • Provide a clinical service and support to SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care) unit
  • Undertake clinical supervision and training of junior staff
  • Provide support and in-reach to other ward areas where necessary

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.Ìý

Previous applicants need not apply.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Successful completion PgDip Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent qualification/experience
Desirable criteria
  • Independent Prescriber Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum 3 years experience working on NHS ward
  • Experience working as part of an MDT demonstrating ability to influence prescribing
  • Service development work - leading on audits or project work
  • Demonstrates good evidence of medicines optimisation
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience working on an admissions unit
  • Education and training of junior staff e.g. experience as a diploma tutor or Trainee Designated Supervisor

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardMenopause Friendly EmployerEssex Family Friendly EmployersNHS Rainbow badge

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.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Victoria Thompson
Job title
Lead Pharmacist E&T and AAU Pharmacy Services Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01279 828260
Additional information

Alternative contactÌý

John Biddulph - Chief PharmacistÌý

01279 978183Ìý