Job Title: Lead Pharmacist
Grade: Band 8a
Trust: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Location: Wycombe Hospital, HP11 2TT (and across other sites)
Ward: Pharmacy Governance
Pay Rates: £29.33
Shift Patterns: 30 hours per week, (over 4-5 days, can be flexible)
Why might this job interest you?
Are you a skilled and compassionate Lead Pharmacist ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and help us make a difference!
What you can add:
- Delivery of accurate information to healthcare professionals, and to patients, in an appropriate and sensitive manner, about therapeutic effects, side effects, and potential adverse effects of medicines.
- Managing situations and actions required in urgent or emergency circumstances, e.g., supply of medicines for emergency treatments; immediate response recalls of medicines out-of-pharmacy-hours.
- Preparing and presenting detailed reports about governance and medication issues that may be controversial, disputed, or where multiple different views are held and consensus needs to be obtained.
- To promote the development, maintenance, publication and education of staff on the policies for the safe and effective use of medicines in conjunction with medical and nursing staff, to meet the requirements of current legislation.
- Maintain and develop expertise and current awareness in relation to medicines safety nationally and internationally and to act as a role model for medicines safety and become the pharmacy 'expert' on medicines safety issues.
What you'll need:
- Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Pharmacy degree (BPharm, BSc or MPharm)
- Considerable hospital pharmacy experience at Post Registration Pharmacist level
- Delivery of pharmacy services to a range of specialities and to a specialist level
The benefits we can offer you in return:
- Putting People in Places to Care - be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
- Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
- Blue Light Card - NHS Discount Provider
- First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
- Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
- Working options to suit your lifestyle?- being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
- Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP's own academy.
- Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
- Being part of the NHSP Community means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.
In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of
- Relevant Qualifications.
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.