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SalaryOur trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Descriptions for both the Band 6 and Band 7 positions are attached and long with the Personal Specifications for you to review.
If you are successful at being shortlisted you will be invited to interview and assessed for the relevant grade offered.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters degree or equivalent in pharmacy
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council must be in place before starting the position
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of patient counselling
- Completed audit and used to improve practice
Desirable criteria
- experience of working in a hospital enviroment in either pre registration year or post registration
- Post registration hospital experience would be an advantage
- Ward pharmacy experience
- Understanding and experience of medicines reconciliation
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- General knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice and services. This should include: Technical/aseptic services, Medicines Information, Patient services, Clinical pharmacy
- Understands role of hospital pharmacist
- Able to demonstrate the safe provision and clinically effective use of drugs
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of current issues facing hospital pharmacy and the NHS.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Good written communication skills
- Computer literate including ability to use email, internet and competent use of Microsoft Office applications; Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Able to work quickly, accurately and consistently whilst maintaining accuracy
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to work as part of a team (both inter - and intra - disciplinary)
- Able to use initiative and work independently
- Confident approach but aware of own limitations and will consult when required
- Able to work in a busy environment and remain calm under pressure
- Accurate/meticulous
Covid-19 Vaccination
Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.- AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
- By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
- If you are an EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK.
- Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
- If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
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- The Trust will request a DBS (CRB) if post involves regulated activities. The Trust is compliant with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice and the Rehabilitation of offenders act.
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