Job summary

Weekend Clinical Pharmacist - Part time h / w

The Royal Berkshire Hospital Pharmacy department is passionate about delivering high standard of care to patients by ensuring the provision of a medicines optimisation service 7 days a week.

In order to achieve our aspiration for an excellent 7-day clinical pharmacy service we have developed a dedicated role for weekend clinical pharmacists, working as part of a team of 6 pharmacists delivering a clinical pharmacy service to the medical and surgical admission units on a Saturday and Sunday as well as on one week-day.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated pharmacists to join our friendly, supportive RBH pharmacy team in the role of weekend clinical pharmacists. We are committed to supporting and mentoring our staff and will provide training for pharmacists with limited hospital experience.

The successful candidate would be an enthusiastic, innovative registered pharmacist who has capacity to work up to 3 in 4 weekends and one day each week-day. Specific details to be confirmed prior to recruitment. A minimum of 4 full weeks of induction will be required at the start of employment.

Main duties of the job

Manage time and resources to ensure that pharmacy services are provided in a timely and appropriate manner at all levels within the hospital.

Minimise risk to patient, public and other healthcare professionals by giving appropriate advice on drug handling, administration and disposal

Prioritise and allocate workload to allow efficient discharge of patients

Assist in the work of the Medicine Information Service.

About us

The Trust is accredited with the Joint Programme Board Post-Graduate Diploma for General Pharmacy Practice which is hosted at Reading University. The Trust has close links with the University and we support experiential learning at RBH of the undergraduates.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values : Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post holder

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications / Training

Essential

• oMasters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent (from an accredited University registered with GPhC).
• o1 year Pre-Registration training
• oCurrent registered Member of GPhC

Experience

Essential