Pharmacist Band 5 to 8

We are currently seeking motivated and adaptable Bank Pharmacists to join our dynamic team.

The Pharmacy department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals plays a crucial role in ensuring safe and effective medication management for our patients.

Key Details:

- NHS rates: Banded 5 to 8 but open to negotiation away from banding.
- Address: Blackpool Victoria Hospital, FY3 8NR
- Days available: 7 days per week and block bookings - Flexible working hours, including weekends, are available to accommodate various schedules and complement existing roles.

While Hospital Pharmacy experience is preferred, it is not essential.

This role is also open to pharmacists from other sectors and offers a great opportunity to gain experience in hospital pharmacy.

Key Responsibilities Include:

- Medicines reconciliation
- Review of inpatient prescriptions
- Contribution to multidisciplinary ward rounds
- Facilitation of discharge
- Patient education

About the Client:

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty-five-minute drive from Manchester.

The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre, and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

Blackpool is not only a good place to work but also a great place to live.

The town, one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resorts, offers a bustling center, historic seafront, and famous attractions such as the Blackpool Tower.

It also boasts scenic cycling routes, panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade, and convenient rail connections to Edinburgh and London.

The pharmacy department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals is a friendly and supportive team.

If you are a clinical pharmacist who is keen to join our friendly team on a flexible basis, then we very much look forward to discussing opportunities with you.

Education and Qualifications:

Essential:

- Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Fulfillment of mandatory Continued Professional Development

Desirable:

- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience and Knowledge:

Essential:

- Previous experience of working in a clinical environment
- Previous hospital pharmacist experience including ward-based working
- Experience in a variety of aspects of clinical pharmacy

Skills and Ability:

- Good verbal and written communication
- Ability to work under pressure, remain calm, and objective
- Good time management, decision making, and organizational skills
- Recognition of personal limitations
- Full right to work in the UK is essential - no sponsorship or Visa will be accepted

Benefits of Working with Service Care Solutions:

We offer various benefits, including a sign-up bonus for new nurses and a referral fee bonus.

Other benefits include fast-track DBS disclosures, weekly payroll runs, training allowance, competitive pay rates, specialist health consultants, frequent notifications of opportunities, and flexible payment options.

If interested, please contact 01772 208961 or send your CV to Brett.smith@servicecare.org.uk