Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Planned and integrated care

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Job Summary

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacist to join our forward thinking Pharmacy team at Bury and Rochdale Care organisation and be at the forefront of developing clinical pharmacy services to the Planned and Integrated care divisions at Rochdale infirmary

Rochdale Care organisation has community based integrated care at its heart and they are leading the way in helping keep patients well in their own homes. Rochdale Infirmary is also a hub for day case elective surgical pathways within Greater Manchester.

This varied role therefore involves working as part of a multidisciplinary team with patients in all settings i.e. inpatients, intermediate care, day case or in their own homes, to provide high quality clinical pharmacy services

Whilst primarily based at Rochdale Care Organisation, you will work closely with other members of the pharmacy team providing pharmacy services across Bury and Rochdale Care Organisations

We are looking for a highly motivated, patient focused pharmacist who relishes the challenge of leading clinical pharmacy services to this cohort of patients

The post will provide the opportunity to develop clinical, leadership and managerial skills and utilise prescribing skills.

The post involves participation in the late night, weekend, bank holiday and emergency on-call rota for the Bury and Rochdale Pharmacy service.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with clinicians and other members of the Planned and integrated care teams at Rochdale Care Organisation to deliver a high quality medicines management service as part of a dedicated, forward thinking pharmacy team.

The Main Responsibilities Will Include

• Managing the day to day pharmaceutical activities of the pharmacists on rotation at Rochdale infirmary on the intermediate care units in medicines reconciliation, advance discharge planning, one stop dispensing, ward based dispensing and patient counselling. The role also involves working within in rapid response providing medication review in a domiciliary setting
• Working alongside the multidisciplinary team in developing the services to planned and integrated care. You will be actively encouraged to contribute towards on-going service development and attend speciality level meetings.
  
  

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three

core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a betterwork-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information

around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

https://www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job Description Job Responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Qualifications

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• MPharm Pharmacy degree
• Pre-registration training and experience
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy
  
  

Desirable

• Non medical prescribing
  
  

Experience Essential

• Extensive clinical experience within a hospital pharmacy
  
  

Desirable

• Audit design and service improvement
  
  

Skills Essential

• Therapeutics of common disease states and developments in medicine
  
  

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rochdale Infirmary

Whitehall Street

Rochdale

OL12 0NB

Employer’s website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)