Are you a current post-registration hospital pharmacist or clinical pharmacist working in another area of practice? Are you looking for experience in a specialist clinical area to develop your skills? If so Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has a 12 month secondment to join our existing pool of Specialist Rotational Pharmacists, who rotate through:
Cardiac Services in the Bristol Heart Institute (70%) [BHI], Intensive Care (20%) and the Outpatient Anticoagulation Dosing Service (10%) [BRI]
Woman's and Children's Clinical Services [BRHC]
Ophthalmology in the Bristol Eye Hospital [BEH]
Antimicrobial Stewardship (50%) Medicines Safety (50%) [BRI]
Do you want to join a friendly, thriving and innovative team committed to providing the best possible pharmaceutical care? Our site is comprised of 7 hospitals in Bristol city centre, providing local and regional acute services for South Bristol, South West England and parts of South Wales.
We are looking for motivated new team members to join our specialist clinical rotational pharmacists. Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate post-registration experience in clinical practice with development against the RPS Foundation Pharmacy Framework, will be GPhC registered and be able to demonstrate their experience in clinical practice through application and interview showcasing their readiness to move into a more specialist role.
The Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Development Pathway provides clinical rotations, supervision and projects to equip pharmacists to progress in line with the RPS Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum to progress to the next level in their career.
Our program includes:
8-month rotations in Bristol city centre hospitals through ophthalmology, cardiac services including anticoagulation and critical care, paediatrics, antimicrobial stewardship, and medicines safety
A commitment to incorporate additional exciting opportunities into each rotation as they arise
Developmental support against the RPS Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum through clinical diploma, independent prescribing and ePortfolio as appropriate for the learner
A requirement to work mainly across the Bristol site, and to participate in the departmental late, weekend, bank-holiday and non-residential on-call service rotas. Weekend shifts will be managed with a commensurate weekday off-duty day.
For a more detailed job description, an overview of our offering to you and the main responsibilities; please refer to the job description, supporting document and development pathway attached to this vacancy.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
