Allied Health Professionals - Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Aseptic Services and Radiopharmacy

  • Department Pharmacy Aseptics/QA Team
  • Salary £50,952.00 – £57,349 per annum
  • Closing Date 08/05/2024
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a
  • Job ref 223-ASP-461-C
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Permanent
  • Hours 37.5 hours per week

Job overview

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to work within the Pharmacy Aseptic Services team based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). We are looking for a candidate with knowledge and experience in Technical Services, Quality Management, Clinical Nutrition and Radiopharmacy.

This post may be offered under Annex 21 AfC Terms & Conditions or as a progressional post, subject to experience, competency and suitability. 

The Pharmacy Aseptic Unit is operating under Section 10 of the Medicines Act to locally provide high risk injectables to our patients including cytotoxic chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, monoclonal antibodies, CIVAs and radiopharmaceuticals, in addition to the provision of outsourced dose banded medicines.

The post holder will work closely with the Accountable Pharmacist for the Aseptic unit, the Quality Assurance Team and other staff members  within the service. They will work with the Lead Pharmacist on the strategic development of the service and ensure the service is aligned with national guidance, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) guidance and Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services (QAAPS) standards.

Applicants for the specialist role must be suitably qualified, as appropriate to the post. There is also the ability for this to be a prescribing role and those candidates who are not currently an independent prescriber will be supported and funded to undertake the qualification.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

Be the senior specialist in Radiopharmaceutical Sciences and be responsible for many of the day-to-day aspects of the provision of the comprehensive clinical Radiopharmacy service to the Trust.
Be the responsible pharmacist for the provision of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals to the Trust's Nuclear Medicine departments.
Work as an independent prescriber to optimise medicine regimes for patients
Work with the Team Leader – Aseptic Services & Clinical Nutrition regarding the operational management and strategic development of aseptic pharmaceutical services (Radiopharmacy, support to Cancer Services and Clinical Nutrition Service) and to reduce the risk of medication misadventure within Radiopharmacy and aseptic services.
Deputise for the Pharmacy Team Lead - Aseptic Services and Clinical Nutrition when needed.

Working for your organisation

Our Pharmacy vision is :

To provide a responsive and integrated Pharmacy service that gives outstanding patient centred care and is underpinned by a culture of innovation, safety and compassion

We’re looking for people who want to help us achieve this vision, who will help us make a difference.

What can SaTH Pharmacy offer you?

Patient focused service
Supportive and friendly team
Opportunities for personal development
A department open to new ways of working

What can SaTH offer you?

To be part of a trust embarking on a transformational journey
A supportive environment to enable further development of your career and your skills.
A developing trust with recent substantial financial investment to develop the facilities and services
Access to our Leadership Academy

We believe in ensuring our patients have a positive experience of care.

Join the team and help us to create the best possible outcomes for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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