The Pharmacy Department at East Kent Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust are seeking highly motivated pharmacists to join our growing team of specialist clinical pharmacists.

Does this describe you?
• A professional who puts patients first in all that you do
• A team worker who can contribute confidently to the Multi-Disciplinary Team
• An excellent communicator
• Keen to develop your management and leadership skills

This Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Surgery post will involve working directly on the wards as part of the multidisciplinary team to support and advise on the safe and effective use of medicines within Surgery.

You will lead the daily clinical service provided by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to the surgical wards at one of our three acute sites. There will be opportunities to get involved in work at a care group level including; financial reporting and savings, service improvement, teaching and research and audit.

You will be supported by Advanced Pharmacists specialising surgery and the Lead Surgical Services Pharmacist. There will the opportunity for personal development and mapping your practice against the advanced level framework.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people.

Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘supporting documents’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the lead surgical services pharmacist using the contact details below.

This advert closes on Friday 8 Nov 2024.