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Foundation Training Pharmacist (FTP)

On-site in London·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Our summary

Salary
£47,951 - £56,863 a year

About £3,170 - £3,630 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, London
Contract
Permanent, full-time hours
Closing date
Apply by Monday 16 November
Commute
Cycle to work scheme

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The role

Please note there may be few fixed term contracts that may become available.

You will be part of our band 6 rotational Foundation Training programme, which is aimed at helping you develop your knowledge and skills within the first 1000 days of practice. You will have the opportunity to deliver care across four sites - Newham University Hospital, St Bartholomew’s, The Royal London and Whipps Cross University Hospital in a structured developmental programme and undertake a postgraduate diploma to consolidate your core foundation skills. 

For more details or for an informal chat please contact:
Jennifer Chan,  Deputy Head of Pharmacy, Whipps Cross University Hospital

jennifer.chan2@nhs.net ]
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers and the largest trust in the NHS.

 
Our vision is to create a world-class health organisation that builds on strong relations with our partners and the communities we serve. As members of UCL Partners, the largest academic health sciences system in the world, we aim to ensure that our patients are some of the first in the country to benefit from the latest drugs and treatments. 

Disclaimer: The Trust reserve the right to bring the deadline forward without prior notice should we receive sufficient interest and applications for the posts.  

What you'll do

To promote the responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing of medicines within Barts Health to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety. The post holder will be supporting the clinical teams to deliver high quality clinical pharmacy services across the hospital sites.

To participate in the delivery of a comprehensive pharmacy service and to provide operational support to the department as agreed in the rotational programme.

When the opportunity arises, post holders will undertake a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy to support their foundation years’ training.

Employer information

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Essential criteria

  • MPharm Degree in Pharmacy
  • Registered as a pharmacist or currently as a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Clinical experience gained during the pre-registration training period relating to the management of patients
  • Awareness of the current NHS and effects recent changes have had or will have on pharmacy
  • Demonstrable knowledge to undertake clinical screening of prescriptions
  • Demonstrates communication skills with a range of people on a range of matters
  • Demonstrates the ability to develop own skills
  • Demonstrates an understanding of and supports equality and values diversity.
  • The demonstrable ability to be flexible and work under pressure
  • The demonstrable ability to handle conflict appropriately.
  • Shows a flexible approach to changing circumstances and have an innovative approach to problem solving

Desirable criteria

  • Working towards a postgraduate diploma
  • Clinical experience gained in a hospital setting

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

About Barts Health NHS Trust

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Health and social care

In their own words

About the company & team

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. 

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful. 

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. 

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Additional information

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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