Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Women and Children

Overview

You will become part of a growing team of Clinical Pharmacists and Specialist Pharmacists, who support patient care across a wide range of clinical specialties within the Trust. With the support of the Principal Pharmacist for Women's and Children's Services, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care within your chosen area of expertise. In addition to delivering ward based clinical pharmacy services within women's services and paediatrics, as well as clinical support to the dispensary, you will have the opportunity to gain experience in supporting and supervising junior staff, undertaking quality improvement and audit work, advocating for medicines optimisation and safety initiatives at the ward level and collaborating with the Principal Pharmacist to address any medicines related issues affecting the women and children's services.

This role is crucial to the delivery, development, and evaluation of pharmaceutical services across the hospital. It plays a key part in helping divisions optimise medicines use within available resources.

Our standard working hours now consist of four long days (8 am to 6.30 pm) per week, with coverage on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays on a rota basis. After a period of induction and training, you will contribute to the pharmacy out-of-hours service.

If successful, you will be part of a supportive and learning environment that encourages both professional and personal development.

Band 7 £ 47,810 - £54,710 per annum.

Hours:

37.5 hours per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working.

• Deliver ward-based clinical pharmacy services in women's and paediatrics services.

• Provide clinical support to the dispensary.

• Support and supervise junior staff.

• Undertake quality improvement and audit work.

• Advocate for medicines optimisation and safety initiatives at the ward level.

• Collaborate with the Principal Pharmacist to address medicines-related issues affecting women and children's services.

• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

By applying for this role, you accept that if successful, information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.