Bank Hospital Pharmacist

Closing Date 10th January 2022

Reference KPHNW/21/12/B/Pharm

An opportunity has arisen within Kingsbridge Private Hospital North West, Church Hill House, Main Street, Ballykelly BT49 9HS for dynamic and motivated Pharmacists to join our Bank List.

Location	Kingsbridge Private Hospital North Belfast, Main Street, Ballykelly BT49 9HS
Salary	DOE
Department	Pharmacy
Contract	Bank/Casual
Hours	Casual, as, and when. Normal hours are 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday, but there may be weekend shifts
Responsible to	Regional Pharmacist Lead
Accountable to	Hospital General Manager

Job Summary

You will take responsibility for the day to day management of the pharmacy services, providing clinical pharmacy expertise to the wider clinical team. You will coordinate pharmacy services within the hospital ensuring regulatory compliance and adherence to best practice frameworks.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

To provide pharmaceutical expertise and input into the care of the patients within Kingsbridge Private Hospital, to deliver an excellent medicine management service to all patients, supervising the procurement, preparation, dispensing and distribution of medicines for patients.
Support the team to deliver care that helps improve the health of the individual patient and wider community.
Support the team in demonstrating compassion through effective relationships based on empathy, respect and dignity.
Develop own competence to deliver effective care and treatments through improving clinical/technical knowledge / skill, and expertise.
Communicate appropriately with others involved in the care of the patient.
Act as an advocate for safeguarding patients, demonstrate courage to speak up when there are concerns about care.
Demonstrate commitment to improving care and the patient experience.
To facilitate the daily running of the pharmacy department, providing a safe and effective medicines management service to all patients, staff, Consultants and customers.
Provide clinical input with respect to medicines to all patients.
Ensure compliance with all appropriate regulatory, professional and best practice frameworks.

Essential Criteria

Degree in Pharmacy MPharm, BSc or BPharm.
Registered as a pharmacist in Northern Ireland
Minimum 2 years registration & 1 years within a hospital environment.
Knowledge of key legislation such as Quality Assurance tools, the Care Standards Act and RQIA requirements
Effective clinical decision-making
Reflective safe practice
Ethical use of information
Laws relating to Pharmacy Practice
Specialist knowledge gained through experience
Proficient in the use of information technology
Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills, with a positive, proactive approach to leadership
Have an accurate, methodical and careful approach to medicines management
Confidence in autonomous practice (where appropriate)

Desirable

Post-graduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy
Management Experience
IT and Telephone interaction skills

This job description is not definitive and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the business.

To apply, please complete an application and monitoring form and return to the HR team at:

Human Resources Department, Kingsbridge Private Hospital North West, Church Hill House, Ballykelly, Limavady BT49 9HS or email stacey.mullan@kingsbridgehealthcaregroup.com

Closing date: 10th January 2022