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Main area
Aseptics and Radiopharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
  • Flexible working
  • Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (across 7 days. Weekend working, bank holidays and emergency duty service on a rotational basis.)
Job ref
223-ASP-461-C
Employer
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Town
Shrewsbury
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/05/2024 23:59

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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust logo

Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Aseptic Services and Radiopharmacy

NHS AfC: Band 8a

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 our 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Honours Degree in Pharmacy / MPharm.
  • Registration with the GPhC as a pharmacist.
  • Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent (completed both year 1 and year 2).
Desirable criteria
  • Registered as a non-medical prescriber
  • Post-graduate qualification (MSc level) in Radiopharmacy or equivalent knowledge & expertise in the field, or willingness to study towards the qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working within Aseptic Services and/or preparation of radiopharmaceuticals
  • Relevant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy.
  • Training of pre-registration pharmacists and junior staff.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in Parenteral Nutrition
  • Project management and report writing
  • Management of staff.

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hayley Pearson
Job title
Deputy Chief Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01743 261000
Additional information

To contact directly please call 01743 261000 ext 1174

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Anchorage Avenue
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
Telephone
01743 492402
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