Job summary

Have you got the enthusiasm and passion to take up the challenge of this vital Pharmacy position?

We have an opportunity for you to join to our team in providing a high quality and respected clinical pharmacy service within ESNEFT to cover maternity leave until June 2025.

Based at Colchester Hospital you will separate your time to provide clinical pharmacy activity at ward level and all required Education and Training aspects of the job description. Cross site collaboration with Ipswich pharmacy colleagues will be required to ensure consistency of practice and a uniform approach to the development of our staff.

This post is full time however we would accept up to 37.5 hours per week.

Our friendly pharmacy team are dedicated to nurturing, mentoring and developing our staff to reach their full potential. We support personal development plans, smart objective setting and opportunities for study.

ESNEFT is about to embark on a full site wide implementation of the EPIC electronic patient record which includes electronic prescribing and administration and pharmacy stock control system replacement.

In addition to our fully automated dispensaries, we host one of the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service medicines advice sites and the Regional Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (including a brand new Aseptic facility).

Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please ensure you have discussed this with your line manager.

About our Pharmacy Service

Main duties of the job

Assisting the department in providing a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to patients within East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).

Leading on all education and training activities on the Colchester site and any other relevant cross-site education and training activities within the Pharmacy department at ESNEFT.

Developing, delivering and maintaining locally-based education and training schemes for all grades of pharmacist and clinical technician staff.

Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the optimal and cost effective use of medicines at ward level; minimising drug wastage accordingly.

Taking the lead on the ongoing mentoring and coaching of junior pharmacists and trainee pharmacists throughout their Clinical Diploma and Foundation Trainee studies.

Further support will be offered to help facilitate progression to becoming an Independent Prescriber (if not already achieved).

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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