We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate Ward Pharmacist to work across our Adult Community Services, which includes 4 inpatient rehabilitation wards, community nursing services and specialist nursing services for long term conditions.

You will be part of our Quality & Patient Safety Team who are based at Livingstone Community Hospital in Dartford. Dartford is one of our four sites and you will be required to travel across our other sites in Gravesend, Sittingbourne, and Sheppey. As part of the role, you will need to have a valid driving license and access to a car to visit the relevant sites. 

This is a part-time (30 hours/4 days) opportunity where we offer flexible working in line with the needs of the service. Your working hours can be fulfilled during the working day which is between 8am and 6pm with set days being confirmed at interview based on preference.

As a Band 7 Inpatient Ward Pharmacist working across North Kent, you’ll be part of our valued team working across Dartford, Livingstone, Sittingbourne and Sheppey.

You will feel valued as a Band 7 Inpatient Ward Pharmacist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £43,742 - £50,056 Band 7 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling 
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year 
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location

As the Ward Pharmacist you will offer support and guidance to our Adult Community Services in North Kent and the responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• To provide a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to the four-community hospital inpatient wards (Livingstone; Sapphire; Harty and Kestrel wards). 
• To ensure compliance with medicines legislation, support nursing and medical staff and assist with education and training, to ensure safe, effective, and economical use of medicines.
• To work with nursing colleagues and ensure that adequate stock levels are maintained.
• To ensure adequate supply of medicines are available when patients are admitted.
• To support patients to self-manage medication providing education and training as required.
• To support discharge planning activities and organise medicines supply where needed.
• To work with the Lead Pharmacist to share best practice across services, promoting consistency and efficiency in clinical processes.

For a full list of responsibilities please see attached our job description. 

To be successful in this role you will be a registered pharmacist with GPhC and have a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience.

You will deliver a high quality, patient-centred clinical pharmacy service across the four-community hospital inpatient wards by providing a clinical service which includes r prescription reconciliation, medication review, reordering of prescribed medications where necessary and supporting safe and timely patient discharge and organising discharge medications for TTAs .

You will work as a member of the MDT to ensure the delivery of a high-quality clinical service by participating in the functioning of our inpatient areas.

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

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To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2