Senior Pharmacist - Pharmacy Production

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Production team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) . You will be responsible for assisting in the provision, management and development of safe and efficient pharmacy production service at NUH. This will include final checking and releasing medicines manufactured, prepared or assembled in the pharmacy production units at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH).

The position is full time 37.5hours week. Requests from applicants for part time working will be considered., In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

To work as part of a team and assist in the preparation, assembly, manufacture, final check and release of medicinal products manufactured in the Pharmacy Production departments at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH).

To assist in the provision, management and development of safe and efficient pharmacy production services at NUH.

We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated pharmacist with an interest in production to help take this service forward. Good written and verbal communication skills and close attention to detail are essential for this role. This post requires close liaison with other members of the pharmacy production, clinical pharmacy and clinical trials teams, and regular interaction with other Trust staff and with external clients. The post holder will be expected to promote NUH Production Units as a centre of excellence to current and potential outside customers, crucial to delivering the department and trust objectives including supporting the delivery of the Trust's research capacity and capability.

To be eligible for this post you must be a registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council, have experience working in hospital pharmacy and ideally in a manufacturing environment.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest acute teaching hospital Trusts. We've made a clear commitment to our patients and staff that 'We listen, We care', and will do all we can to ensure that our patients get the best possible care we can give them. We want you to be proud to be part of the NUH team!The pharmacy department is forward thinking and constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care. We continue to extend the ideal model of delivering medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical care where pharmacists are fully integrated in to the medical teams, supported by a team of medicines management technicians and assistants. The Pharmacy Production Units are a key part of delivering this high quality care to patients across NUH and is supported by a highly motivated team of individuals which you will be an integral part of.