HMP Chelmsford

Locum pharmacists required to work at HMP Chelmsford. CRB clearance preferred

Dates required:

5th and 8th August

Week commencing 11th August and week commencing 18th August.

Call Linda or Shaun on 01677 424215 for more information

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Newly Registered Pharmacists

Next week will see the newly qualified pharmacists (NVP) out there in the big bad world and as always PL-UK are trying to get the best of them to register with us.

If you are asked by any new pharmacists if you would recommend an agency I would be really grateful if you could point them in our direction or if they would like to talk to us, we are really nice people, honest!

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North Yorkshire/Durham/Teeside

£25+2 available all next week across Durham, Teeside and North Yorkshire. Call Lynne or Linda for more details 01677 424215

Southampton

Pharmacist and pharmacy technician required for a new privately run hospital in Southamton. Due to open in September the hospital is looking for clinically focused individuals to join their multi-disciplinary team. Excellent terms and conditions on offer.

Please call Shaun for more details 01677 424204

Plymouth

We are on the look-out for a locum pharmacists to work in an NHS Treatment Centre in Plymouth. Working closely with the NHS, the centre is run by Partnership Health Group who have a number of similar centres across the UK

The centre is looking for a permanent pharmacy manager but also a locum to hold the fort until a permanent replacement is found. Excellent remuneration and conditions on offer please call Shaun on 01677 424204 for more information.

The ideal candidate would have hospital experience but not worked for the NHS in the last 6 months, be confortable working as part of a multi disciplinary team and able to work as a locum for 6-8 weeks.

Professional?

Apologies for the lack of posts over the last few days. I’ve been involved in the recruitment of a new headmaster for our local primary school in my role as parent governor and recruitment “expert” and the whole process has really made me think about the professionalism of some of the pharmacists I come across.

I would start by saying that 90% of the pharmacists I come in to contact with are highly dedicated, caring, professionals. However there is an increasingly significant proportion of pharmacists who’s professionalism I would question. Examples of the people in question are those locums who call at 9.30am every morning looking for work. They classically live 1 hour from the booking but take 2 hours to get there and want to be paid from 9am. Others arrive to immediately sit down with their laptops to watch DVD’s telling staff to “bring the work to me as I can’t be bothered to move” Others don’t want to fill in application forms or supply references as the “can’t be bothered!” Some people may see this as their prerogativee. I see it as arrogant and unprofessional

In contrast to this 10% of locums all four candidates I helped interview for the headship were dedicated professionals who earn a lot less than many of the locums mentioned above. They looked professional, behaved professionally and expected potential employees to  enquire in to their background in terms of CRB checks and references as they are being asked to take a position of responsibility. What does it say about the profession of pharmacy that the government doesn’t deem our profession important enough to need a CRB check?

At PL-UK I’m confident that our processes wheedle out the 10% of locums I’m talking about and I’m immensely proud of the locums we supply to contractors. However,  I’d love to think that the next time  I interview for a  new headteacher (I hope not for many years) I could honestly say that the pharmacy profession match these teachers in terms of dedication, commitment and professionalism.

Shaun

New Coordinator for the South

I’m absolutely delighted to announce that we have appointed a new locum coordinator to support our locum pharmacists in the South of England.

Dee Higgins Joins us from Lloyds Pharmacy where she used to work as a locum coordinator so it’s a real poacher turner game keeper situation!!

We have had dealings with Dee for about 18 months and I’ve got to say she was the most organised and professional coordinator we dealt with within Lloyds. I’ve had my eye on recruiting her for ages so I’m dead chuffed she joined us. Dee can be contacted on 0117 230 9955

Go on give her a call

Dee

Last minute emergency at HMP Norwich

Free next week and fancy something a bit different? We have a last minute emergency booking available next week in HMP Norwich. Excellent rates available. For run down see comment from Pharmacy Manager

Just to pre-empt questions I have had in the past: no prison experience is required, the pharmacy is halfway between a hospital and community pharmacy. Full support will be given by my staff. There is no prisoner contact, and we do not dispense methadone. The hours are 9-5.

Call Lynne or Linda for more information