Job overview
The surgery team is offering an exciting opportunity for a permanent specialist position. The post holder will provide specialist pharmacist input to neurology services at the RLH, while also supporting inpatient care across our two wards that accommodate patients from neurology, neurosurgery, ENT, OMFS, and trauma specialties. You will also work alongside the Highly Specialist Pharmacist, Antimicrobials and Infection Control in supporting the hospital as a specialist, providing support, advice and guidance to all members of the pharmacy department and wider MDT.
You will work alongside highly specialised pharmacists in the field, that are leading specialist across the country. The Royal London is renowned for innovative treatments and is a leading Major Trauma Centre in the UK, resulting in our neurosurgery and trauma teams managing some of the most complex emergency cases in the country.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and forward-thinking pharmacist eager to develop their specialist skills, contribute to and lead the pharmacy team in these forward-thinking, high-impact, complex clinical environments.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as a Specialist Pharmacist in Neurology to deliver patient focused, quality care, based primarily at the Royal London Hospital. Their primary role will be to work alongside the Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Neurosciences, to deliver specialist care to neurology patients across both inpatients and outpatients settings at the Royal London Hospital under the leadership of the Lead Pharmacist, Surgery and Anaesthetics. The post holder will also be looking after the neuroscience wards that have patients from neurology, neurosurgery, ENT, OMFS and Trauma specialties as well as supporting the Highly Specialist Pharmacist, Antimicrobials and Infection Control with key objectives for the RLH.
The post holder will be expected to promote the responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing of medicines within these specialties in order to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety. The post holder will be supporting the Lead Pharmacist, Surgery and Anaesthetics and working alongside specialist pharmacist colleagues to lead a team of staff in the delivery of high quality clinical, professional and technical pharmacy service to all clinical areas and specialities within the division.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Experience of working in a high acuity unit such as acute medical admissions, acute surgical admissions or another rotational role
2. Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
3. Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines
4. Foundation knowledge in providing a hospital based pharmacy service to medical and surgical wards
5. Some experience of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. pre-registration / foundation training pharmacists / nurses / junior doctors
6. Experience in supervising and organising staff and work
Desirable criteria
7. Experience of working on a high dependency unit
8. Successful experience of managing & leading projects
9. Experience of delivering professional training and education
10. Experience of being involved in managing medication incidents
11. Experience of working with neurology/neurosurgery patients
Skills
Essential criteria
12. Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
13. Good interpersonal skills
14. Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
15. Effective verbal and written communication skills
16. Assertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate.
17. Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
18. Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
19. Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
20. Demonstrates initiative
21. Able to develop critical appraisal skills
22. Able to work unsupervised, follow written instruction and work under pressure
23. IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
24. Good team worker
25. Evidence of good ward practice
26. Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
27. Effective pharmaceutical care skills.
28. Ability to motivate and act as a role model
29. Able to plan, organize and deliver cost improvement plans
Desirable criteria
30. Experience in local implementation of national standards and guidelines
31. Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
32. Experience of working across a network to adopt best practices
Qualifications
Essential criteria
33. MPharm or equivalent
34. Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
35. Post graduate certificate in clinical pharmacy or second stage of diploma
Desirable criteria
36. GCP Trained in clinical trials
37. Independent prescriber or willing to work towards
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39. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
40. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
41. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B2 or higher.
42. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)