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Specialist Pharmacist - Neonates
The closing date is 27 July 2025
This post provides an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated pharmacist with a clinical pharmacy background to join the Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Womens and Childrens Pharmacy Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and delivering a high-quality, clinical service to the recently expanded neonatal unit at the Princess Royal University Hospital site.
This post provides a varied experience as well as flexible and challenging opportunities for personal and professional development in clinical, research, strategic and managerial skills. The successful applicant will be a team player with clinical experience, excellent communication skills, and attention to detail. We seek a highly motivated individual with relevant experience to join our team.
The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work across other areas of Women's and Child Health including general paediatrics, maternity and gynaecology.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join a specialist pharmacy team to lead and develop clinical pharmacy services within Women and Childrens. Supporting the Principal Pharmacist for Women's and Children's services, they will coordinate between wards, departments, and pharmacy to meet Care Group needs.
Key duties include deputising for the Principal Pharmacist, acting as a paediatric specialist and independent prescriber, leading service development, participating in outpatient clinics and ward rounds, ensuring safe drug use, providing education and training, managing budgets, and supporting clinical research. They will also supervise staff and promote integrated, patient-centred pharmaceutical care.
This role involves delivering a clinical pharmacy service at an Advanced level, as defined in the RPS Core Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum.
The post holder will participate in enhanced hours and weekend services
About us
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Our values at King's, are that we're a kind, respectful team;
Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work
Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed
Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional
The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (EDI) at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the post holder will be:
Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist, Womens and Childrens
Act as a specialist role model and an expert in the medical management within neonates
Lead and manage clinical pharmacy services in neonates in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist.Develop neonatal transitional care services across all sites
Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients within Child Health.
Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients within neonates. Providing interface and discharge liaison and support.
Actively participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, delivering and promoting high quality, cost effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
Provide patient and carer education and close liaison across the interface.
Promote safe drug use within the Child Health specialties.
Development, implementation and audit of local guidelines.
Supervise and train pharmacy staff at ward level.
Provide education and training of healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust.
Regular financial reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting, and drug budget management.
To participate in practice and clinical research and audit.
To work with the Principal Pharmacist to extend the boundaries of professional practice within the Care Group.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Pharmacist (1 year competency assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council)
* Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification / experience
* Registered Independent Prescriber or willingness to complete
Experience
* Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice
* Previous relevant specialist clinical experience
* Appropriate post registration experience in hospital Pharmacy or equivalent area of practice with assessed competencies
* Experience of working with senior healthcare professionals outside of Pharmacy
* Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
£61,631 to £68,623 a yearper annum, inc HCA
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