Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and motivated pharmacist to provide highly specialised clinical pharmacy service across Critical care and Surgery at Whipps Cross Hospital.
Working within a supportive team that includes senior rotational and foundation pharmacists and with the guidance from the lead pharmacist for Surgery and Anaesthetics and the Deputy Head of Pharmacy, you will lead on the delivery of advanced clinical pharmacy services for these specialties, ensuring optimal medicines use, patient safety and cost-effective prescribing.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be the site-lead pharmacist for Surgery & Critical Care at Whipps Cross University Hospital, with specialist cross site responsibility for Surgery & Critical care pharmacy services. The post holder will be the Trust lead pharmacist for Ophthalmology pharmacy services To promote the responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing of medicines within the surgical speciality in order to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety.
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.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
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. Significant experience post registration in a hospital based clinical post
2. Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
3. Experience of providing a hospital-based, clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care (level 2 & 3) patients
4. Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines
5. Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
6. Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. pre-registration / foundation training pharmacists
7. Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects.
Desirable criteria
8. Successful experience of managing & leading projects
9. Experience of successfully managing staff, performing appraisals and giving feedback
Skills
Essential criteria
10. Excellent interpersonal skills
11. Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
12. Effective verbal and written communication skills
13. Assertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate.
14. Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
15. Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
16. Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
17. Demonstrates initiative
18. Able to work unsupervised, follow written instruction and work under pressure
19. IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
20. Demonstrates effective customer service skills
21. Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
22. Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
23. Effective pharmaceutical care skills.
24. Ability to motivate and act as a role model
Knowledge
Essential criteria
25. Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
26. Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
27. Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
28. Understanding of stock control systems
29. Excellent knowledge of the medical management and pharmaceutical care needs of Critical Care (level 2&3) and Surgical patients
30. An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to Critical Care and Surgery patients
31. Understanding of stock control systems
32. Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
33. Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
34. Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
Desirable criteria
35. Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent
Qualifications
Essential criteria
36. MPharm or equivalent
37. Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
38. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
39. Independent prescribing qualification, or willing to work towards
Other
Essential criteria
40. Reliable with a good attendance record Flexibility with regard to working hours for late and early meetings
41. Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)