Academic Link and Paediatric Palliative Care Pharmacist

Job responsibilities

Leadership and management of services

To lead clinical pharmacy services for selected paediatric patients, in particular palliative care, in accordance with the priorities set by the post holder and principal paediatric pharmacist, in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients.

To provide clinical pharmacy services for selected paediatric patients, in particular palliative care, in accordance with the priorities set by the post holder and principal paediatric pharmacist in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients.

Academic Responsibilities

To lead on the design and delivery of the postgraduate Pharmacist Independent Prescribing (PIP) Postgraduate Certificate.

To take responsibility for the design, delivery and assessment of specific modules within the Pharmacy Practice programme

To contribute to the teaching and assessment of students on the MPharm programme, including supervising students undertaking experiential learning and those undertaking project work

To liaise and work collaboratively with member of the academic teaching department and pharmacy practice teaching staff external to KCL in order to facilitate high standards of teaching

Qualifications / Education

Essential

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy
• Higher Degree / diploma in clinical practice
• GPHC Registration

Desirable

• RPS Faculty Member
• RPS membership

Clinical Practice

Essential

• Evidence of delivering pharmaceutical services to paediatric patients
• Evidence of Identifying and promoting best practice
• Ensure delivery of the clinical governance agenda in relation to drug use
• Motivate and inspire others
• Proactively develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives

Desirable

• Demonstrate innovation
• Extend the boundaries of the profession

Management of Service

Essential

• Experience of having managed an area of clinical pharmacy services in paediatrics
• Experience of managing others/delegating to junior staff
• Provision of evaluated pharmaceutical financial information/ identify in changing prescribing practice which affects drugs budget
• Demonstrate excellent organisational, prioritisation and time management skills
• Ensure national and local agendas are delivered

Desirable

• Evaluate performance of junior staff against identified criteria using Trust IPR tools
• Demonstrates experience of horizon scanning

Research

Essential

• Demonstrate a critical approach towards pharmacy practice
• Integrate research evidence into practice
• Identify gaps in the evidence base
• Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate protocols and guidelines

Desirable

• Undertake own research
• Guide and support others undertaking research

Education and Training

Essential

• Identify training needs of students and staff
• Provide education and training to pharmacy and other staff
• Participate in clinical training of ward pharmacists
• Identify own training needs
• Actively seek novel opportunities to meet training needs
• Co-ordinate undergraduate pharmacy student and preregistration pharmacist clinical activity
• Assess student performance using a variety of assessment methods

Desirable

• Develop strategies to meet the training needs of students and staff
• Manage aspects of an academic programme
• Design and implement academic course material and assessments

Personal Characteristics

Essential

• Demonstrates good written communication skills
• Demonstrates ability to work autonomously
• Demonstrates the ability to identify and prioritise clinical work and re-evaluate objectives if needed
• Demonstrates MDT working and good communication with MDT

Desirable

• Demonstrates innovation

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).