Job summary
The Acute and General Medicine (AGM) Pharmacy Team at St Thomas' are excited to offer two new permanent Band 7 roles.
We are looking for early career clinical pharmacists who have a demonstrable grounding in hospital pharmacy practice, with a commitment to providing high quality pharmaceutical care to their patients.
These roles will support the successful candidates to gain the knowledge, skills and experience to develop their practice through working in a structured environment, with the support of the large and diverse AGM Pharmacy team as well as nursing, medical and AHP colleagues from a range of specialisms.
Main duties of the job
These roles will provide significant opportunities for learning and career development, building on the knowledge, skills and experience gained at a foundation level. The ideal candidates will be currently working towards the completion of their Postgraduate Clinical Diploma (or equivalent) and/or have significant experience at Band 6 or early Band 7 level.
The Specialist AGM Pharmacists will be core to co-ordinating the provision of high quality pharmaceutical care to patients under the care of the following inpatient clinical areas across Guys and St Thomas': Emergency Department, Acute Admissions Ward, General Medical Wards (encompassing respiratory, diabetes, infection, HCID, detox) and Older Persons Unit.
In addition to provision of daily clinical ward duties, these roles will include routinely partaking in consultant-led ward rounds, anticoagulation clinics , multi-disciplinary meetings, and medicines safety and local risk review meetings.
Key responsibilities will also include: both informal and formal teaching to pharmacy, nursing, medic and AHP colleagues and undergraduates, leadership and management tasks, regular contribution to audit and quality improvement across AGM, and medicines expenditure review and reporting.
About us
As well as delivering clinical pharmacy services, working for a vast and diverse team and wider pharmacy department means that successful applicants will also have the opportunities to undertake Trust-based training courses, as well as team and organisational responsibilities (i.e. staff planning, rostering and business planning), leadership roles (i.e. project supervision, training, mentoring and appraisal of junior staff members) and to support service development (i.e. quality improvement, medication safety and financial management).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which provides information on our organisation and the core responsibilities of these roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which provides information on our organisation and the core responsibilities of these roles.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm degree (or equivalent)
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Completion of a postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy practice (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Successful completion of a Post-graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, or equivalent experience
- Independent Pharmacist Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical pharmacist experience in a ward-based hospital setting
- Successful completion of a competence based dispensary rotation
- Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to undertake clinical screening of prescriptions
- Demonstrable ability to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for patients in medical and surgical specialities
- Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills (i.e. formal feedback)
- To have undertaken clinical audit
Desirable
- Demonstrable ability to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for patients in another specialty
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
- Demonstrable experience of managing patients independently e.g. anticoagulation clinics
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to medical patients
- Ability to appropriately identify and prioritise clinical work
- Ability to organise self in order to ensure efficient use of time
- Ability to meet set targets
- Ability to implement changes in own area that impact on others
- Ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff whilst recognising limitations of experience and ability
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable
- Demonstrable skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to a specialist patient group
- Ability to clinically influence other practitioners
- Ability to evaluate quality of own work
- Ability to manage identified risks
Characteristics
Essential
- Recognises the value of other pharmacy team members and works effectively as part of this team
Desirable
- Recognises the value of other members of the MDT and works effectively as part of this team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm degree (or equivalent)
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Completion of a postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy practice (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Successful completion of a Post-graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, or equivalent experience
- Independent Pharmacist Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical pharmacist experience in a ward-based hospital setting
- Successful completion of a competence based dispensary rotation
- Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to undertake clinical screening of prescriptions
- Demonstrable ability to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for patients in medical and surgical specialities
- Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills (i.e. formal feedback)
- To have undertaken clinical audit
Desirable
- Demonstrable ability to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for patients in another specialty
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
- Demonstrable experience of managing patients independently e.g. anticoagulation clinics
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to medical patients
- Ability to appropriately identify and prioritise clinical work
- Ability to organise self in order to ensure efficient use of time
- Ability to meet set targets
- Ability to implement changes in own area that impact on others
- Ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff whilst recognising limitations of experience and ability
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable
- Demonstrable skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to a specialist patient group
- Ability to clinically influence other practitioners
- Ability to evaluate quality of own work
- Ability to manage identified risks
Characteristics
Essential
- Recognises the value of other pharmacy team members and works effectively as part of this team
Desirable
- Recognises the value of other members of the MDT and works effectively as part of this team
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
