Job summary
The Pharmacy Department at St George's is innovative, dynamic, successful and highly valued across the Trust. Our patients are at the centre of everything we do.. The department is friendly, forward thinking and constantly expanding with opportunities for personal development and further postgraduate education. Furthermore, we are constantly expanding our pool of non-medical prescribing pharmacists. We support pharmacists to pursue opportunities in research to further expand their portfolio.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our Medicines Governance Team to provide pharmacy and medicines optimisation services to patients at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will need to have excellent communication skills and be confident to provide training and guidance to the multi-disciplinary team. Working alongside the Principal Pharmacist - Clinical Governance and Medicines Policy you will be contributing to the delivery of the Trust Medicines Clinical Governance agenda and provide expert input into the management of injectable medicines. The postholder will also lead, manage, develop and evaluate the smart infusion pumps across the organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to drive positive changes in medicines governance and injectable medicines at the Trust.
Main duties of the job
- To assist the Deputy Chief Pharmacist to provide, manage, develop, and evaluate the delivery of and strategy forresponsive, proactive, patient focused clinical pharmacy services across the Trust.
- To lead and manage the Trust's smart infusion pumps including education and training of healthcare professionals.
- To co-ordinate and manage the rotational band 7 pharmacist programme in collaboration with the Deputy Chief Pharmacist.
- To develop and deliver the clinical education and training programme to pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.
- To be responsible for the management of the resident band 6 pharmacists and service in collaboration with the Senior Resident Pharmacist Manager.
- To initiate, undertake, support and supervise audits, research, projects, quality improvements and service developments within clinical pharmacy services and the department.
- To work as an advanced level practitioner in a designated clinical area participating in ward rounds and multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings as required and prescribing independently.
The successful applicant will enjoy working in a busy challenging environment, be able to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight deadlines. The ability to work autonomously and with a high level of accountability is essential. You should possess a postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent and have the relevant hospital pharmacy experience.
About us
With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research.
St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London.
A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totaling around 3.5 million people. The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.
Job description
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B. Pharm / M. Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or equivalent
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in either Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
- Registered Independent Non-medical Prescriber
Desirable
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or Advanced Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- RPS Core Advanced Pharmacist Credentialling
- Formal leadership and management training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience as a clinical hospital pharmacist to include some experience managing patients within a clinical specialty
- Experience in supporting directorate activity. This includes drug expenditure reporting, formulary management, DTC applications
- Experience of working within a role involving multidisciplinary communication
- Experience of pharmacist co-ordinated discharge medication, patient medication history taking
- Experience of identifying and managing risk in a clinical specialty
Desirable
- Experience of disciplinary matters and be able to impart results from them to staff in an appropriate and considered manner.
- Experience of acting as a designated prescribing practitioner and/or clinical supervisor
- Experience of using clinical audit / research to improve practice
- Experience of presenting at directorate or equivalent level
- Ability to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and effectively as part of a team both within pharmacy and at multidisciplinary level
- Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively autonomously and for a team including the ability to delegate appropriately
- Applies sound professional judgement to clinical, legal and ethical issues
- Ability to provide highly complex information on Pharmacy Services issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals
Desirable
- Ability to think strategically
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced clinical and professional knowledge in a clinical specialty
- Knowledge of wider therapeutics and pharmacology
- Knowledge of NHS issues, priorities, policy, procedures and guidelines and ability to implement these locally
- Demonstrable awareness of and commitment to Clinical Governance
- Demonstrable awareness of interface issues
Desirable
- Familiarity with CMM computer system
- Experience of using an electronic patient record system
- Record of research and/or audit and/or scholarly publications
- Knowledge of clinical pharmacy services management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B. Pharm / M. Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or equivalent
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in either Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
- Registered Independent Non-medical Prescriber
Desirable
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or Advanced Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- RPS Core Advanced Pharmacist Credentialling
- Formal leadership and management training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience as a clinical hospital pharmacist to include some experience managing patients within a clinical specialty
- Experience in supporting directorate activity. This includes drug expenditure reporting, formulary management, DTC applications
- Experience of working within a role involving multidisciplinary communication
- Experience of pharmacist co-ordinated discharge medication, patient medication history taking
- Experience of identifying and managing risk in a clinical specialty
Desirable
- Experience of disciplinary matters and be able to impart results from them to staff in an appropriate and considered manner.
- Experience of acting as a designated prescribing practitioner and/or clinical supervisor
- Experience of using clinical audit / research to improve practice
- Experience of presenting at directorate or equivalent level
- Ability to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and effectively as part of a team both within pharmacy and at multidisciplinary level
- Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively autonomously and for a team including the ability to delegate appropriately
- Applies sound professional judgement to clinical, legal and ethical issues
- Ability to provide highly complex information on Pharmacy Services issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals
Desirable
- Ability to think strategically
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced clinical and professional knowledge in a clinical specialty
- Knowledge of wider therapeutics and pharmacology
- Knowledge of NHS issues, priorities, policy, procedures and guidelines and ability to implement these locally
- Demonstrable awareness of and commitment to Clinical Governance
- Demonstrable awareness of interface issues
Desirable
- Familiarity with CMM computer system
- Experience of using an electronic patient record system
- Record of research and/or audit and/or scholarly publications
- Knowledge of clinical pharmacy services management
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
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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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
