Job summary
Clinical pharmacist for intermediate care services
Band 7 or 6-7 progression at Ealing community partners (ECP)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic pharmacist to join a friendly, progressive, clinical team serving our community in Ealing.
We provide medicines management services for in-patients in a 70 bedded community hospital, as well as supporting patients with medicines management in their own homes via our virtual wards services. We deliver specialist rehabilitation, focus on admissions avoidance, support step down patient care and hospital at home for frailty pathways. We aim to provide a calm and welcoming environment.
Medicines management also support our community teams, which include: caring for people with long term conditions, nursing and therapy for children who need specialist healthcare, healthcare for people with a learning disability, physiotherapy, podiatry, SALT and occupational therapy.
The successful candidate should be a highly motivated team player with good communication skills and a keen interest in care of the elderly, treatment of long term conditions and medicines optimisation. Experience of working on medical wards is preferred.
We encourage collaborative working, compassionate leadership and opportunities to positively influence.
Main duties of the job
- Providing a clinical pharmacy service to in-patient wards, offering highly specialist pharmaceutical advice to medical staff, nurses and patients on all aspects of safe and effective use of medicines.
- Providing a clinical pharmacy service to Virtual wards, which supports patients to stay well at home, avoid hospital admission and return home quickly after being discharged from secondary care. In addition to perform deep dive structured medication reviews (SMRs) and domiciliary visits to patients.
- Supporting our numerous community health speciality centres and clinics including MSK, paediatrics, people with Learning Disabilities, SALT, and inpatients with the delivery of medicines related education and training, medicines information and service improvement using quality improvement methodology
Band 6-7 progression:
You will join us as band 7 if already completed key band 6 objectives, or as band 6, progressing through our training programme to a Band 7.
This post provides the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and knowledge. You will be supported through the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Foundation Pharmacy Framework to develop a portfolio of evidence
If starting at Band 6, the post holder will move to a band 7 pharmacist role JD / PS, upon achievement of postgraduate qualification such as diploma in clinical pharmacy part 1 or equivalent or IP plus other set band 6 objectives.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a community hospital specialising in physical health and rehabilitation, and we are part of a leading Mental Health Trust. Our team is tight knit, diverse, social ,supportive and works well together. We have strong organisational values and we are looking for the right candidate who is enthusiastically aligned with them.
We are a department that strives to be actively involved in quality improvement projects, research, development programmes and encourage publications of original work. The department is very active in delivering regular in-house CPD meetings and journal club sessions.
Opportunities to work towards post graduate qualifications are available
Staff benefits
- Free parking for staff is available on site
- Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 27 days per annum plus 8 days Bank holiday.
- Dedicated page for Rewards & Recognition Staff Discounts & Benefits
- Praise Platform
- Occupational Health Vaccination, Staff Counselling, Stress Management & Resilience, Physiotherapy, Health Assessments, EyeTests
- West London Get Fit Gym Membership and discounts, videos and activities to get fit, nutrition tips and advise, workout videos,free applications to help
- Staff Networks Disability, Speak Up, Race Quality, LGBTQ+, H&WB Champions, Armed Forces, Carers
- Moments that Matter Bereavement Support, Carers Support, Menopause Support
- Occupational Health Vaccination, Staff Counselling, Stress Management & Resilience, Physiotherapy, Health Assessments, EyeTests
- Keeping Well Talking therapies and support for staff with low mood, burnout, stress and more
For further details, see Job description and person specification documents attached.
The applicant will be required to take part in the out of hours on-call service as well as the weekend morning service on a rota basis. There are additional payments surplus to the main salary for these shifts.
For more information and to arrange an informal visit please contact:
Camron Stacey joint head of pharmacy and chief Pharmacist:Camron.Stacey@westlondon.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a community hospital specialising in physical health and rehabilitation, and we are part of a leading Mental Health Trust. Our team is tight knit, diverse, social ,supportive and works well together. We have strong organisational values and we are looking for the right candidate who is enthusiastically aligned with them.
We are a department that strives to be actively involved in quality improvement projects, research, development programmes and encourage publications of original work. The department is very active in delivering regular in-house CPD meetings and journal club sessions.
Opportunities to work towards post graduate qualifications are available
Staff benefits
- Free parking for staff is available on site
- Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 27 days per annum plus 8 days Bank holiday.
- Dedicated page for Rewards & Recognition Staff Discounts & Benefits
- Praise Platform
- Occupational Health Vaccination, Staff Counselling, Stress Management & Resilience, Physiotherapy, Health Assessments, EyeTests
- West London Get Fit Gym Membership and discounts, videos and activities to get fit, nutrition tips and advise, workout videos,free applications to help
- Staff Networks Disability, Speak Up, Race Quality, LGBTQ+, H&WB Champions, Armed Forces, Carers
- Moments that Matter Bereavement Support, Carers Support, Menopause Support
- Occupational Health Vaccination, Staff Counselling, Stress Management & Resilience, Physiotherapy, Health Assessments, EyeTests
- Keeping Well Talking therapies and support for staff with low mood, burnout, stress and more
For further details, see Job description and person specification documents attached.
The applicant will be required to take part in the out of hours on-call service as well as the weekend morning service on a rota basis. There are additional payments surplus to the main salary for these shifts.
For more information and to arrange an informal visit please contact:
Camron Stacey joint head of pharmacy and chief Pharmacist:Camron.Stacey@westlondon.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Member of RPS
- Non-Medical Prescriber
- Member of UKCPA or other recognised groups/networks for integrated care
- Post-registration hospital pharmacy experience or equivalent (Band 6)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in providing a medicines management service or equivalent
- Knowledge and understanding of the implications of pharmacy national guidance (e.g. NICE, NHS England, MHRA)
Desirable
- Experience in integrated care (or equivalent) environment undertaking clinical medication reviews in older people (Band 6)
- Delivering direct pharmaceutical care to patients with long term condition (Band 6)
- Experience of audit and/or research and development
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
- Knowledge of integrated care pharmacy acquired through training and experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to motivate self and others
Desirable
- Knowledge and ability to develop and implement policies plus procedures, with some experience with projects
- Leadership skills
Skills
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Member of RPS
- Non-Medical Prescriber
- Member of UKCPA or other recognised groups/networks for integrated care
- Post-registration hospital pharmacy experience or equivalent (Band 6)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in providing a medicines management service or equivalent
- Knowledge and understanding of the implications of pharmacy national guidance (e.g. NICE, NHS England, MHRA)
Desirable
- Experience in integrated care (or equivalent) environment undertaking clinical medication reviews in older people (Band 6)
- Delivering direct pharmaceutical care to patients with long term condition (Band 6)
- Experience of audit and/or research and development
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
- Knowledge of integrated care pharmacy acquired through training and experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to motivate self and others
Desirable
- Knowledge and ability to develop and implement policies plus procedures, with some experience with projects
- Leadership skills
Skills
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise work
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).
