Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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.
Job description
Job 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.
Job description
Job 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
- Significant experience post registration in a hospital based clinical post
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
- Experience of providing a hospital-based, clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care (level 2 & 3) patients
- Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines
- Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g., pre-registration / foundation training pharmacists
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Assertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate
- Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programes
- Good team worker
- Effective pharmaceutical care skills
- Ability to motivate and act as a role model
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g., controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Excellent knowledge of the medical management and pharmaceutical care needs of Critical Care (level 2&3) and Surgical patients
- Understanding of stock control systems
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Independent prescribing qualification, or willing to work towards
Other
Essential
- Reliable with a good attendance record
- Flexibility with regard to working hours for late and early meetings
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience post registration in a hospital based clinical post
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
- Experience of providing a hospital-based, clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care (level 2 & 3) patients
- Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines
- Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g., pre-registration / foundation training pharmacists
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Assertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate
- Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programes
- Good team worker
- Effective pharmaceutical care skills
- Ability to motivate and act as a role model
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g., controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Excellent knowledge of the medical management and pharmaceutical care needs of Critical Care (level 2&3) and Surgical patients
- Understanding of stock control systems
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Independent prescribing qualification, or willing to work towards
Other
Essential
- Reliable with a good attendance record
- Flexibility with regard to working hours for late and early meetings
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).
