Job summary
We are looking for a proactive, motivated, and energetic pharmacist to provide specialist pharmacy service to our busy but friendly adult critical care unit (ACCU) and high dependency Unit which now comprises 56 beds. Royal London Hospital is a major trauma centre where you will be exposed to specialties such as trauma, neurosurgery,infectious diseases,nephrology, hepatology, HIV medicines, neurology, vascular, hepatobiliary, endocrine, and stroke.
The successful candidate will provide expert pharmaceutical advice in complex cases as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) as well as supporting the surgery team when needed in covering wards. You will get an opportunity to improve clinical skills and get hands on experience, supporting the senior pharmacists in writing guidelines, line management, training responsibilities, audits, and completing governance & finance reports.
You must possess the resilience, enthusiasm, flexibility and influencing skills to deliver the safest care to our patients. You will be expected to work in enclosed collaboration with our medical, nursing, and pharmacy colleagues.
We currently have electronic prescribing in place and having good IT skills as well as independent prescribing (IP) or working towards IP is extremely desirable. Previous experience of working in a critical care or high dependency unit setting and as part of an MDT is also essential. You will be supported to further develop your skills in this job.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as a Specialist Pharmacist in Critical Care and high dependency Unit to deliver patient focused, quality care, based primarily at the Royal London Hospital. They will also support by providing specialist pharmacist input to the surgical wards as and when the service is needed.
To promote the responsible, safe, and cost-effective prescribing of medicines within Critical Care and high dependency unit to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety. The post holder will be supporting the Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care in leading a team of staff in the delivery of high quality clinical, professional, and technical pharmacy service to the speciality.
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
- Experience of working in a high acuity unit, such as acute medical admissions, acute surgical admissions, or another specialist role.
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing patient care.
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. trainee pharmacists / medicines management pharmacy technicians / pharmacy students / medical students / foundation training pharmacists / nurses / junior doctors
- Experience of undertaking research, quality improvement or audit projects
- To have been involved in bringing about change to a service/department.
Desirable
- Experience of working within critical care with a foundation knowledge of reviewing level 2& 3 patients
- Experience of managing guidelines and PGDs relevant to the speciality
- Experience of managing medication incidents
- Experience in local implementation of national standards and guidelines
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Minimum of a post graduate certificate in clinical pharmacy or a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Must have completed FS1 of JPB Diploma.
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification, or willing to work towards
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates sound clinical knowledge of the medical management and pharmaceutical care needs of surgical patients.
- Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent
- Understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management
- Awareness of current national standards, guidelines, service delivery issues
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g., controlled drugs, Health, and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical care needs
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
Desirable
- Awareness of current national standards, guidelines, and service delivery issues relevant to Critical Care and Surgery patients
- Has a good foundation knowledge of the medical management and pharmaceutical care needs of Critical Care (level 2 & 3) and surgical patients.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a high acuity unit, such as acute medical admissions, acute surgical admissions, or another specialist role.
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing patient care.
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. trainee pharmacists / medicines management pharmacy technicians / pharmacy students / medical students / foundation training pharmacists / nurses / junior doctors
- Experience of undertaking research, quality improvement or audit projects
- To have been involved in bringing about change to a service/department.
Desirable
- Experience of working within critical care with a foundation knowledge of reviewing level 2& 3 patients
- Experience of managing guidelines and PGDs relevant to the speciality
- Experience of managing medication incidents
- Experience in local implementation of national standards and guidelines
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Minimum of a post graduate certificate in clinical pharmacy or a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Must have completed FS1 of JPB Diploma.
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification, or willing to work towards
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates sound clinical knowledge of the medical management and pharmaceutical care needs of surgical patients.
- Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent
- Understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management
- Awareness of current national standards, guidelines, service delivery issues
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g., controlled drugs, Health, and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical care needs
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
Desirable
- Awareness of current national standards, guidelines, and service delivery issues relevant to Critical Care and Surgery patients
- Has a good foundation knowledge of the medical management and pharmaceutical care needs of Critical Care (level 2 & 3) and surgical patients.
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).
