Job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated & experienced pharmacist to join our dynamic &friendly team in the Adult Critical Care Unit. As a key member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), you will be responsible for providing expert pharmaceutical advice on complex clinical cases, supporting the expansion of our high-dependency unit, & contributing to the overall strategic development of the pharmacy service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the running of our clinical pharmacy service, including writing guidelines, line management, providing training, overseeing audits, and supporting governance and finance reports.
- Improve the pharmacy service of our expanding high-dependency unit.
- Collaborate with the ACCU governance and delirium group to provide critical pharmacy input and help improve patient outcomes.
- Work closely with medical, nursing, and pharmacy teams to deliver optimal care.
- Provide training and development to junior pharmacy staff and support their professional growth within the critical care setting.
- Offer leadership, management & clinical support to the surgical team as required.
If you are an enthusiastic, experienced pharmacist with a passion for critical care & a desire to make a meaningful difference in a busy & challenging environment, we encourage you to apply. Whether you are a Band 7 pharmacist with aspirations to progress, or an experienced Band 8a pharmacist, we will support your development in this exciting role.
Interviews will be on W/C 13-Jan-2025.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as the Highly Specialist Pharmacist in Critical Care to deliver patient focused, quality care, based primarily at the Royal London Hospital.
To promote the responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing of medicines within Critical Care 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 a high quality clinical, professional pharmacy service to the speciality.
The job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post-holder. The post holder might be required to work across the Trust at any time throughout the duration of his/her contract, which may entail travel and working at a different hospital site.
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 of working as a registered clinical pharmacy practitioner in an acute hospital NHS setting
- Previous experience of providing a clinical pharmacy service to critical care at Band 7 level or equivalent.
- Appropriate experience in providing a hospital based pharmacy service to a Critical Care or high dependency unit (Level 2 & Level 3)
- Experience in supervising and organising staff and work
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. pre-registration / basic grade pharmacists
- Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
Desirable
- Successful experience of managing and leading projects
- Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure.
- Experience of critical care prescribing including Continuous infusion prescribing and review
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills.
- Able to work unsupervised and under pressure
- Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
- Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
- Close working with the multidisciplinary and wider pharmacy team to optimise patient flow and patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates critical appraisal skills
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
- Management of risk in the clinical use of medicines
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent.
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical care needs of adult critical care patients
- Excellent knowledge of the medical management and pharmaceutical care needs of Critical Care (level 2 & 3) and surgical patients
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to critical care and surgical patients
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
Desirable
- Knowledge of rationing decisions in the NHS, Payment by Results (PbR) and commissioning.
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Independent prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level
Desirable
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Other
Essential
- Leads by example, promoting the Bart's health values
- Committed to the continuous development of staff and self.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working as a registered clinical pharmacy practitioner in an acute hospital NHS setting
- Previous experience of providing a clinical pharmacy service to critical care at Band 7 level or equivalent.
- Appropriate experience in providing a hospital based pharmacy service to a Critical Care or high dependency unit (Level 2 & Level 3)
- Experience in supervising and organising staff and work
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. pre-registration / basic grade pharmacists
- Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
Desirable
- Successful experience of managing and leading projects
- Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure.
- Experience of critical care prescribing including Continuous infusion prescribing and review
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills.
- Able to work unsupervised and under pressure
- Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
- Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
- Close working with the multidisciplinary and wider pharmacy team to optimise patient flow and patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates critical appraisal skills
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
- Management of risk in the clinical use of medicines
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent.
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical care needs of adult critical care patients
- Excellent knowledge of the medical management and pharmaceutical care needs of Critical Care (level 2 & 3) and surgical patients
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to critical care and surgical patients
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
Desirable
- Knowledge of rationing decisions in the NHS, Payment by Results (PbR) and commissioning.
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Independent prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level
Desirable
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Other
Essential
- Leads by example, promoting the Bart's health values
- Committed to the continuous development of staff and self.
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).
