Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust
Specialist Cardiac Pharmacist - St Bartholomew's Hospital
Band 7
(37.5 hours a week including back-up on call and weekend commitments)
We have a permanent Band 7 role plus Band 7 Fixed term opportunities with this advert.
Do you want to join an award-winning department that puts clinical pharmacists at the forefront of medicines optimisation and patient care?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the cardiac team at Barts Heart Centre within Barts Health NHS Trust.
The post holder will work alongside medical and nursing staff and the wider multidisciplinary team to optimise the care of patients with cardiovascular disease within the Trust, as well as the wider community across NEL. The post provides several opportunities for professional and personal development, contributing to quality improvement projects, supervising a variety of staff and supporting the delivery of world-class and innovative cardiovascular services.
You will also be expected to contribute to the research agenda working with staff across the Pharmacy departments and student placements.
You should have experience or an interest in services within cardiology, cardiothoracic and cardiac critical care.
Main duties of the job
To support the lead pharmacist for cardiovascular services in providing responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing within the networks to:
- Optimise patient outcomes
- Minimise adverse reactions
- Improve medicines safety
The post also helps to deliver the broader Medicines Optimisation and Governance Strategy across the Trust. These outcomes will be achieved primarily through leadership of clinical staff, and the publication and implementation of guidelines and procedures to encourage best practice
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
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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Certificate in General Pharmacy Practice /equivalent qualification or able to demonstrate equivalent experience and knowledge
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level)
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
- Experience appraising staff and giving feedback
- Significant experience of working as a clinical pharmacy practitioner in an acute hospital NHS setting
Desirable
- Experience of providing hospital- based clinical service within cardiac services at Band 7 level or equivalent
- Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects
- Experience of leading and supervising research, quality improvement or audit projects
- Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of drugs and therapeutics in cardiology at Diploma level or equivalent
- Thorough understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management
- Knowledge of the key literature
- Knowledge and awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to cardiology
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
Desirable
- Knowledge of the law and relevant guidance relating to medicines, pharmacy, rationing decisions in the NHS, Payment by Results (PbR) and commissioning
- Knowledge of the medication issues at the interface of primary and secondary care.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
- Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to details
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Excellent clinical and managerial critical appraisal skills enabling effective decision making relating to the adoption of new therapies
- IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
Desirable
- Management of risk in the clinical use of medicines
- Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Certificate in General Pharmacy Practice /equivalent qualification or able to demonstrate equivalent experience and knowledge
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level)
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
- Experience appraising staff and giving feedback
- Significant experience of working as a clinical pharmacy practitioner in an acute hospital NHS setting
Desirable
- Experience of providing hospital- based clinical service within cardiac services at Band 7 level or equivalent
- Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects
- Experience of leading and supervising research, quality improvement or audit projects
- Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of drugs and therapeutics in cardiology at Diploma level or equivalent
- Thorough understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management
- Knowledge of the key literature
- Knowledge and awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to cardiology
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
Desirable
- Knowledge of the law and relevant guidance relating to medicines, pharmacy, rationing decisions in the NHS, Payment by Results (PbR) and commissioning
- Knowledge of the medication issues at the interface of primary and secondary care.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
- Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to details
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Excellent clinical and managerial critical appraisal skills enabling effective decision making relating to the adoption of new therapies
- IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
Desirable
- Management of risk in the clinical use of medicines
- Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
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).
