Job summary
Band 8a Operational and Governance Support Pharmacist (**MATERNITY COVER - UP TO 12months)
Full time (37.5 hours a week including late rota, weekend commitments and back-up on call)
Do you want to join an award-winning department that puts clinical pharmacists at the forefront of medicines optimisation and patient care?
The Pharmacy Department at Barts Health covers a population of 2.5 million. We provide medicines management and medicines optimisation services from our four hospital sites across the City of London and East London.
We are looking for a motivated and dynamic pharmacist with clinical and operational to join our Pharmacy team at the Royal London hospital. You will work closely with the pharmacy team and the wider multidisciplinary team on medicines management, medicines safety and governance priorities across the RLH and MEH sites. Also, the post holder will be expected to support the senior leadership team with the running of the pharmacy operations across the site.
You will also be expected to contribute to the research agenda working with staff across the Pharmacy department and student placements.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of the key medicines management, medicines safety and governance priorities across RLH & MEH Hospital sites. The post holder will support the Associate Director of Pharmacy (ADoP) and Site Lead Pharmacy Technician (SLPT) in leading a team of clinical and operational staff in the delivery of patient-centred care to patients across East London. The post holder will also work with the dedicated dispensary and ward-based teams to ensure robust governance processes are in place. The post holder will be expected to be the RLH Site Governance Representative, manage pharmacy operational team members and deputise for the Head of Pharmacy, RLH.
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.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
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
- Demonstrate successful performance in a previous clinical post
- Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines
- Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
- Leadership experience within a pharmacy service, including organising a service on a day-to -day basis
Desirable
- Experience of providing hospital- based clinical service to any specialty at Band 7 level or equivalent
- Successful experience of managing & leading projects
- Experience of successfully managing staff
- Experience of delivering professional training and education
- Experience of implementing change
- Experience of managing or supervising a small team of staff
- Experience of training staff, giving staff developmental feedback and implementing training plans
- Experience of recruitment and selection
- Experience of working with Pharmacy Operations and/or Governance
Skills
Essential
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with all disciplines, colleagues and patients and their families.
- Persuasive with ability to negotiate
- Effective pharmaceutical care skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self and others
- Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
- Ability to work unsupervised and under pressure
- Demonstrates initiative
- Good team worker
- Ability to motivate and act as a role model
- Clinical appraisal skills
- Risk assessment abilities and able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound judgment
- IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
Knowledge
Essential
- 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
- A sound knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
Desirable
- Knowledge of pharmacy governance agenda
- Knowledge of interface issues relevant to the patient group
- Good knowledge of risk management issues relevant to the patient group and root cause analysis
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent experience
Other
Essential
- Interest in expanding knowledge and self-development
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience post registration in a hospital based clinical post
- Demonstrate successful performance in a previous clinical post
- Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines
- Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
- Leadership experience within a pharmacy service, including organising a service on a day-to -day basis
Desirable
- Experience of providing hospital- based clinical service to any specialty at Band 7 level or equivalent
- Successful experience of managing & leading projects
- Experience of successfully managing staff
- Experience of delivering professional training and education
- Experience of implementing change
- Experience of managing or supervising a small team of staff
- Experience of training staff, giving staff developmental feedback and implementing training plans
- Experience of recruitment and selection
- Experience of working with Pharmacy Operations and/or Governance
Skills
Essential
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with all disciplines, colleagues and patients and their families.
- Persuasive with ability to negotiate
- Effective pharmaceutical care skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self and others
- Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
- Ability to work unsupervised and under pressure
- Demonstrates initiative
- Good team worker
- Ability to motivate and act as a role model
- Clinical appraisal skills
- Risk assessment abilities and able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound judgment
- IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
Knowledge
Essential
- 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
- A sound knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
Desirable
- Knowledge of pharmacy governance agenda
- Knowledge of interface issues relevant to the patient group
- Good knowledge of risk management issues relevant to the patient group and root cause analysis
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent experience
Other
Essential
- Interest in expanding knowledge and self-development
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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).
