Job summary
Weekend Pharmacist
x1 position for Saturday working (5 hours a week)
AfC Band 6 per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata) PLUS weekend enhancement
West Middlesex University Hospital
The West Middlesex Site has a vacancy for pharmacists to work regularly in dispensary at weekends/public holidays. This role includes provision of legally required supervision of staff as well as fulfilling professional duties.
We currently require a pharmacist for Saturday.You will work as part of a team consisting of Pharmacists, Technicians and Assistants. The work primarily consists of the clinically screening, dispensing and checking prescriptions for inpatients and discharge medication.You will be required to attend the department during weekday hours for induction and training.Further weekday/weekend hours may be available depending on service needs on staff bank.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Parmeet Bhamra, Senior Pharmacist, Patient Services on 0208 321 6981 or email parmeet.bhamra@nhs.net (Monday-Wednesday)
Renu Lockwood, Senior Pharmacist, Medicine on 0208 321 5289 or email renu.lockwood@nhs.net (Wednesday - Friday)
Main duties of the job
Pharmacists to join the team working in dispensary at weekends/public holidays. This role includes provision of legally required supervision of staff as well as fulfilling professional duties. Further hours may be offered depending on service need.
Key working relation relationships
- All Pharmacy staff
- All Medical and Nursing staff
- All clinical and non-clinical staff within the Trust
- Patients, carers and relatives
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Dispensary
Provision of legally required supervision and validation aspects of dispensing processes.Dispensing and clinically screening medication for in-patients (including controlled drugs), checking technician/assistant/pre-registration pharmacist dispensing according to local, national and legal standards. Pharmacists help manage stock control, dispensing workload, dispensary staff and contribute to the maintenance of a quality service that relates to clinical governance issues.
2. Clinical Pharmacy Services
Clinical screening of prescriptions for ward inpatients, discharge medication and outpatient prescriptions from AEC and A&E.
Identification of pharmaceutical problems of patients and application of therapeutic knowledge gained from clinical training programmes and experience as a practising pharmacist. This includes:
- Ensuring that inpatient prescriptions are: safe, accurate, legal, clinically appropriate for theindividual patient, cost effective and compliant with local prescribing policies. Recommendingchanges to the prescription to ensure the above.
- Advising other professional staff on medicines management issues
- Participating in clinical intervention systems and other quality monitoring initiatives
- Implementing local formulary recommendations/therapeutic guidelines and other related support to Divisional/Specialist Pharmacists
- Implementing risk management and other Trust medicines related policies
- Attend relevant training required for the role (e.g. Cerner training, JAC training, Trust induction, mandatory training modules)
- Effective use of Cerner system to screen ward orders and TTAs.
- Prioritisation and resolution of pharmaceutical problems involving all other healthcare professionals when necessary
- Responsibility for the supply of prescribed medication to patients on wards in a timely manner.
- Undertaking training in specialist areas, such as HIV, anticoagulation services, cardiology, surgery, pre-assessment clinics, etc where required.
- Adhere to the departments weekend working guide to follow relevant processes
Additional/other
- Deputising for relevant senior staff
- Participation in performance review and appraisal and identification of own learning and development needs in order to meet Knowledge and Skills Framework profile
- Assisting in training and supervision of pharmacy technicians/assistants and pre-registration pharmacists
- Maintaining a CPD portfolio and meet all relevant CPD requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Promotion of safe, economic and effective use of medicines
- Undertaking any other duties as agreed with the Chief/Deputy Chief Pharmacist.
COMMUNICATION
- Ensure all communication, which may be complex, contentious or sensitive, is undertaken in a responsive and inclusive manner, focusing on improvement and ways to move forward.
- Ensure all communication is presented appropriately to the different recipients, according to levels of understanding, type of communication being imparted and possible barriers such as language, culture, understanding or physical or mental health conditions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Dispensary
Provision of legally required supervision and validation aspects of dispensing processes.Dispensing and clinically screening medication for in-patients (including controlled drugs), checking technician/assistant/pre-registration pharmacist dispensing according to local, national and legal standards. Pharmacists help manage stock control, dispensing workload, dispensary staff and contribute to the maintenance of a quality service that relates to clinical governance issues.
2. Clinical Pharmacy Services
Clinical screening of prescriptions for ward inpatients, discharge medication and outpatient prescriptions from AEC and A&E.
Identification of pharmaceutical problems of patients and application of therapeutic knowledge gained from clinical training programmes and experience as a practising pharmacist. This includes:
- Ensuring that inpatient prescriptions are: safe, accurate, legal, clinically appropriate for theindividual patient, cost effective and compliant with local prescribing policies. Recommendingchanges to the prescription to ensure the above.
- Advising other professional staff on medicines management issues
- Participating in clinical intervention systems and other quality monitoring initiatives
- Implementing local formulary recommendations/therapeutic guidelines and other related support to Divisional/Specialist Pharmacists
- Implementing risk management and other Trust medicines related policies
- Attend relevant training required for the role (e.g. Cerner training, JAC training, Trust induction, mandatory training modules)
- Effective use of Cerner system to screen ward orders and TTAs.
- Prioritisation and resolution of pharmaceutical problems involving all other healthcare professionals when necessary
- Responsibility for the supply of prescribed medication to patients on wards in a timely manner.
- Undertaking training in specialist areas, such as HIV, anticoagulation services, cardiology, surgery, pre-assessment clinics, etc where required.
- Adhere to the departments weekend working guide to follow relevant processes
Additional/other
- Deputising for relevant senior staff
- Participation in performance review and appraisal and identification of own learning and development needs in order to meet Knowledge and Skills Framework profile
- Assisting in training and supervision of pharmacy technicians/assistants and pre-registration pharmacists
- Maintaining a CPD portfolio and meet all relevant CPD requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Promotion of safe, economic and effective use of medicines
- Undertaking any other duties as agreed with the Chief/Deputy Chief Pharmacist.
COMMUNICATION
- Ensure all communication, which may be complex, contentious or sensitive, is undertaken in a responsive and inclusive manner, focusing on improvement and ways to move forward.
- Ensure all communication is presented appropriately to the different recipients, according to levels of understanding, type of communication being imparted and possible barriers such as language, culture, understanding or physical or mental health conditions.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- BSc(Pharmacy)/BPharm/MPharm
- Registration with GPhC
Desirable
- 2 years Post Registration Experience
- Post-Graduate Diploma/Certificate
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Pharmacy Practice in hospital or community
- 1 year's successfully completed pre-registration programme (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Hospital Pre-registration Pharmacist or Pharmacist
- Experience using Cerner EPR
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE - SPECIAL
Essential
- General clinical pharmacy knowledge
- Legal and professional pharmacy knowledge
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with all pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
- Good team-working and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure in an efficient and safe manner
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own and other's workload
- Logical problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Good time managment, time-keeping and puntuality
- Demonstrates initiative
- Ability to perform pharmacy related calculations accurately
- Flexible and enthusiastic approach
- Ability to supervise the work of pharmacy technicians/assistants and pre-registration pharmacists
- Capable of light to moderate physical activity
Desirable
- Ability to dispense quickly and accurately
- Competency in basic computer skills including word processing, PowerPoint, spreadsheets and operation of Windows systems
- Ability to use hospital e-systems e.g. Cerner, Wellsky
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- BSc(Pharmacy)/BPharm/MPharm
- Registration with GPhC
Desirable
- 2 years Post Registration Experience
- Post-Graduate Diploma/Certificate
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Pharmacy Practice in hospital or community
- 1 year's successfully completed pre-registration programme (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Hospital Pre-registration Pharmacist or Pharmacist
- Experience using Cerner EPR
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE - SPECIAL
Essential
- General clinical pharmacy knowledge
- Legal and professional pharmacy knowledge
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with all pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
- Good team-working and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure in an efficient and safe manner
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own and other's workload
- Logical problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Good time managment, time-keeping and puntuality
- Demonstrates initiative
- Ability to perform pharmacy related calculations accurately
- Flexible and enthusiastic approach
- Ability to supervise the work of pharmacy technicians/assistants and pre-registration pharmacists
- Capable of light to moderate physical activity
Desirable
- Ability to dispense quickly and accurately
- Competency in basic computer skills including word processing, PowerPoint, spreadsheets and operation of Windows systems
- Ability to use hospital e-systems e.g. Cerner, Wellsky
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).