Job summary
Weekend Pharmacist
x1 Part Time (5-10 hours a week)
AfC Band 6 per annum pro rata, incl. HCAS 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 pharmacists forSaturday and Sunday. This can be one day(5 hours) or both days (10 hours).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 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, Patient Services on 0208 321 6981 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 provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for -our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
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
Provision of clinical pharmacy services to the wards of the Trust, to defined local and regional standards, depending on service need. Identification of pharmaceutical problems of patients and application of therapeutic knowledge gained from clinical training programmes and experience as apractising 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.
- Responsibility for ensuring that all medicines (including controlled drugs) are stored on wards and other clinical areas in accordance with local, national and legal requirements.
- 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
Provision of clinical pharmacy services to the wards of the Trust, to defined local and regional standards, depending on service need. Identification of pharmaceutical problems of patients and application of therapeutic knowledge gained from clinical training programmes and experience as apractising 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.
- Responsibility for ensuring that all medicines (including controlled drugs) are stored on wards and other clinical areas in accordance with local, national and legal requirements.
- 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
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
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).