Job summary
Are you ready for your next step in paediatric pharmacy? We're looking for an experienced pharmacist to join our friendly paediatric pharmacy team at St Mary's Hospital.
Why join us?
- Work in a leading teaching hospital, just five minutes from Paddington Station and close to the West End.
- Be part of a supportive team, with opportunities to develop your clinical and leadership skills.
- Rotate through a range of paediatric specialties, including general paediatrics, haematology & bone marrow transplant, intensive care & infectious diseases.
- Lead and mentor junior pharmacists, including managing a band 7 W&C pharmacist and supporting trainees.
- Collaborate closely with consultants, doctors, nurses, and other professionals in a multidisciplinary environment.
What we offer:
- A welcoming, enabling environment where everyone is valued.
- Strong support for your education and training.
- Plenty of opportunities to broaden your experience and progress your career.
Who we're looking for:
- Good experience with hospital paediatric pharmacy.
- Specialist experience in some areas (e.g. intensive care, bone marrow transplant, oncology, infectious disease) is desirable, but training will be provided.
- Someone motivated, enthusiastic, and keen to learn.
Feel free to reach out to Neil Tickner, Senior Lead Pharmacist, detials below.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver high-quality pharmaceutical care for children and young people.
- Take part in guideline development and review.
- Help manage drug spend and support cost-effective prescribing.
- Provide training and teaching for pharmacists and the wider team.
- Get involved in risk management, audit, and quality improvement.
- Support new drug applications.
- Provide clinical and specialist support to the outpatient pharmacy partnership.
- Deputise for the Senior Lead Pharmacist when needed.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy practice or equivalent
- Undertakes continuing professional development (CPD) and maintains a CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) membership
- Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG) membership
- BOPA SACT passport accreditation
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy including substantial experience in paediatric pharmacy.
- Evidence of experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, ward services and dispensing)
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, assimilate and communicate complex therapeutic options for patients.
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit and/or quality improvement to improve practice.
Desirable
- Previous experience in managing staff
- Clinical risk management
- Financial reporting and management of appropriate clinical medicines expenditure
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Essential
- Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and senior management.
- Computer literacy to effectively use computer systems including Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to analyse and provide valuable insight from drug usage reports.
- Able to work under pressure and make clinical decisions with limited information
Desirable
- Microsoft Office applications at an advanced level
- Communicates best practice both inside and outside the organisation
- Core clinical practice to equivalent of Faculty of Paediatric Pharmacists Advanced level 1/2 or RPS faculty Core Advanced Level practice
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy practice or equivalent
- Undertakes continuing professional development (CPD) and maintains a CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) membership
- Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG) membership
- BOPA SACT passport accreditation
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy including substantial experience in paediatric pharmacy.
- Evidence of experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, ward services and dispensing)
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, assimilate and communicate complex therapeutic options for patients.
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit and/or quality improvement to improve practice.
Desirable
- Previous experience in managing staff
- Clinical risk management
- Financial reporting and management of appropriate clinical medicines expenditure
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Essential
- Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and senior management.
- Computer literacy to effectively use computer systems including Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to analyse and provide valuable insight from drug usage reports.
- Able to work under pressure and make clinical decisions with limited information
Desirable
- Microsoft Office applications at an advanced level
- Communicates best practice both inside and outside the organisation
- Core clinical practice to equivalent of Faculty of Paediatric Pharmacists Advanced level 1/2 or RPS faculty Core Advanced Level practice
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).
