Job summary
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist with excellent clinical and interpersonal skills to lead and deliver a high-quality service to the Integrated Care Operations (ICO) service at University College London Hospital (UCLH).
The ICO oversees a range of services focused around safe and efficient transfers of care. These include:
UCLH@Home, which provides a home nursing service to enable safe transfer home for patients under the management of a UCLH Consultant.
The Integrated Discharge Service (IDS), which in close collaboration with North Central London (NCL) Integrated Care Services, provides an Admission Avoidance service to the Emergency Department through pathways such as Camden and Islington Virtual Wards and other more bespoke services including the Camden Adult Pathway partnership (CAPP), a Homeless Intermediate Care service and a Rough Sleeper Nurse working with the Camden Street teams.
The post holder will work as part of the Medicine and Emergency Services pharmacy team to deliver pharmacy services and safe transfer of care between the ICO and other NCL Integrated Discharge Services.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include co-ordination of and participation in the day-to-day clinical pharmacy service to the ICO services team and attendance at relevant huddles and handover meetings. You will also work with the ICO services team on projects to develop, implement, maintain and improve new services.
You will use your independent prescribing skills to optimise medication regimens in preparation for discharge and act as a point of contact for staff and patients with queries relating to their medicines.
As part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) you will contribute to audits, service development and quality improvement projects to existing systems and processes.
Additional management and leadership responsibilities for the ICO and ESD will include governance, medicines expenditure analysis and reporting, audits, and service evaluation, and MDT education and training.
Within the pharmacy department, you will contribute to local and national pharmacy specific initiatives, support the delivery of educational and developmental programmes.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge & competence
Essential
- Masters of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
- Full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Minimum of three years' experience as a dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner Substantial post-registration experience
- Six years post-registration with the GPhC
- Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
- Independent prescriber registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Undertaken management training courses
Management & leadership skills
Essential
- Able to evaluate quality of own work, and that of junior colleagues
Desirable
- Identifies personal development needs, and those of junior colleagues
Clinical & interpersonal skills
Essential
- Able to identify and undertake clinical audit and quality improvement projects
Desirable
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
Education & training skills
Essential
- Previous experience of delivering educational material within pharmacy
- Identifies own training needs
Desirable
- Previous experience in delivering education and training in a multidisciplinary environment
- Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met
Research & development skills
Essential
- Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
- Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in neonatal care and women's health
- Maintains a portfolio of practice
Desirable
- Participation in multidisciplinary health services research
- Integrates research evidence into practice
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge & competence
Essential
- Masters of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
- Full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Minimum of three years' experience as a dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner Substantial post-registration experience
- Six years post-registration with the GPhC
- Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
- Independent prescriber registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Undertaken management training courses
Management & leadership skills
Essential
- Able to evaluate quality of own work, and that of junior colleagues
Desirable
- Identifies personal development needs, and those of junior colleagues
Clinical & interpersonal skills
Essential
- Able to identify and undertake clinical audit and quality improvement projects
Desirable
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
Education & training skills
Essential
- Previous experience of delivering educational material within pharmacy
- Identifies own training needs
Desirable
- Previous experience in delivering education and training in a multidisciplinary environment
- Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met
Research & development skills
Essential
- Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
- Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in neonatal care and women's health
- Maintains a portfolio of practice
Desirable
- Participation in multidisciplinary health services research
- Integrates research evidence into 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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospitals (various sites)
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
