Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic band 8a clinical pharmacist to join our Women's and Neonates Pharmacy team, where you will be responsible for the delivery of a range of pharmacy services to the neonatal unit, maternity and fertility services. This will include the opportunity to participate in or lead a variety of quality and safety projects.The majority of Women's Health services are provided from within the dedicated EGA Wing at University College Hospital (UCH). We have a busy level three neonatal unit with close links to other UCLH specialist hospitals and Great Ormond Street Hospital. Currently we care for 17 intensive care babies, 15 special care babies and 13 transitional care babies. Our maternity unit cares for approximately 6,700 births per year and has a well established co-located midwifery-led birth centre.The clinical pharmacy team is well integrated into clinical practice and works closely with doctors, nurses, midwives, and other ward staff in order to provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy support for inpatients, mothers, and neonates.
We are looking for a proactive and dynamic individual wanting to gain knowledge, skills, and experience, and further develop the high quality pharmacy service to these areas. We have a comprehensive digital health record system, Epic, covering all elements of care, and you will develop expertise in the system to support ongoing maintenance and optimisation.
Main duties of the job
On a daily basis, you will form part of a small team of pharmacists and a technician delivering a thorough clinical pharmacy service to the EGA Wing of UCH, including the neonatal unit. This includes support and advice on neonatal ward rounds, co-ordination of neonatal parenteral nutrition and CIVAS items, staff education, medicines management for maternity patients, and service delivery to high quality standards. You will also be a key liaison for the senior team within the Women's Health Division, and will be expected to maintain and build upon the current service provided. Additional divisional responsibilities include governance, medicines expenditure analysis and reporting, cost improvement programme delivery, service evaluation, multiprofessional education and training, and other strategic projects as required. You will also work as part of our broader clinical pharmacy team, and contribute to local and national initiatives to develop and enhance the pharmacy service and medicines management across the Trust. You will contribute to the delivery of educational and developmental programmes, including the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, and our rotational programme for band 7 clinical pharmacists.
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 - 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 third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
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 - 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 third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
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 A, P
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
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 Integrates research evidence into practice A, I, P
- 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 A, P
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
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 Integrates research evidence into practice A, I, P
- 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
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College London Hospital
25 Grafton Way
London
WC1E 6DB
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
