Job summary
Are you looking for the opportunity to develop your skills in a forward-thinking and innovative pharmacy team? We would like to invite you to consider joining us in delivering our Pharmacy Vision of excellence. You will be working with our enthusiastic and dynamic team in providing the best clinical service for patients by working closely with other healthcare professionals.
The postholder will lead the POSCU service and will be an integral member of the women and childrens team to provide a clinical pharmacy service to our patient cohort . You will ideally be a current hospital pharmacist with experience of working in multidisciplinary environment, who is ready to take the next step and lead a team. You will be part of a dynamic and supportive team providing a high level of care.
Main duties of the job
- Assist in the development and maintenance and delivery of a comprehensive clinical Pharmacy service to the Trust and provide operational and professional support to the Lead pharmacist for oncology and Lead Pharmacist for Women's and Children.
- The post holder is responsible for providing high level of clinical and pharmacy services to Paediatrics/Oncology areas.
- To provide training and supervision to pre-registration and rotational pharmacists
- To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy services to patients within Women and Children's Directorate ensuring the safe, effective, legal and accurate use of medicines within the specialty
- To support the maintenance, clinical use and development of chemotherapy e- prescribing and administration system (Chemocare) across the Paediatric Oncology Service.
The post holder will have designated areas of responsibility, which will vary from time to time according to needs of the service.
About us
NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the main responsibilities of this role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the main responsibilities of this role
Person Specification
ATTRIBUTES/SKILLS
Essential
- MRPharm or equivalent
- Diploma/ MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or working to equivalent
- Current GPhC registration as a pharmacist
Desirable
- Independent Non-Medical prescribing qualification
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Relevant Hospital Experience
- Ability to manage staff
- Leading and Implementing change
- Ability to deal directly with public, senior clinicians & other health service staff
- Recent Clinical Pharmacy/Ward Pharmacy Experience
- Ability to work under pressure
- Understanding of risk management with medicines usage process
- Computer literate
- Ability to work with the colleagues as part of a team
- Ability to show Initiative
- Able to lead service
- Flexibility with regard to changes in work schedule
- Enthusiasm
- Paediatric experience
Desirable
- Familiar with Chemocare
- Paediatric haematology-oncology experience
Experience
Essential
- Ability to critically review services and processes
- Effective organization and prioritisation skills in the workplace
- Identify training needs of staff in order to undertake the roles required
- Ability to work unsupervised and alone
Trust values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Person Specification
ATTRIBUTES/SKILLS
Essential
- MRPharm or equivalent
- Diploma/ MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or working to equivalent
- Current GPhC registration as a pharmacist
Desirable
- Independent Non-Medical prescribing qualification
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Relevant Hospital Experience
- Ability to manage staff
- Leading and Implementing change
- Ability to deal directly with public, senior clinicians & other health service staff
- Recent Clinical Pharmacy/Ward Pharmacy Experience
- Ability to work under pressure
- Understanding of risk management with medicines usage process
- Computer literate
- Ability to work with the colleagues as part of a team
- Ability to show Initiative
- Able to lead service
- Flexibility with regard to changes in work schedule
- Enthusiasm
- Paediatric experience
Desirable
- Familiar with Chemocare
- Paediatric haematology-oncology experience
Experience
Essential
- Ability to critically review services and processes
- Effective organization and prioritisation skills in the workplace
- Identify training needs of staff in order to undertake the roles required
- Ability to work unsupervised and alone
Trust values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
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).
