About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and forward-thinking pharmacist to join UCLH as Lead Clinical Pharmacist for HIV, GUM and Infection. This is a 15-hour-per-week job-share role, fixed term until 31 March 2027.
UCLH provides HIV and GUM services for inpatients on a dedicated Infectious Diseases ward, and for outpatients at the Mortimer Market Centre, which is part of Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust. The Mortimer Market Centre is one of the largest HIV clinics in the UK, with a cohort of over 4,800 HIV-infected patients in London and over 900 patients in Surrey.
The Infectious Diseases service is provided within the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, which is part of UCLH and is one of only two nationally commissioned Tropical Medicine services, and provides a service to long and short term travellers, immigrants and refugee populations. It also provides the clinical infectious disease service for UCLH, including OPAT services, and houses the National Network for Travel Medicine. It provides a national tertiary referral service for many travel-related infections.
Working across these nationally recognised services, you will have the opportunity to shape medicines optimisation, lead service improvement and support research. You will join a highly regarded Pharmacy Department with strong links to UCL, CNWL and the wider health system.
Main duties of the job
Working alongside your job-share partner, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for clinical pharmacy services to the Mortimer Market Centre and UCLH infection services. You will provide expert advice on medicines used in HIV, GUM, hepatitis and infectious and tropical diseases, working closely with medical, nursing, pharmacy and wider multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care and ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines across inpatient, outpatient and homecare pathways.
You will lead medicines-related governance and assurance across UCLH and CNWL services, including incident review, policy and guideline development, risk management, service monitoring and evaluation. You will also oversee medicines homecare arrangements for HIV patients, support high-cost medicines management and provide evaluated financial information to inform service and prescribing decisions. You will identify and lead improvement projects, audit and service evaluation.
As part of our broader clinical pharmacy team, you will contribute to the implementation and analysis of local and national initiatives to further develop our services. You will also participate in the delivery of educational and developmental programmes, including UCL School of Pharmacy undergraduate clinical placements, the JPB 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:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
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.
The role would suit an experienced specialist pharmacist with strong clinical expertise, collaborative leadership skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
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.
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Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge & competence Essential
Minimum of four years experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner Six years post registration Broad clinical experience within general surgery and general medicine Specialist clinical experience of HIV, GUM and/or Infectious Disease Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy Identifies areas where non-medical prescribing may be applicable to specialist practice Meets expected levels of practice as defined by others Maintains an awareness of broader pharmacy practice Undertaken leadership training courses
Desirable
Ten years post-registration Clinical experience of level 2 and/or 3 critically ill patients and hepatology Doctorate degree Registered Independent Prescriber Identifies and implements best practice Undertaken management training courses
Management & leadership skills Essential
Implementation of strategies aimed at meeting Trust and pharmacy priorities Experience in management of others Identifies novel ways of working to enhance services Ability to analyse and critically appraise clinical and operational data Ability to utilise email, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software packages in order to enhance work efficiency and to generate solutions to complex problems Evaluates service provision Ability to evaluate quality of clinical pharmacy services Demonstrates innovation Delegates authority appropriately Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures
Desirable
Ability to reconcile national priorities with local realities Identifies a vision for the delivery of pharmacy services for HIV, GUM and infectious disease patients Ability to utilise database and other software packages in order to enhance work efficiency and to generate solutions to complex problems Actively seeks to improve the ward and clinical services provided Identifies staff development needs to enhance the clinical pharmacy service Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures at a Divisional level
Clinical & interpersonal skills Essential
Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills Ability to identify and prioritise the delivery of clinical pharmacy services Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options in HIV, GUM and infectious disease patients Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice Demonstrate an intuitive grasp of situations based on deep tacit understanding Ability to formulate suitable solutions in areas of uncertainty Ability to influence senior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff including issues not directly related to clinical management Enhances the quality of patient care Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of diverse unavoidable pressures Demonstrates ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team Displays honesty and integrity, is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to practice within HIV, GUM and infectious disease, and respects confidentiality and information governance
Desirable
Recognised as a national and/or international expert amongst clinical pharmacists within HIV, GUM and/or Infectious Disease Ability to prioritise future developments to meet service needs Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous problems where little information is available Ability to influence practice at a Divisional level Demonstrates a whole-system patient-focussed approach Demonstrates ability to co-ordinate services to achieve desired outcomes in the face of diverse unavoidable pressures
Education & training skills Essential
Previous experience in delivering education and training at a post graduate level Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met
Desirable
Previous experience in co-ordinating and delivering education and training at a post graduate level Actively seeks novel opportunities to meet training needs, and evaluates the training provided
Research & development skills Essential
Participation in multidisciplinary health services research Integrates research evidence into practice Maintains a portfolio of practice
Desirable
Planning and co-ordination of multi-disciplinary health care research Undertakes own research
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address University College London Hospitals
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)