About this role
Job summary
We are looking for bright and enthusiastic pharmacists, with the motivation to develop their clinical knowledge and skills in practice, to join our development programme for clinical pharmacists.
The programme includes year-long rotations through areas such as acute medicine, elderly care and long-term conditions, gastroenterology, critical care, urology, thoracic surgery, neurosciences, hyperacute stroke, HIV and sexual health, and women's health including neonates.
Main duties of the job
Your principal job role will focus on direct patient care, applying your therapeutics knowledge and skills to ensure that all our patients receive safe and effective medication throughout their time with the Trust, as both an inpatient and outpatient. You will use your excellent analytical skills to gather and process relevant information held within our electronic health records system, Epic, to achieve optimal outcomes.
Many of the rotations support tertiary services and offer exposure and experience of cutting-edge practice in rapidly developing diagnostic and therapeutic areas, which require continually evolving approaches to medicines management.
You will also be introduced to core directorate activities such as reporting and analysis of medicines expenditure, budget planning for tariff-excluded high-cost drugs, project management, clinical governance activities, and more general management and leadership roles.
We are closely involved with UCL's Advanced Pharmacy Practice programme and are gradually implementing key concepts including development of strong leaders within the pharmacy workforce.
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.
With a broad base of general and specific clinical experience, along with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, you will also contribute towards the clinical supervision of multi-professional undergraduate students and the mentorship of trainee pharmacists and postgraduate diploma students. You will also provide support for the implementation of general clinical pharmacy initiatives and participate in audit and clinical research projects.
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
Completion of a master's degree in pharmacy (or equivalent) Full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Demonstrable evidence of competence in general clinical practice, including medicine and surgery Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, or satisfactory evidence of equivalent competence, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio Applicants undertaking the JPB Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice will be expected to have completed at least two FS2 modules Aware of models of non-medical prescribing Meets expected levels of practice as defined by others Demonstrates a broad knowledge of pharmacy practice
Desirable
Identifies areas where non-medical prescribing may be applicable to specialist practice Identifies areas for practice improvements
Management & leadership skills Essential
Understands pharmacy priorities Able to organise own workload Demonstrates ability to meet service targets Ability to utilise email and word processing software packages to support routine work activity Collects data regarding service provision Ability to evaluate quality of own work Demonstrates initiative Ability to work without direct supervision The ability to manage identified risks
Desirable
Understanding of Trust and pharmacy priorities Experience in co-ordinating the day-to-day practice activities of others Identifies appropriate measures of service Ability to utilise presentation, spreadsheet and database software packages to support the work of the clinical pharmacy team Reports on data regarding service provision Identifies personal development needs Ability to work autonomously The ability to identify and manage risks
Clinical & interpersonal skills Essential
Demonstrates general clinical knowledge and skills Ability to identify and prioritise own clinical workload Identifies appropriate therapeutic options Demonstrable clinical reasoning and judgement skills Ability to communicate in a verbal or written manner with patients, junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff Maintains standards of patient care Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance Demonstrable participation in clinical audit Demonstrates ability to work under pressure Demonstrates ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team Displays honesty and integrity, is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to medicines use, and respects confidentiality
Desirable
Demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge and skills Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options Demonstrates experience of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice Ability to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff Enhances the quality of patient care Ability to identify and undertake clinical audit Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of unavoidable work pressures
Education & training skills Essential
Previous experience of delivering educational material to junior colleagues Identifies own training needs
Desirable
Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy Meets own training needs
Research & development skills Essential
Implements the findings of pharmacy practice research Demonstrates awareness of how research evidence is produced and distributed Maintains a portfolio of practice
Desirable
Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in clinical 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)