About this role
Job summary
Role: Senior Specialist Pharmacist (AMS & Medicine)
Location: London Bridge Hospital, Central London
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week, with contribution to lates, Saturday and on-calls on a rota basis
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive dependent on experience and a host of excellent benefits including private healthcare
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Pharmacist with experience in Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) & Medicine to join our "outstanding" Pharmacy Team at the London Bridge Hospital, as rated by CQC.
London Bridge Hospital is one of the UKs largest private healthcare hospitals specialising in complex and acute care. Spread over three main buildings and five outpatient centres, it is home to a number of specialist units and teams across a wide range of disciplines including orthopaedic, spinal, digestive diseases, liver, hepatobiliary, renal, cardiothoracic, critical care, cancer and transplant services.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be the Pharmacy lead for antimicrobial stewardship across the campus, participating in multidisciplinary AMS ward rounds, ensuring follow up of actions and recommendations and reporting data. Working closely with the consultant microbiologists and infection control team they will help to develop a culture that reduces hospital acquired infection (HAIs), supporting prudent use of antimicrobials, investigating incidents, aiding implementation of any new antimicrobial initiatives and leading on writing and review of antimicrobial policies via Micro guide.
They will provide a clinical service to our specialist medical wards including liver, transplant, critical care, oncology, cardiac and gastro wards and support the training of junior pharmacists in these areas.
About us
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the worlds leading healthcare providers. In the UK, were one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. Thats why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior Specialist Pharmacist youll be eligible for:
25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
Group Life Assurance from day one
Critical illness cover
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Job description Job responsibilities
As a key member of the pharmacy team, you will providehigh quality, patient focused, clinical pharmacy services which consistently meet the needs of all service users.
You willbe responsible forworking across all aspects of the core pharmacyservices which may include provision ofmedicines management, adviceand evidence-based practice to inpatients and outpatients, patientservices, riskmanagementand clinical governance.
You will be involved inthe continuousservice and professional development,auditand monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs).
As a Senior Specialist pharmacist, you willbe responsible forproviding clinical pharmacy services to highlyspecialisedor complex areas of medicine, including liver, transplant, critical care, oncology, cardiac and gastro wards. You will also be a key stakeholder forrelevantQuality Improvement Project(s) (QIPs)andwill be integral in providing training, education and mentorship topharmacists and technical staff.
Person Specification
Professional registration Essential
GPHC
Experience Essential
Specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge in specialties including AMS & Medicine Extensive hospital clinical pharmacy practice experience, including inpatient ward experience
Qualifications Essential
Masters in Clinical Pharmacy Post graduate diploma/masters in clinical pharmacy or equivalent
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.
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 HCA Healthcare UK
Address London Bridge Hospital
27 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2PR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcahealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)