About this role
Job summary
The surgery team has a fantastic new opportunity available for a permanent senior specialist position. The postholder will provide specialist input into pain services, oversee clinical pharmacy services to the inpatient surgical wards as well as being responsible for clinical pharmacy services to the Dental, Behcet's, Ophthalmology and Oral Medicine Directorate.
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and forward-thinking pharmacist eager to develop their specialist clinical skills, contribute to and lead the pharmacy team and wider MDT in these forward-thinking, high-impact, complex clinical environments.
Advanced, current and relevant knowledge of surgical and peri-operative clinical pharmacy practice, including ophthalmology, dental services, evidence-based prescribing, risk management, antimicrobial stewardship, analgesia, anticoagulation, discharge planning, interface care, cost-effective prescribing and quality improvement
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as a Highly Specialist Pharmacist in Surgery, Pain & Specialist Services to deliver patient focused, quality care, based primarily at the Royal London Hospital. Their primary role will be to look after clinical and operational pharmacy services to the Pain Service, Dental Hospital, Behcet's and Oral Medicine as well as the inpatient surgical wards at The Royal London Hospital alongside the Lead Pharmacist, Surgery and Anaesthetics. They will have a team of rotational foundation and senior pharmacists and medicines management pharmacy technicians to support them.
The post holder will be expected to promote the responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing of medicines within surgery, peri-operative care and pain to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety. The post holder will be supporting the Lead Pharmacist, Surgery and Anaesthetics to lead a team of staff in the delivery of high quality clinical, professional, and technical pharmacy service to all clinical areas and specialities within the division.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a high acuity unit such as acute medical admissions, acute surgical admissions or another rotational role Proven experience of good performance in previous posts Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines Supported with development of careplans for EPMA and guidelines Managing incidents via the PSIRM framework Specialist knowledge in providing a hospital based pharmacy service to medical and surgical wards Extensive experience of teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. trainee / foundation training pharmacists / nurses / junior doctors Experience in supervising and organising staff and work
Desirable
Experience of working on a high dependency unit Successful experience of managing & leading projects Previous experience of working in gastro, rheumatology or oncology
Skills Essential
Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones Good interpersonal skills Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail Effective verbal and written communication skills Assertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines Demonstrates initiative Able to develop critical appraisal skills Able to work unsupervised, follow written instruction and work under pressure IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes Demonstrates effective customer service skills Good team worker Evidence of good ward practice Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training Effective pharmaceutical care skills Ability to motivate and act as a role model Able to plan, organize and deliver cost improvement plans
Knowledge Essential
Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level Advanced clinical knowledge of surgical pharmacy practice Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work Understanding of stock control systems Knowledge of evidence-based prescribing and critical appraisal Knowledge of multidisciplinary working within surgical services Has a good foundation knowledge of the medical management and pharmaceutical care needs of Critical Care Level 2 patients Awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to Critical Care and Surgery patients Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent Knowledge of the law and relevant guidance relating to medicines, pharmacy, rationing decisions in the NHS, Payment by Results (PbR) and commissioning in relation to PN Knowledge of education, training and competency development Knowledge of interface issues relevant to the patient group Knowledge of risk management issues relevant to the patient group and root cause analysis Knowledge of planning and delivering quality improvement initiatives
Qualifications Essential
MPharm or equivalent Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC Post graduate certificate in clinical pharmacy as a minimum Independent Prescribing Qualification
Desirable
GCP Training in Clinical Trials Crediantelled or willing to be credentialled as per RPS Framework
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 Barts Health NHS Trust
Address Royal London Hospital
London
E1 1FR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)