About this role
Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust is looking to appoint an exceptional and motivated Lead Haematology Pharmacist to provide strategic and clinical leadership across our specialist haematology pharmacy services. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within a dynamic and progressive multidisciplinary team for anticoagulation and haemoglobinopathy services.
The successful candidate will lead the development and delivery of advanced haematology pharmacy services across inpatient and outpatient settings, working closely with consultant haematologists, nursing teams, pharmacy colleagues, and wider clinical staff. As the lead pharmacist for haematology, you will be responsible for driving service development, supporting medicines optimisation initiatives, and ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines throughout the patient pathway. You will contribute to governance, policy development, audit, education, and quality improvement activities while also providing leadership, mentorship, and line management support to members of the pharmacy team.
For further information or to organise an informal visit please contact Paul Wright (Consultant Cardiovascular Pharmacist [email protected]) or current post holder Anika Pomie (Lead Haematology Pharmacist [email protected])
Closing date: The vacancy will be on NHS jobs for 2 weeks
Main duties of the job
o To lead the clinical pharmacy service to the haematology specialities in providing responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing within the networks to:- Optimise patient outcomes- Minimise adverse reactions- Improve medicines safety
o The post also helps to deliver the broader Medicines Optimisation and Governance Strategy across the Trust. These outcomes will be achieved primarily through leadership of clinical staff, and the publication and implementation of guidelines and procedures to encourage best practice
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
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 ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues 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 aninclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
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.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Extensive post registration hospital experience, including working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care Experience of successfully leading and implementing service / quality improvement and change projects Experience of managing a budget
Desirable
Successful performance as a pharmacist with responsibility for haematology provision in a previous post.
Skills Essential
Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management Excellent clinical and managerial critical appraisal skills enabling effective decision making relating to the adoption of new therapies
Desirable
Experience in local implementation of national standards and guidelines
Knowledge Essential
Sound knowledge of drugs and therapeutics in chosen specialty at Mastery/Diploma level Thorough understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management Knowledge of the law and relevant guidance / standards relating to medicines, pharmacy, rationing decisions in the NHS, Payment by Results (PbR) and commissioning relevant to the directorate's patients
Desirable
Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
Qualifications Essential
MPharm or equivalent Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level)
Desirable
Independent prescribing qualification Management qualification or equivalent experience
Other Essential
Leads by example, promoting the Bart's health values Committed to the continuous development of staff and self.
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 The Royal London Hospital
London
E1 1FR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)