Band 8a - Senior Clinical Pharmacist - UCLH

Bank Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction and training programmes

Career development pathways

Flexible shifts

Job summary

University College London Hospitals (UCLH) seeks a Band 8a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to lead clinical pharmacy services for high-risk inpatient and HIV, GUM and tropical disease clinics. The post covers inpatient beds and extended outpatient sessions, with governance, teaching and research embedded in daily practice.

The role requires a Masters in Pharmacy, GPhC registration, and substantial post-registration clinical experience, including infectious diseases.

Qualifications

• Masters of Pharmacy degree or equivalent.
• Current full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Minimum three years of experience as a dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner.
• Six years post-registration with the GPhC (previously RPSGB).
• Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in General or Clinical Pharmacy Practice.
• Identifies areas where non-doctor prescribing may be applicable to specialist practice.
• Maintains a broad knowledge of pharmacy practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the provision of clinical pharmacy services to T8 (eighth floor of UCH Tower).
• Support the provision of a clinical pharmacy service to the Mortimer Market Centre, including extended sessions to 19:30 once weekly.
• Act as an expert resource on safe and effective use of medicines for HIV, GUM, infectious and tropical disease.
• Prescribe medication within scope of practice in consultation with the clinical team.
• Support safe provision of medicines via homecare for HIV patients and timely prescription screening.
• Support governance processes, incident reporting, guidelines and cost monitoring.
• Provide assurance on medicine use for respective areas and support clinical trials and education.

Skills

Clinical pharmacist

Infectious disease knowledge

HIV/GUM knowledge

Prescribing awareness

Pharmacy practice broad knowledge

Education

MPharm or equivalent

GPhC registration

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in General or Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Job description

University College London Hospitals (UCLH) are on the lookout for a committed and qualified Band 8a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join their highly skilled team in the pharmacy department.

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.

The Pharmacy Department:

The UCLH Pharmacy Department provides a comprehensive range of services with the overall aim of ensuring safe, effective and economical use of medicines throughout the Trust, whilst supporting education, training and research. Pharmacy is closely involved in all stages of medicines use, from negotiating contracts for the purchase of medicines through to assessing the outcomes of medicines in the clinical setting, and across all stages in-between.

The UCLH Pharmacy has close working relationships with the local hospital pharmacy departments at The Royal Free and The Whittington Hospitals. This relationship has resulted in centralisation of some key backroom operational services such as manufacturing, repacking and education and training, whilst focussing local clinical services directly towards improving patient care.

Job Purpose:

• Lead on the provision of clinical pharmacy services to T8 (eighth floor of UCH Tower), which accommodates inpatient beds for patients with, or at high risk of acquiring, acute infections and tropical diseases
• Support the provision of a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to the Mortimer Market Centre – a service provided by UCLH on behalf of Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust – which accommodates outpatient HIV, GUM, sexual health and tropical disease clinics. This includes supporting the provision of extended dispensary sessions until 19:30 on one evening per week
• Act as an expert resource on the safe and effective use of medicines for the management of HIV, GUM, infectious and tropical disease
• Prescribe medication within your agreed scope of practice in response to patient need and in consultation with the broader clinical team
• Support the safe and effective provision of medicines via homecare for HIV patients, including the timely clinical screening of prescriptions
• Support clinical governance processes, such as incident reporting and investigation, complaint handling, development of guidelines, policies and procedures, and the monitoring and evaluation of services
• Provide assurance to UCLH and CNWL on the safe, effective and efficient use of medicines in respective areas
• Support the provision of relevant evaluated financial data on medicines expenditure, income, and cost saving or avoidance initiatives
• Support the set-up, implementation and monitoring of relevant clinical trials. Act as a role model to junior staff, and support their learning and development. Support the education of pharmacy and other multidisciplinary staff groups on relevant medicines-related matters

Requirements:

• Masters of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
• Current full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Minimum three years of experience as a dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner
• Substantial post-registration experience
• Six years post-registration with the GPhC (previously RPSGB)
• Clinical experience of general medicine and infection (including HIV, GUM as a non-specialist practitioner)
• Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in General or Clinical Pharmacy Practice
• Identifies areas where non-doctor prescribing may be applicable to specialist practice
• Meets expected levels of practice as defined by others
• Maintains a broad knowledge of pharmacy practice

Why Join the UCLH Bank?

• Flexible shifts across a wide and varied clinical landscape
• Full access to induction and training programmes led by our dedicated Practice Educators
• Opportunities to join in permanent staff training and professional development
• Career development pathways including a postgraduate certificate in Anaesthesia for scrub practitioners, in collaboration with the UCL Perioperative Medicine Faculty
• Work alongside senior clinical facilitators and lead practitioners for rotational preceptorship