Digital Medication Safety Research Pharmacist

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in the United Kingdom is seeking a Digital Medication Safety Research Pharmacist. The successful candidate will lead evaluations of electronic prescription services and support the pharmacy department as needed. A Master’s degree in Pharmacy and experience in hospital pharmacy and research are essential. The position offers a salary of £64,156 to £71,148 per year and opportunities for professional development in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital pharmacy.
• Experience using electronic systems for medication.
• Published research in a peer-reviewed journal.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluations of electronic prescription services.
• Design and pilot data collection methods.
• Provide support to the pharmacy department.

Skills

Ability to influence senior pharmacy staff

Expert knowledge in specialist area

Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Excellent organizational skills

Advanced clinical reasoning

Good communication skills

Demonstrated leadership skills

Education

Master's Degree in Pharmacy

Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice

PhD in relevant research area

Job description

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Main duties of the job

Working within CMORE, with colleagues from Digital Healthcare and the NIHR Central London Patient Safety Research Collaboration, the post holder will be leading on an evaluation of the electronic prescription service in the hospital context, and a research priority setting exercise relating to digital medication safety.

The role will include designing and piloting data collection methods, protocol design, data collection and analysis, report writing and dissemination, all within the area of digital medication safety.

Projects will include an evaluation of the electronic prescription service in the hospital context, and a research priority setting exercise in relation to digital medicines and patient safety. The post holder will also provide support to the pharmacy department as a hospital pharmacist as needed.

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:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• 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.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Pharmacy
• Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Mandatory CPD to assess fitness to practice
• Postgraduate Master's degree in a relevant subject
• PhD in a relevant research area

Experience

• Experience in hospital pharmacy
• Experience using electronic systems for prescribing and dispensing of medication
• Previous experience of conducting and writing up research, service development, and/or audit in the hospital setting
• An understanding of research governance requirements within the NHS
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Published research in peer reviewed journal
• Previous experience in managing or supervising staff and students
• Experience with managing research / evaluation projects in the hospital setting

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to influence senior pharmacy, medical, management and multidisciplinary staff
• Demonstrated expert knowledge and skills in the relevant specialist area
• Ability to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Very good organisational skills
• Demonstrated ability to bring about change
• Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement and is able to manage difficult and ambiguous problems in the relevant specialist area
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and improve service quality
• Demonstrate the ability to reconcile national priorities with local realities in the relevant specialist area
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Word and Excel at an advanced level
• Communicates best practice outside the organisation
• Demonstrates good leadership skills

Communication

Personal and People Development

• Demonstrated ability to identify and meet own training needs

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
• Demonstratable understanding and application of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in research

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.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£64,156 to £71,148 a year Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS