Highly Specialist Pharmacist, Critical Care

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a highly motivated pharmacist to join their dynamic team in the Adult Critical Care Unit. This role offers the opportunity to provide expert pharmaceutical advice, contribute to the development of high-dependency services, and ensure optimal patient care. With a commitment to continuous professional development, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team focused on improving patient outcomes in a fast-paced environment. If you are passionate about critical care and want to make a meaningful impact, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC and independent prescribing qualification.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy service to critical care at Band 7 level.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert pharmaceutical advice on complex clinical cases.
• Support the expansion of the high-dependency unit and improve patient outcomes.
• Deliver training and development to junior pharmacy staff.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Critical appraisal skills

Ability to work under pressure

Leadership and management

Education

MPharm or equivalent

Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification

MSc in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

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Whether you’re looking to gain experience in a large, fast-paced hospital or get out into the community, we have a range of opportunities that allows you to build your entire career in one trust.

For us, every day is different. We provide care to a diverse population of 2.5 million across east London – that’s 6,000 people every day, speaking over 60 different languages. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to ensuring that people living in east London live healthy lives.

Highly Specialist Pharmacist, Critical Care

Band 8a

Main area: RLH Pharmacy
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: 12 months (Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 259-6888224RLH

Site: The Royal London Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £61,927 - £68,676 per annum inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 13/01/2025

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Job overview

We are seeking a highly motivated & experienced pharmacist to join our dynamic & friendly team in the Adult Critical Care Unit. As a key member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), you will be responsible for providing expert pharmaceutical advice on complex clinical cases, supporting the expansion of our high-dependency unit, & contributing to the overall strategic development of the pharmacy service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the running of our clinical pharmacy service, including writing guidelines, line management, providing training, overseeing audits, and supporting governance and finance reports.
• Improve the pharmacy service of our expanding high-dependency unit.
• Collaborate with the ACCU governance and delirium group to provide critical pharmacy input and help improve patient outcomes.
• Work closely with medical, nursing, and pharmacy teams to deliver optimal care.
• Provide training and development to junior pharmacy staff and support their professional growth within the critical care setting.
• Offer leadership, management & clinical support to the surgical team as required.

If you are an enthusiastic, experienced pharmacist with a passion for critical care & a desire to make a meaningful difference in a busy & challenging environment, we encourage you to apply. Whether you are a Band 7 pharmacist with aspirations to progress, or an experienced Band 8a pharmacist, we will support your development in this exciting role.

Interviews will be on W/C 13-Jan-2025.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as the Highly Specialist Pharmacist in Critical Care to deliver patient focused, quality care, based primarily at the Royal London Hospital.

To promote the responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing of medicines within Critical Care to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety. The post holder will be supporting the Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care in leading a team of staff in the delivery of a high quality clinical, professional pharmacy service to the speciality.

Person specification

Experience

• Significant experience of working as a registered clinical pharmacy practitioner in an acute hospital NHS setting
• Previous experience of providing a clinical pharmacy service to critical care at Band 7 level or equivalent.
• Appropriate experience in providing a hospital based pharmacy service to a Critical Care or high dependency unit (Level 2 & Level 3)
• Experience in supervising and organising staff and work
• Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. pre-registration / basic grade pharmacists
• Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
• Successful experience of managing and leading projects
• Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure.
• Experience of critical care prescribing including Continuous infusion prescribing and review

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills.
• Able to work unsupervised and under pressure
• Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
• Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
• Close working with the multidisciplinary and wider pharmacy team to optimise patient flow and patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates critical appraisal skills
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
• Management of risk in the clinical use of medicines

Knowledge

• Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent.
• Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical care needs of adult critical care patients
• Excellent knowledge of the medical management and pharmaceutical care needs of Critical Care (level 2 & 3) and surgical patients
• An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to critical care and surgical patients
• Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
• Knowledge of rationing decisions in the NHS, Payment by Results (PbR) and commissioning.

Qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
• Independent prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake
• Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level)
• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.

Other

• Leads by example, promoting the Barts Health values
• Committed to the continuous development of staff and self.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.