Lead Pharmacist - Cardiology

Hammersmith Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK seeks a dynamic and motivated Pharmacist to join their cardiac pharmacy team. The role involves providing clinical pharmacy services, ensuring safe medication use, and participating in multidisciplinary team activities. Candidates must possess a Master's in pharmacy, be a GPHC member, and have experience in hospital pharmacy and cardiac care. The position offers professional development opportunities and a chance to be part of a passionate team committed to patient care.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Optional benefits like Cycle to Work

Qualifications

• Must have three years post-registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy.
• Experience in cardiac diseases is essential.
• Must have experience delivering training and education.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services to patients with cardiac disease.
• Contribute to the management of drug expenditure through regular analysis.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and outpatient clinics.

Skills

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Clinical practice

Education

Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent

Member of the GPHC

Certificate in Pharmacy Practice

Diploma in clinical pharmacy practice

Job description

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic, organised and highly motivated individual to join our cardiac pharmacy team on our Hammersmith hospital site. The team forms part of a world‑class tertiary referral cardiac centre led by specialists with academic interests and leaders in their field.

We use cutting‑edge clinical innovations to treat and prevent heart conditions and offer a full range of investigations, treatments and management for cardiac conditions.

This role will be focussed primarily on leading and developing the pharmacy service provision across the cardiac directorate, and will include an active prescribing role in both an inpatient setting and in pharmacist‑led clinics.

It is a challenging and varied service, from the cut and thrust of our heart attack centre, through to our cardiothoracic surgery unit, recently HSJ award‑winning heart failure team, and specialist pulmonary hypertension, inherited cardiac conditions and lipid services.

The post holder must be comfortable working in a multidisciplinary team, have excellent communication skills, show high attention to detail and be able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

They must have previous experience of working in the NHS and clinical experience in specialist cardiac services. Most importantly, they must be passionate about delivery high quality patient care.

If the opportunity excites you – we would be delighted to hear from you for an informal discussion.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical pharmacy services to patients with cardiac disease in accordance with priorities to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines.
• To contribute to the management of drug expenditure through regular analysis and reporting, in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs.
• To ensure the provision of an effective and efficient service to patients, nursing and medical staff on the cardiovascular wards.
• To participate in consultant ward rounds, multi‑disciplinary team meetings and outpatient clinics as required.
• To develop, implement, monitor and evaluate protocols and guidelines.
• To ensure that all healthcare professionals are aware of all policies and procedures relating to the service.
• To lead on projects relating to the development and implementation of new services, policies and products within cardiology services.
• To lead and develop in the pharmaceutical aspects of clinical audit, service evaluation and quality improvement to ensure optimal medication usage.
• To work with the medical and nursing staff to develop the role of the pharmacist in outpatient clinics, virtual wards and other models of patient support.
• To deputise for the Senior Lead Pharmacist for Cardiovascular Services as requested.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values – expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main 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 knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
• Member of the GPHC
• Certificate in Pharmacy Practice
• Diploma in clinical pharmacy practice
• Undertakes continuing professional development (CPD) and maintains a CPD record.

Desirable criteria

• Independent prescriber

Experience

Essential criteria

• Three years post‑registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy including experience in cardiac diseases
• This must include a solid ground in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines’ information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing).
• Previous experience in delivering training and education
• Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for the patients.

Desirable criteria

• Working within cardiac clinics / MDT

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good ability to organise and prioritise work
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good clinical practice
• Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management

Right to work

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