Lead Pharmacist for Emergency and Integrated Medicine

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS healthcare provider in London is seeking a highly skilled individual for a permanent role in clinical and strategic leadership within their Emergency and Integrated Medicine department. The ideal candidate will demonstrate high-level clinical skills, possess an MPharm degree, and have strong leadership qualities. The position offers a competitive salary range and promotes professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience in an acute hospital setting required.
• A leadership or management qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency and Integrated Medicine.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to enhance pharmacy services.
• Provide strategic leadership to the pharmacy department.

Skills

High-level clinical skills

Good written and oral communication skills

Good negotiation skills

Experience of supervising and training junior pharmacists

Good problem-solving skills

Education

MPharm (or equivalent)

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Further postgraduate qualification in Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

Job Summary

We are excited to offer a permanent role at Whittington Health, to provide clinical and strategic leadership to our Emergency and Integrated Medicine (EIM) directorate. This is an exceptional role full of opportunities for personal and professional development. Due to the hard work of the current post holder, the EIM pharmacy team is expanding and now is an exciting time to join us and support the ongoing developments within the department and at Trust level. This role is full of opportunities to demonstrate clinical and strategic leadership at Trust level and within North Central London.

As a member of the Senior Pharmacy Team, you will work collaboratively with the Deputy Chief Pharmacist in ensuring clinical pharmacy services are delivered in a safe and effective manner and will provide wider leadership to the entire pharmacy department.

Responsibilities

• To develop a consistently high quality clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency and Integrated Medicine (EIM) Integrated Clinical Service Unit (ICSU).
• To develop the strategic vision and roadmap for pharmacy services within this ICSU, taking into account the diverse skills of the wider pharmacy team.
• To work closely with the multidisciplinary team to develop pharmacy within the various specialities within the EIM ICSU. These will include Acute and Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, Respiratory and Cardiology.
• To support audit and research within the teams and promote the use of Quality Improvement (QI) methodology at all opportunities.
• The post holder will support the development of emerging clinical pathways within EIM and identify opportunities to promote integrated working with Community Services and Primary Care.
• To act as a member of the senior pharmacy team and provide strategic leadership both within the pharmacy department and to the wider Trust.

Primary duties include leading a team well‑integrated into the multidisciplinary team, supporting clinical staff in key areas such as SDEC, Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, and influencing change and projects in a fast‑paced, rapidly changing environment.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications – Essential:

• MPharm (or equivalent)
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Further postgraduate qualification Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent

Education / Qualifications – Desirable:

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Independent Prescriber
• Member of relevant professional clinical groups (e.g. UKCPA)
• Leadership or Management qualification

Skills and Abilities – Essential:

• High‑level clinical skills sufficient to engage in appropriate dialogue with senior clinicians around complex clinical cases.
• Can identify a vision for the delivery of pharmaceutical services to Emergency and Integrated Medicine.
• Good written and oral communication skills and able to communicate with patients and all grades of healthcare staff (verbally and in writing).
• Good negotiation skills and the ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management.
• Experience of supervising and training junior pharmacists and wider pharmacy team members.
• Experience of providing education and training to pharmacy staff, nursing staff and doctors.
• Good interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, rapidly changing environment and prioritise appropriately.
• Good problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent numeracy skills.
• Ability to evaluate and plan service developments.
• Understand, articulate and apply the principles of change management to the healthcare setting.

Skills and Abilities – Desirable:

• Understanding of project management principles and the ability to demonstrate outputs from a project they have led.
• In depth understanding of the principles of Quality Improvement and change management.
• Understanding of the NCL pharmacy priorities and the NCL IPMO submission.
• An understanding of how integrated care can be developed within Emergency and Integrated Medicine.

Knowledge and Experience – Essential:

• Demonstrates a whole‑system patient‑focused approach to work.
• Understanding of current national standards, guidelines and service developments linked to areas covered by Emergency and Integrated Medicine.
• Significant and relevant clinical experience from working in areas linked to Emergency and Integrated Medicine (i.e. Acute and General Medicine and Medical Specialities including Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Cardiology).
• Experience of managing and leading a team.
• Involvement in the writing of clinical guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback.
• Experience in education and training and acting as a clinical pharmacy tutor.
• Significant experience of working in an acute hospital setting, with some of this experience at a senior level.
• Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure, based on clinical activity.
• An understanding of how digital tools / EPR functionality can improve clinical practice in the Acute and Emergency Care setting.

Knowledge and Experience – Desirable:

• Understanding of project management principles and the ability to demonstrate outputs from a project they have led.
• In depth understanding of the principles of Quality Improvement and change management.
• Understanding of the NCL pharmacy priorities and the NCL IPMO submission.
• An understanding of how integrated care can be developed within Emergency and Integrated Medicine.

Personal Qualities – Essential:

• Reliable and self‑motivated.
• Able to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to work on own initiative or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates initiative, motivation & enthusiasm for the post.
• Commitment to continuing personal development.
• Ability to articulate their own leadership style.
• Knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues and how personally can make a positive difference to this agenda.
• Able to set realistic goals and outcomes and use these to motivate themselves and their team.

Employment Details

Location: Whittington Health NHS Trust, London, N19 5NF

Pay Band: Band 8b

Salary: £66,718 to £76,271 a year (Per Annum Including HCAS)

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 220-WHT-3533

About Us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Recruitment & Security

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.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Employer name: Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address: Whittington Health NHS Trust, London, N19 5NF

Website: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/