Lead Pharmacist for Emergency and Integrated Medicine

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a dedicated Lead Pharmacist for Emergency and Integrated Medicine. This permanent role involves providing clinical and strategic leadership, developing high-quality pharmacy services, and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will have significant clinical experience and leadership capabilities. A competitive salary of £66,718 to £76,271 per annum is offered, along with opportunities for personal and professional development.

Qualifications

• Significant and relevant clinical experience from working in areas linked to Emergency and Integrated medicine.
• Experience managing and leading a team.
• Experience in education and training as a clinical pharmacy tutor.

Responsibilities

• Develop a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to Emergency and Integrated Medicine.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team to enhance pharmacy services.
• Support audit and research and promote Quality Improvement methodology.

Skills

High-level clinical skills sufficient to engage in dialogue with senior clinicians

Good written and oral communication skills

Good negotiation skills

Experience of supervising and training junior pharmacists

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Education

MPharm (or equivalent)

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Further postgraduate qualification Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy

Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Job description

Lead Pharmacist for Emergency and Integrated Medicine

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 on going developments both 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.

Main duties of the job

• To develop a consistently high quality clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency and Integrated Medicine (EIM) Integrated Clinical Service Unit (ICSU).
• To developing the strategic vision and roadmap for pharmacy services within this ICU, 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 ICUS. 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 that will exist within EIM and identify opportunities to promote integrated working with Community Servicesand 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.

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.

Job responsibilities

We are really excited to offer this opportunity for a driven, confident and enthusiastic individual to join our team and lead the pharmacy services across our Emergency and Integrated Medicine ICU. The main job description and responsibilities of this role can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

You will be leading a team that is well-integrated into the MDT and has recently received additional investment in key clinical areas (SDEC, Gastroenterology and Rheumatology). You will have a pivotal role in supporting our team to work closely with our consultants. ward nurses and wider healthcare team. This post is an ideal mix of operational and strategic leadership and would suit someone that enjoys working in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment. It is also a great opportunity for a leader to work in a forward thinking department and have the autonomy to demonstrate their ability to lead projects and influence change. It will allow the post holder to truly experience the benefits of integrated care and demonstrate the opportunities that exist for this to develop in Emergency and Integrated Medicine.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• MPharm (or equivalent)
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Further post graduate qualification Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Member of relevant professional clinical groups (e.g. UKCPA)

Skills and Abilities

• 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
• Ability to evaluate and to plan service developments,
• Understand, articulate and apply the principles of change management to the healthcare setting

Knowledge and Experience

• 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
• 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

• 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, and 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

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.

Deputy Chief Pharmacist & Clinical Services Lead

£66,718 to £76,271 a yearPer Annum Including HCAS