Lead Surgery, Critical Care and Theatres Pharmacist

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in London seeks an experienced pharmacist to lead their Surgery, Critical Care, and Theatres Pharmacy service. This leadership role requires extensive hospital experience and the ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will focus on enhancing service innovation, medicines optimisation, and quality improvement. This role also includes responsibilities in research and operational management.

Qualifications

• Extensive post registration hospital experience.
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement.
• Experience appraising staff and giving feedback.
• Significant experience as a clinical pharmacy practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership in clinical pharmacy services.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective use of medicines.
• Contribute to research agenda and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self and others

Strong leadership skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education

MPharm or equivalent

Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Independent prescribing qualification

Job description

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and dynamic pharmacist to lead our Surgery, Critical Care and Theatres Pharmacy service at Whipps Cross University Hospital, part of the Barts Health NHS Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a senior leadership role within a large, diverse and innovative department that places clinical excellence and patient‑centred care at its heart.

You will be responsible for providing professional leadership and operational management of the clinical pharmacy services to the surgical, theatre and Critical Care areas. You will lead and develop a team of specialist pharmacists, driving continuous improvement, medicines optimisation and service innovation with Trust and departmental strategies.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, critical care doctors, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective and effective use of medicines and to optimise patient outcome and flow. The role also includes responsibility for supporting the delivery of medicines related cost improvement plans, developing evidence based formulary guidance and contributing to the Trust performance targets.

You will also be expected to contribute to the research agenda working with staff across the Pharmacy department and student placements.

Working for our organisation

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

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• Independent prescribing qualification.

Desirable criteria

• Management qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive post registration hospital experience
• Experience working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team to provide patient care
• Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
• Experience appraising staff and giving feedback
• Experience as a clinical pharmacy tutor, presenter or lecturer
• Significant experience of working as a clinical pharmacy practitioner in an acute hospital NHS setting
• Operational management of a service to a substantial teaching hospital or District General Hospital (DGH)
• Experience of leading and supervising research, quality improvement or audit projects
• Planning and implementing significant service developments and organisational change
• Experience of managing large groups of staff
• Operational management experience in a complex environment
• Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects.
• Experience of managing a budget
• Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
• To have been involved in bringing about change to a service / department

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in outpatient clinics
• Successful performance as a directorate / team leader Surgery pharmacist in a previous post

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
• Able to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
• Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
• Management of risk in the clinical use of medicines
• Excellent clinical and managerial critical appraisal skills enabling effective decision making relating to the adoption of new therapies
• IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
• Effective problem solving skills
• Demonstrates strong leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
• Good analytical & organisational ability
• Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
• Able to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenges and possible solutions

Desirable criteria

• Experience in local implementation of national standards and guidelines

Other

Essential criteria

• DBS – Enhanced check with a check of the barred lists required as patient facing may interact with adults / children
• Reliable with a good attendance record
• Ability to work alone
• Demonstrable commitment to CPD
• Highly motivated and reliable
• Demonstrates values consistent with those of the Trust
• Leads by example, promoting the Bart’s Health values and able to act as an Ambassador for the Service
• Commitment to developing culture of openness and partnership.
• High self‑awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, bank holidays or backup oncall duties (as required by the department)

Desirable criteria

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Visa Sponsorship Information

Visa Sponsorship Information

Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.

Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.

If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.

To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met :

• Eligible role : The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here : -.
• Salary threshold : The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High‑Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
• Skill level : The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
• English language : Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
• Other criteria : Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)