Outpatient Pharmacist - full time (Fixed Term 1 year)

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in North London seeks an Outpatient Pharmacist for a full-time fixed-term role. The position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for clinical knowledge expansion. Responsibilities include acting as the Responsible Pharmacist, screening prescriptions, and counseling patients. Ideal candidates should be GPhC registered and have experience in a hospital environment. Competitive annual salary of £47,652.80 to £49,379.20 is offered.

Qualifications

• Registered with the GPhC with no adverse Fitness to Practice record.
• Training or qualifications in providing Pharmacy services.
• Experience of acting as Responsible Pharmacist in a dispensary.
• At least one year of UK Pharmacy experience.
• Experience in a hospital pharmacy setting.

Responsibilities

• Act as Responsible Pharmacist and support the Pharmacy manager.
• Clinically screen and check prescriptions for accuracy.
• Counsel patients regarding their medications.
• Advise patients and prescribers based on hospital guidance.

Skills

GPHC registration

Fluent written and spoken English

Strong ability to multi-task

Evidence of clinical problem solving

Strong communication skills

Accredited for enhanced services

Education

Registered with the GPhC

Training or qualifications in providing Pharmacy services

Tools

JAC/CMM

Prescription tracking systems (PTS)

Job description

Outpatient Pharmacist - full time (Fixed Term 1 year)

Whittington Pharmacy CIC (wholly owned subsidiary of the hospital) is a vibrant state of the art workspace based within The Whittington Hospital, North London.

Our aim is to provide the very best, efficient, safe and friendly service, tailored to the needs of our customers.

You will be working in a busy but supportive environment alongside an experienced but friendly team, whilst maintaining a healthy work-life balance. This role is perfect for a pharmacist who is looking to expand their clinical knowledge and use it each day in an outpatient setting that has a focus on patient safety and patient experience. No on-call hours.

This role is suitable for newly qualified Pharmacists, as well as Pharmacists looking to move from the community or GP sector. Full training and support will be provided to ensure you can confidently practice and provide care to our diverse patient cohort (Oncology, Thalassaemia, Dermatology, Paediatrics, Rheumatology, Gastroenterology, TB, General outpatient clinics and A&E). There will be opportunities to develop clinical or management leadership skills/knowledge and an opportunity for the right candidate to be supported with completing their independent prescribing course.

Main duties of the job

As a Pharmacist, you will be responsible for the provision of exceptional professional pharmacy services. The focus of your role will be to act as Responsible Pharmacist and provide support to the Pharmacy manager and Superintendent Pharmacist. You will be working alongside 3 other Pharmacists as well as the rest of the pharmacy team. A comprehensive induction and onsite training will be provided with ongoing training opportunities and exposure to clinical settings. You will help in providing a consistent high quality, accurate, safe and timely patient experience.

Summary of duties and Pharmacy services:

• Clinically screening of prescriptions
• Final accuracy checking of prescriptions
• Counselling patients for their medication
• Advising patients and prescribers in accordance with NET formulary and hospital approved guidance
• Provision of Pharmacy services (TBC)

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

For more information please see the attached JD document and for an informal discussion please contact the Outpatient Pharmacy manager - Jackie Mak

Person Specification

Qualification

• Registered with the GPhC with no adverse Fitness to Practice record
• Training or qualifications in providing Pharmacy services

Experience

• Experience of acting as Responsible Pharmacist in a dispensary
• At least one year of UK Pharmacy experience
• Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy
• Experience of using JAC/CMM
• Experience of using prescription tracking systems (PTS)
• Experience of working in an automated dispensary environment

Skills

• GPHC registration
• Fluent written and spoken English including good numeracy
• Strong ability to multi-task, prioritise, plan and organise
• Evidence of clinical problem solving and customer care
• Strong communication skills - must be able to recognise and overcome barriers to understanding e.g. language, deaf, learning difficulties
• Accredited for locally commissioned enhanced services e.g. EHC, Minor Ailments, health checks and running extended services

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.

£47,652.80 to £49,379.20 a yearper annum (Non Agenda for Change)