Pharmacist Emergency, Acute and Elderly Medicine

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a dedicated Band 7 Pharmacist. You will work within Acute Medical Units, providing clinical pharmacy service, attending ward rounds, and supporting the multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will possess a Master's in Pharmacy, relevant clinical experience, and strong communication skills. The role offers opportunities for career development and participation in service improvement projects.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice.
• Experience in delivering training and education.
• Practical clinical experience including attendance of ward rounds.

Responsibilities

• Attend consultant-led ward rounds and provide clinical pharmacy service.
• Be a key member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide education and training to the team.

Skills

Ability to communicate complex information

Good clinical practice knowledge

Ability to influence senior staff

Advanced level of clinical reasoning

Word and Excel at an advanced level

Leadership skills

Identify training needs

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Member of the GPhC

FS1 of the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice

FS2 of the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice

Job description

Pharmacist Emergency, Acute and Elderly Medicine

Are you a motivated and dynamic pharmacist looking to steer your career in a diverse and rewarding clinical environment? Seeking a change and new opportunities? Then you have reached the right place! We are looking for a dedicated Band 7 Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary team and want to hear from you.

Join one of London's leading Trusts and be part of a progressive and dynamic environment where you can build a rewarding career in pharmacy as a Pharmacist working within our Acute Medical Units (AMU), Acute Assessment Units (AAU) and Elderly Medicine wards at Charing Cross and St Mary's hospitals. You will be part of one of the largest teams in our Pharmacy Department, already comprising of a group of extremely friendly and aspirational people.

You will play a pivotal part in our services, providing support and working closely with medical, nursing, pharmacy staff and the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT) on a regular basis. Alongside attending ward rounds, you will also have the opportunity to partake in various MDT teaching, audits and service improvement projects. This is a unique oppurtunity to work at the forefront of patient care and support some of our most vunlerable populations. Each site will also provide unique insights and opportunities for your own development and to collaborate with our fabulous teams.

Apply now and let your passion for clinical pharmacy shine!

Main duties of the job

• Attend regular consultant-led Post-Take Ward Rounds and Medicine for the Elderly ward rounds
• Provide an extended hours clinical pharmacy service to the AMU and AAU wards at St Mary's and Charing Cross Hospital sites, which includes working early and late shifts as well as regular weekends
• Be a key member of the multidisciplinary team
• Provide education and training to the multidisciplinary team
• Give advice at the point of prescribing thereby ensuring adherence to Trust policies and promoting antimicrobial stewardship
• Supervise and train junior pharmacists, trainee pharmacists, Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians (MMPTs) and Assistant Technical Officers (ATO's)
• Further develop your clinical and management skills
• To lead on medicine management initiatives for Emergency, Acute and Elderly Medicine patients
• To prepare expenditure reports for Emergency, Acute or Elderly Medicine directorates and attend directorate meetings if required.

About us

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. .

Job 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

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Member of the GPhC
• FS1 of the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice (UCL) or other certificate equivalent
• FS2 of the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice (UCL) or other equivalent certificate

Experience

• This must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing)
• Experience in delivering training and education
• Experience in management of others. Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients
• Practical clinical experience including attendance of consultant-led ward rounds Previous experience in delivering training and education
• Previous experience of managing specialist services
• Planning and developing services

Skills

• Ability to communicate complex information
• Good clinical practice knowledge
• Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
• Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement and is able to manage difficult and ambiguous problems in the relevant specialist area
• Word and Excel at an advanced level
• Communicates best practice outside the organisation
• Demonstrate good leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to identify training needs of others

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.