Pharmacy Lead, Critical Care

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dynamic and proactive Pharmacist to lead their pharmacy team in delivering high-quality services to the Critical Care division. This role involves overseeing the operational aspects of pharmacy services across multiple sites, ensuring optimal patient-centered care, and implementing performance indicators to measure the team's contributions. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a strong background in clinical pharmacy and the ability to manage a small team effectively. If you are ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC and completed clinical pharmacist diploma.
• Demonstrates excellent leadership and management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of operational elements of the Critical Care pharmacy service.
• Ensure safe, clinically effective, and cost-efficient use of drugs.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Time Management Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Master’s degree in Pharmacy

Registered Pharmacist with GPhC

Independent Prescriber Qualification

MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Recognised Management Qualification

Formal Management Training Evidence

Job description

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Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8b Contract Fixed term: 3 years (Not applicable) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 337-NP-8560MF

Site Northwick Park Hospital (cross site) Town Harrow Salary £67,950 - £78,028 per annum inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 12/02/2025 23:59

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

Job overview

We are looking for a motivated, proactive and enthusiastic Pharmacist to lead our pharmacy team in the development of a high quality and specialised pharmacy service to the Critical Care division across the Trust.

The post holder will ensure that the quality of pharmacy services in Critical Care is recognised as a lead nationally in line with the Trust objectives.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills, be flexible and work well leading a team with excellent problem-solving & time management skills. Applicants must be currently registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist and completed the clinical pharmacist diploma. An independent prescribing qualification is essential. Successful candidates will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills and enjoy working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with problem-solving skills for highly complex clinical queries.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be responsible for leading the development of the operational elements of the Critical Care pharmacy service across the 3 sites at the Trust and will work with the team to ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs. The focus of this role will be to work with the senior pharmacy and multidisciplinary team to develop pharmacy services to provide optimal patient-centred care but will also include the implementation and monitoring of performance indicators to evaluate the contributions of the pharmacy team to the department in line with staffing, patient turnover and Trust priorities to ensure that departmental standards are met. It will also include the development of medicine-related policies and guidelines for the Trust relevant to critical care.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Pharmacy
• Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Independent prescriber
• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Practice
• Recognised management qualification
• Evidence of formal management training

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant clinical pharmacy experience in a critical care setting
• Experience of managing a small team
• Excellent ability to manage change within the pharmacy department and within medical and nursing teams to drive service improvements
• Experience of working as a specialist pharmacist
• Demonstrates strategic thinking
• Evidence of publishing in a peer-reviewed journal
• Evidence of collaborative regional work
• Experience of delivering research projects and influencing changes in practice
• Evidence of managing and developing a pharmacy service or section.
• Experience with drug expenditure reporting

Skills, Abilities & Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise, persuade and influence the executive team, senior managers, and senior clinical staff
• The ability to identify and manage risks.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Demonstrates the integration of research evidence into practice
• Ability to identify and prioritise service needs

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black, Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.