Senior Pharmacist, Post-Acute Medicine

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

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital in London is seeking a clinical pharmacist to join their Post-Acute Medicine team. This role involves providing specialist clinical pharmacy services and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective patient care. The ideal candidate will be a registered pharmacist with a postgraduate qualification and significant experience in hospital pharmacy. Emphasis will be on clinical governance and quality improvement, ensuring safe and effective pharmaceutical care tailored to patient needs.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with professional registration.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy or equivalent area.
• Experience supervising others and delivering education at postgraduate level.

Responsibilities

• Act as deputy for Principal Pharmacist when necessary.
• Provide and promote high-quality, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
• Develop and audit local guidelines.

Skills

Clinical knowledge and skills

Team working

Ability to implement change

Influencing skills

Education

Registered Pharmacist

Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice

Working towards Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice

Job description

Job Summary

This post provides an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated pharmacist with a clinical pharmacy background to join the Post-Acute Medicine team.

The post holder will work as part of a dedicated pharmacy team to provide and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services within post‑acute medicine. The post holder will liaise between wards, departments and pharmacy to ensure that pharmacy services are tailored to meet the needs of the Care Group wherever possible.

Job Responsibilities

• Act as deputy for Principal Pharmacist when necessary.
• Participate in the multidisciplinary team delivering and promoting high quality, cost‑effective, patient‑focused pharmaceutical care to patients, including those receiving homecare.
• Provide interface and discharge liaison and support to the wards & units within the Care Group.
• Consistently lead on the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the many sub‑specialties within the Care Group and ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input.
• Act as a clinical role model, and supervise rotational staff at ward level.
• Promote safe drug use within the specialty.
• Develop, implement and audit local guidelines.
• Audit usage of medicines in the Care Group with the aim of promoting cost‑effective prescribing.
• Assist in the financial reporting to the Care Group and drug budget management.
• Ensure seamless pharmaceutical care on discharge, liaising with other pharmacists and healthcare professionals (primary and secondary) taking over care of the patient.
• Work with the Principal Pharmacist Post‑Acute Medicine to extend the boundaries of professional practice within the Care Group.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Essential
  • Registered Pharmacist (significant competency assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification/experience
  • Working towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy
• Desirable
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification / experience
  • Registered Independent Prescriber or willingness to complete
  • Member of the RPS faculty

Knowledge and Experience

• Essential
  • Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice
  • Appropriate post‑registration experience in hospital pharmacy or equivalent area of practice with assessed competencies
  • Experience of supervising others
  • Experience in directorate pharmacy
  • Experience of practice research or audit
  • Experience of protocol/guideline development
  • Experience of delivering training and education at postgraduate level
  • Experience of multi‑disciplinary team working
• Desirable
  • Previous relevant specialist clinical experience
  • Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework

Skills and Competencies

• Be able to impart knowledge on medicines use to other healthcare professionals
• Be able to influence senior medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
• Be able to implement and manage change
• Track record of successful team working

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Employer's Website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/