Senior Specialist Pharmacist, Critical Care

Transformationunitgm; Ealing; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 67,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking an experienced specialist pharmacist for a critical care unit at Northwick Park Hospital. The role involves working with a multidisciplinary team to provide clinical pharmacy services to critically ill patients, requiring excellent communication and clinical skills. This part-time position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to patient care in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years post registration experience relevant to Hospital Pharmacy.
• Experience in providing a clinical pharmacy service to critically ill patients.
• Ability to use research findings to develop clinical services.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the critical care pharmacy team.
• Manage a diverse patient group requiring multi-organ support.
• Provide training and education to healthcare professionals.

Skills

Excellent communication

Clinical skills

Negotiation skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)

Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Independent or supplementary Prescriber

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 12 months (12 months) Hours Part time - 33.75 hours per week (Weekend & bank-holidays pro-rata) Job ref 337-NP-8777DG

Employer London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Northwick Park Hospital Town Harrow Salary £59,490 - £66,239 per annum including HCAS (pro-rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 03/06/2025 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.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

• H onesty
• A ccountability
• T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, innovative and enthusiastic specialist pharmacist to work in critical care. The pharmacist will have the unique opportunity to work at a critical care unit with 24 bed at Northwick Park Hospital. The post holder will be working closely with the critical care pharmacy team at Northwick Park Hospital. The patient group is diverse taking adult medical and surgical patients who require multi-organ support; often these patients are from specialties such as St Marks Hospital gastroenterology, intestinal failure, ENT, Vascular and Head & Neck departments. We pride ourselves on a multidisciplinary approach to individual patient care.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who has extensive clinical pharmacy experience, critical care experience and the ability to work with a multidisciplinary team. You will need to have excellent communication, clinical and negotiation skills, as well as experience providing training and education to a range of healthcare professionals and patients. Experience in managing individuals or team(s) is also an advantage.

Working for our organisation

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.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
• Independent or supplementary Prescriber
• MSc in a relevant subject
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge and practice of clinical pharmacy in the acute care setting
• Minimum of four years post registration experience relevant to Hospital Pharmacy with assessed competencies or equivalent qualifications and experience in critical care
• Experience in providing a clinical pharmacy service to critically ill patients
• Ability to use research findings to develop clinical services /guidelines
• Experience of working within a range of clinical specialities

Skills, abilities and attributes

• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• Highly developed communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills. Confident and assertive when working with other professionals with the ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under pressure
• Ability to construct and conduct audits alone and supervise others
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to manage change and influence senior pharmacy, medical, management and multidisciplinary staff
• Critical appraisal skills

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.