Senior Ward Based Pharmacy Assistant

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London seeks a Senior Ward Based Pharmacy Assistant to contribute to the Interstitial Lung Disease Service. The role involves working with a multidisciplinary team to provide excellent patient care in a specialist setting. The candidate will participate in various clinics and acute medical responsibilities, offering a unique opportunity for career development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing programs

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Car lease schemes

Qualifications

• GMC registered Medical Practitioner with MRCP(UK) or equivalent.
• Experience in ILD tertiary service and bronchoscopy.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the ILD Service at The Hammersmith Hospital.
• Participate in respiratory ward consultant rota and acute medical take.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

IT Skills

Education

MRCP(UK)

GMC registered Medical Practitioner

Job description

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London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

17.05.2025

Expiry Date:

01.07.2025

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Job overview

The post-holder will contribute to the Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Service, based at The Hammersmith Hospital (HH) at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. We are planning on holding the AAC interview panel in person on 6th June.

We are a tertiary, NHSE commissioned prescribing service, with dedicated ILD Coordinator, ILD Clinical Nurse Specialist, and ILD Pharmacist support. The Hammersmith currently runs 7 consultant-led ILD clinics a week, including a sarcoidosis clinic; a pulmonary vasculitis clinic alongside renal, rheumatology, and ENT; and a CTD-ILD clinic alongside rheumatology. There is a quarterly scleroderma ILD clinic. There are weekly ILD radiology MDT and clinical MDT meetings, a weekly vasculitis MDT, and a monthly cardiac sarcoid MDT. There are day case admission facilities at Hammersmith and Charing Cross sites. There is close collaboration with the Hammersmith National Pulmonary Hypertension Service, and the Harefield and Papworth lung transplant services.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will also contribute to the acute medical take at Charing Cross Hospital (CXH) and participate in the respiratory ward consultant rota, which includes the care of patients with acute primary respiratory failure requiring non-invasive ventilation on the recently-refurbished Acute Respiratory Unit at CXH.

This post, therefore, represents an opportunity to deliver excellent care to patients with respiratory disease, including ILD, in a specialist tertiary NHS England commissioned centre, supported by a well-established multi-disciplinary team.It would be suitable for both a post-CCT candidate looking to develop as a consultant in a supportive team or for a more established consultant looking to move to a larger organisation.

Working for our organisation

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 tous at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

On appointment, the candidate will have a formal job plan meeting with the clinical director when the candidate will have the opportunity to make changes to the time-table to suit the candidate’s needs.

During acute medicine, all other clinical commitments are cancelled. Respiratory ward commitments never overlap with acute medicine commitments.

In ILD clinics new patients are allocated 30 minutes per slot and follow ups 15 minutes per slot.A typical clinic includes 5 new cases and 2 follow ups, but this will vary with demand on the service.These slots may be used flexibly for new or follow up patients as needed.

Please see attached JD for example job plan

Person specification

Qualifications

• GMC registered Medical Practitioner
• MRCP(UK) or an equivalent qualification
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a.Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) b.Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c.European Community Rights

Knowledge/ Skills

• CCT in Respiratory and general internal medicine
• Independent practice in bronchoscopy
• Experience of working in an ILD tertiary service
• Experience of working in ILD clinics
• Competent in acute use of NIV, CPAP and Highflow Nasal oxygen
• Experience of leading acute unselected medical take
• IT Skills and computer literacy

Leadership/ Management Skills

• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority.
• Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
• Knowledge of finance/budgets
• Management of staff

Teaching & Training

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit
• Leading audits
• Experience of submitting and reviewing data for national lung cancer clinical audit

Academic achievement

• Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT

Language

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements

Employer certification / accreditation badges

If you have problems applying, contact

Address 1st Floor Education Centre

Job overview

The post-holder will contribute to the Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Service, based at The Hammersmith Hospital (HH) at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. We are planning on holding the AAC interview panel in person on 6th June.

We are a tertiary, NHSE commissioned prescribing service, with dedicated ILD Coordinator, ILD Clinical Nurse Specialist, and ILD Pharmacist support. The Hammersmith currently runs 7 consultant-led ILD clinics a week, including a sarcoidosis clinic; a pulmonary vasculitis clinic alongside renal, rheumatology, and ENT; and a CTD-ILD clinic alongside rheumatology. There is a quarterly scleroderma ILD clinic. There are weekly ILD radiology MDT and clinical MDT meetings, a weekly vasculitis MDT, and a monthly cardiac sarcoid MDT. There are day case admission facilities at Hammersmith and Charing Cross sites. There is close collaboration with the Hammersmith National Pulmonary Hypertension Service, and the Harefield and Papworth lung transplant services.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will also contribute to the acute medical take at Charing Cross Hospital (CXH) and participate in the respiratory ward consultant rota, which includes the care of patients with acute primary respiratory failure requiring non-invasive ventilation on the recently-refurbished Acute Respiratory Unit at CXH.

This post, therefore, represents an opportunity to deliver excellent care to patients with respiratory disease, including ILD, in a specialist tertiary NHS England commissioned centre, supported by a well-established multi-disciplinary team.It would be suitable for both a post-CCT candidate looking to develop as a consultant in a supportive team or for a more established consultant looking to move to a larger organisation.

Working for our organisation

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 tous at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

On appointment, the candidate will have a formal job plan meeting with the clinical director when the candidate will have the opportunity to make changes to the time-table to suit the candidate’s needs.

During acute medicine, all other clinical commitments are cancelled. Respiratory ward commitments never overlap with acute medicine commitments.

In ILD clinics new patients are allocated 30 minutes per slot and follow ups 15 minutes per slot.A typical clinic includes 5 new cases and 2 follow ups, but this will vary with demand on the service.These slots may be used flexibly for new or follow up patients as needed.

Please see attached JD for example job plan

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

GMC registered Medical Practitioner

MRCP(UK) or an equivalent qualification

Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a.Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) b.Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c.European Community Rights

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential criteria

CCT in Respiratory and general internal medicine

Independent practice in bronchoscopy

Pleural ultrasound level 1

Experience of working in an ILD tertiary service

Experience of working in ILD clinics

Competent in acute use of NIV, CPAP and Highflow Nasal oxygen

Experience of leading acute unselected medical take

IT Skills and computer literacy

Leadership/ Management Skills

Essential criteria

Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority.

Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.

Knowledge of finance/budgets

Management of staff

Teaching & Training

Essential criteria

Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

Essential criteria

Understanding of principles of clinical audit

Leading audits

Experience of submitting and reviewing data for national lung cancer clinical audit

Academic achievement

Essential criteria

Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT

Language

Essential criteria

Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements

Employer certification / accreditation badges

If you have problems applying, contact

Address 1st Floor Education Centre
Charing Cross Hospital
W6 8RF
Telephone [phone]