Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Acute and General Medicine

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to work within the Acute and General Medicine departments at The Royal London Hospital. The role involves providing pharmaceutical expertise, leading quality improvement initiatives, and enhancing patient care and safety while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in acute hospital clinical post.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert pharmaceutical care in acute and general medicine.
• Promote safe and cost-effective prescribing.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-focused care and act as a clinical role model.

Skills

Clinical Expertise

Patient-Centred Care

Leadership

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Quality Improvement

Excellent interpersonal skills

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Education

oMPharm or equivalent

Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Job description

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Acute and General Medicine

The Royal London Hospital is seeking a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to provide expert pharmaceutical care within our Acute and General Medicine departments. This role is integral to leading our TTA Optimisation workstream and enhancing patient safety and medication management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Clinical Expertise: Promote responsible, safe, and cost-effective prescribing of medicines to optimise clinical outcomes and minimise adverse reactions.
• Patient-Centred Care: Deliver high-quality, patient-focused care, serving as a clinical role model and ensuring continuity of care during discharge planning.
• Leadership: Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to junior pharmacy staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence in service delivery.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate timely and safe discharges, attend ward rounds, and participate in clinical decision-making.
• Quality Improvement Initiatives: Lead quality improvement projects focused on discharge planning, medicines counselling, and enhancing the patient experience.

For more information, please contact:

Funke Alimi-Omidiora, Associate Director of Pharmacy ([e-mail]) OR Armaghan Amini Moghadam, Lead Pharmacist - Acute and General Medicine ([e-mail])

Main duties of the job

The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Acute and General Medicine, promoting the responsible, safe, and cost-effective prescribing of medicines to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions, and improve medicines safety within acute and general medical wards at The Royal London Hospital.

The post holder will deliver patient-focused, high-quality care and act as a clinical role model within Acute and General Medicine. They will also provide clinical supervision to rotational pharmacy staff working in these areas, supporting their development and maintaining professional standards.

The post holder will contribute to the TTA Optimisation workstream, providing senior clinical input to the TTA Hub service. They will also provide leadership and oversight to junior members of the pharmacy team and support service improvement initiatives aligned with the Royal London Hospital and national priorities.

The post holder will either be a registered non-medical prescriber or be willing to undertake training, with the ability to make prescribing decisions.

The TTA optimisation work stream is anticipated to support and help with improving operational performance across the Royal London Hospital. Staff will be moved into a role or specialty within The Royal London/Mile End Hospital team based on the operational and clinical needs. This will be undertaken following discussions/consultation with the post holder.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oMPharm or equivalent
• oRegistered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
• oDiploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Experience

• oPost-registration experience in an acute hospital based clinical post.
• oExperience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
• oExperience of undertaking research, quality improvement or audit projects
• oExperience of leading or supervising practice research or audit
• oExperience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
• oExperience of being involved in managing medication incidents
• oExperience managing patients within acute and general medicine

Knowledge

• oDemonstrates sound clinical knowledge
• oKnowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent
• oUnderstanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management
• oAwareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues
• oUnderstanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
• oKnowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
• oUp to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
• oUnderstanding of stock control systems
• oUnderstanding of the pharmaceutical care needs
• oKnowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
• oUnderstanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
• oDemonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives

Skills

• oExcellent interpersonal skills
• oEffective verbal and written communication skills
• oBe able to influence senior medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management teams
• oAble to motivate self and others
• oBe able to implement and manage change
• oAble to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
• oAble to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
• oDemonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
• oOrganisation and prioritisation of workload and meet deadlines
• oAble to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
• oDesign delivery of training and review
• oSkills to undertake training delivery and review to a wide range of trainees
• oAbility to identify, assess and manage risks
• oIT literate and able to use Microsoft Office Programs, e.g., Excel, Word, and pharmacy computer systems
• oAbility to provide clinical supervision to pharmacy technicians in accordance with professional standards for pharmacy technicians
• oAbility to present information concisely and clearly
• oAble to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
• oEffective negotiation and influencing skills

Other

• oDBS - Enhanced check with a check of the barred lists required as patient facing and may interact with adults / children
• oLeads by example, promoting the Bart's Health and Pharmacy values
• oModels, and can encourage others in being innovative in finding ways of improving the quality of services
• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society

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.