Job summary
A number of exciting opportunities have arisen for enthusiastic and committed pharmacists to become part of our Enhanced (Core) and Specialist Acute clinical teams at band 7 level at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. This will involve delivering high quality clinical pharmacy services to a range of patients and specialities: in acute settings, community teams, and intermediary care. These posts are rotational and will enable you to gain a broad range of knowledge. You will also be supervising junior staff, attending ward rounds, clinics and delivering multi-disciplinary teaching.
The Enhanced Clinical rotational programme is targeted at pharmacists finishing their clinical diploma and entails working in specialities such as general medicine, elderly care, orthopaedics, plastic surgery, general surgery, oncology, urology, and HDU. You will learn how to manage a team, review more complex patients and respond to medication incidents.
The Specialist Acute Clinical rotations are targeted at pharmacists who have completed their clinical diploma. Specialties include nutrition, ICU, cardiovascular, GI surgery, paediatrics, women's, renal and specialist oncology. Here you'll learn to respond to challenging clinical questions and contribute to service development.
This programme as a whole will assist your development towards a highly specialist (8a) clinical pharmacist.Only one application is required - at the interview we will decide which programme is best suited to you.
Main duties of the job
The Enhanced (Core) Clinical rotations provide ward based experience in both general medicine and surgical specialities, with opportunities to gain an introduction to oncology and critical care. Extending your band 6 knowledge and skills, continuing to cover wards, but adding in day-to-day management of a small team. This role builds team management and leadership skills through working in a structured team with the support of senior clinical pharmacists.
The Specialist Acute Clinical rotations build on the experience gained but develop specialist knowledge, in more complex patient groups. Continuing as part of the multi-disciplinary team, you'll be an integrated part of the specialist team. You'll besupported by senior pharmacists to maintain the service whilst continuing your learning, including taking referrals from more junior pharmacists.
Many rotations offer experience of supervising and mentoring of juniors, attending ward rounds, clinics and delivering multi-disciplinary induction and teaching.
About us
As well as delivering ward-based clinical services, the candidates will have the opportunity to undertake Trust-based management courses, practice team management and organisation responsibilities (e.g. staff planning, business planning), taking on a leadership role (i.e. project supervision, training, mentoring and appraisal of junior staff members) and generating reports and leading investigations in line with Directorate priorities (e.g. root-cause analyses and finance reporting).
We encourage all our clinical pharmacists to become independent prescribers and will support you to complete this course.
Over the next 6 - 12 months, our rotational B7 programme will be reviewed and updated to reflect the ever changing landscape of clinical pharmacy practice. Therefore, the rotations mentioned in the advert may change and more variety offered as we start to review what experience we can offer our team members. Individuals enrolled in these programmes will be engaged and supported if and when this process takes place.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for enthusiastic pharmacists with demonstrable competencies in hospital pharmacy practice, excellent communication skills and a demonstrable commitment to pharmaceutical care.
More information on the role and its requirements can be found in the attached job description and person specification documentation.
We anticipate the interviews being in the week of 26th August 2024.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for enthusiastic pharmacists with demonstrable competencies in hospital pharmacy practice, excellent communication skills and a demonstrable commitment to pharmaceutical care.
More information on the role and its requirements can be found in the attached job description and person specification documentation.
We anticipate the interviews being in the week of 26th August 2024.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- MPharm degree (or equivalent)
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Completion of a postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy practice (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Successful completion of short courses to the equivalent of a Post-graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, or equivalent experience.
- Accredited short courses in mentoring and supervision (1), or education and training (1)
- Accredited short courses in management (1) or leadership (1)
- independent prescribing course underway (1) or completed (2)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for patients in medical and surgical specialities
- Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills (ie formal feedback)
- To have undertaken clinical audit
- Successful completion of a competence based dispensary rotation
- Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to undertake clinical screening of prescriptions
- Demonstrable ability to respond to medicines incidents
Desirable
- Demonstrable ability to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for patients in another speciality
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
- Successful completion of a competence based technical services rotation, including TPN services
- Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to undertake clinical screening and checking of aseptic preparations
- Demonstrable experience of managing patients independently e.g. anticoagulation clinics.
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Demonstrable skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to general medical patients.
- Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to general surgical patients.
- Demonstrates the ability to appropriately identify and prioritise clinical work
- Demonstrable ability to organise self in order to ensure efficient use of time.
- Demonstrable ability to meet set targets
- Demonstrable ability to implement changes in own are that impact on other
- The ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and ability
- Ability to influence junior medical staff
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable
- Demonstrable skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to a specialist patient group
- Demonstrable experience of clinically influencing at senior level e.g. ward rounds.
- Ability to evaluate quality of own work
- The ability to manage identified risks
- Demonstrated ability to undertake a service improvement project to address a specific issue
- Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate the evidence in a case where evidence is limited, inconclusive or conflicting and formulate recommendations for clinical care
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Recognises the value of other pharmacy team members and works effectively as part of this team.
- Recognises the value of other health care professionals and works effectively as part of this team.
- Recognises limitations of own practice and refers to seniors as appropriate
- Takes responsibility for own action
- Takes responsibility for patient care.
- Maintains a portfolio of practice.
- Appreciates the importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and behaves in line with these principles
Desirable
- Demonstrable ability to organise others in order to ensure efficient use of time
- Takes responsibility for day to day service provision to a clinical area
- Demonstrable ability to implement changes in own area that impact on others.
- Demonstrable evidence of teaching and supporting others.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- MPharm degree (or equivalent)
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Completion of a postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy practice (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Successful completion of short courses to the equivalent of a Post-graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, or equivalent experience.
- Accredited short courses in mentoring and supervision (1), or education and training (1)
- Accredited short courses in management (1) or leadership (1)
- independent prescribing course underway (1) or completed (2)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for patients in medical and surgical specialities
- Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills (ie formal feedback)
- To have undertaken clinical audit
- Successful completion of a competence based dispensary rotation
- Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to undertake clinical screening of prescriptions
- Demonstrable ability to respond to medicines incidents
Desirable
- Demonstrable ability to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for patients in another speciality
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
- Successful completion of a competence based technical services rotation, including TPN services
- Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to undertake clinical screening and checking of aseptic preparations
- Demonstrable experience of managing patients independently e.g. anticoagulation clinics.
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Demonstrable skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to general medical patients.
- Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to general surgical patients.
- Demonstrates the ability to appropriately identify and prioritise clinical work
- Demonstrable ability to organise self in order to ensure efficient use of time.
- Demonstrable ability to meet set targets
- Demonstrable ability to implement changes in own are that impact on other
- The ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and ability
- Ability to influence junior medical staff
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable
- Demonstrable skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to a specialist patient group
- Demonstrable experience of clinically influencing at senior level e.g. ward rounds.
- Ability to evaluate quality of own work
- The ability to manage identified risks
- Demonstrated ability to undertake a service improvement project to address a specific issue
- Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate the evidence in a case where evidence is limited, inconclusive or conflicting and formulate recommendations for clinical care
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Recognises the value of other pharmacy team members and works effectively as part of this team.
- Recognises the value of other health care professionals and works effectively as part of this team.
- Recognises limitations of own practice and refers to seniors as appropriate
- Takes responsibility for own action
- Takes responsibility for patient care.
- Maintains a portfolio of practice.
- Appreciates the importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and behaves in line with these principles
Desirable
- Demonstrable ability to organise others in order to ensure efficient use of time
- Takes responsibility for day to day service provision to a clinical area
- Demonstrable ability to implement changes in own area that impact on others.
- Demonstrable evidence of teaching and supporting others.
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
