Job summary
The post holder will play an instrumental role in leading and delivering the pharmacy transformation and integration programme for the Children's Cancer Primary Treatment Centre (PTC) (3 days/week) as well as to jointly lead and deliver the Paediatric Pharmacy Clinical Trials Service with the Lead Paediatric Research Pharmacist (2 days/week).
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of Evelina London, the Royal Marsden, St George's and other clinical partners, supporting the Associate Chief Pharmacist Evelina London in delivering the move of the Children's Cancer PTC.
Main duties of the job
The key results areas for this post are:
Work closely with the Evelina London, PTC, GSTT leadership teams and the Associate Chief Pharmacist Evelina London to lead and deliver the large scale and complex programme of clinical change across pharmacy. This will involve the overarching approach to the PTC's model of pharmaceutical care provision and workforce structure, clinical governance and formulary integration as well as supporting the associated aseptic programme elements, requiring a high degree of complex analysis, planning and collaborative partnership working.
Lead on identifying, developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships on behalf of the pharmacy workstreams. This will require maintaining a deep understanding of the clinical services in the PTC and GSTT along with its governance structure and operating model.
Support the PTC Programme team and Associate Chief Pharmacist Evelina London and other operational teams to ensure pharmacy programme delivers clinical, financial and experience improvements.
Jointly lead and develop the provision of a safe, effective and efficient pharmacy clinical trials service to support the growth of the paediatric clinical trials portfolio in line with local and national standards and strategies.
Provide professional leadership and support stakeholders to deliver paediatric clinical trials that are compliant with applicable regulations.
About us
Evelina London
Evelina London is part ofGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and we are responsible for providing services for women and children. With almost 4,000 dedicated staff, and led by an Executive Team and Board, we have significant devolved autonomy to focus operationally and strategically upon the needs of our patients. We also benefit from being part of a large and successful NHS foundation trust, whose values we share. We have an ambitious strategic development programme, with backing from Guy's and St Thomas'.
Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in our hospitals and in the community, continues to grow. We provide comprehensive health services from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. Evelina London is here for children, young people and women from London to Southeast England, and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.
As the only NHS Trust in London with women's and specialist children's services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children. We operate through five clinical directorates: Children's Medicine and Neonatology; Children's Surgery, Theatres and Anaesthesia; Children's Cardio-respiratory and Intensive Care; Children's Community Services and Women's Services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role covers both the pharmacy transformation and integration programme for the Childrens Cancer Primary Treatment Centre (PTC) (3 days/week) as well as to jointly lead and deliver the Paediatric Pharmacy Clinical Trials Service with the Lead Paediatric Research Pharmacist (2 days/week). For full details of the role please see the Job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role covers both the pharmacy transformation and integration programme for the Childrens Cancer Primary Treatment Centre (PTC) (3 days/week) as well as to jointly lead and deliver the Paediatric Pharmacy Clinical Trials Service with the Lead Paediatric Research Pharmacist (2 days/week). For full details of the role please see the Job description.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy plus pre-registration training
- specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate diploma level or equivalent training, experience
- Member General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Further Clinical Pharmacy Qualifications at Masters Level
- Evidence of GCP training
- Member of the RPSGB Faculty
Experience
Essential
- Experience of having led a clinical pharmacy service
- Experience in supporting formulary applications and supporting prescribing across patient pathways
- Experience of managing and making appropriate referrals
- Broad experience of clinical pharmacy services to paediatrics
- Experience in Paediatric Oncology
Desirable
- Member of Neonatal & Paediatric Pharmacy Group
- Experience in clinical trials
Skills
Essential
- Expert advanced ability to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in paediatrics
- Hold expert advanced clinical knowledge in paediatric oncology
- Plan, manage, monitor and review therapeutic programmes
- Able to conduct a whole-system patient-focused approach to evaluate medicinal therapy
- Hold advanced expert knowledge in clinical reasoning and judgement in relation to medicinal therapy in oncology patients
- Able to work collaboratively with senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
- Ability to motivate and inspire others (both within pharmacy and the directorate)
- Consistently provide professional accountability to pharmacy services
- Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate protocols and guidelines
- Able to coordinate complex projects
- Have evidence of the ability to work with EPMA systems
Desirable
- Manage difficult and ambiguous problems
- Proactively develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives.
- Ensure delivery of the clinical governance agenda in relation to drug use in medicine
- Make decisions with limited information available
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy plus pre-registration training
- specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate diploma level or equivalent training, experience
- Member General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Further Clinical Pharmacy Qualifications at Masters Level
- Evidence of GCP training
- Member of the RPSGB Faculty
Experience
Essential
- Experience of having led a clinical pharmacy service
- Experience in supporting formulary applications and supporting prescribing across patient pathways
- Experience of managing and making appropriate referrals
- Broad experience of clinical pharmacy services to paediatrics
- Experience in Paediatric Oncology
Desirable
- Member of Neonatal & Paediatric Pharmacy Group
- Experience in clinical trials
Skills
Essential
- Expert advanced ability to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in paediatrics
- Hold expert advanced clinical knowledge in paediatric oncology
- Plan, manage, monitor and review therapeutic programmes
- Able to conduct a whole-system patient-focused approach to evaluate medicinal therapy
- Hold advanced expert knowledge in clinical reasoning and judgement in relation to medicinal therapy in oncology patients
- Able to work collaboratively with senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
- Ability to motivate and inspire others (both within pharmacy and the directorate)
- Consistently provide professional accountability to pharmacy services
- Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate protocols and guidelines
- Able to coordinate complex projects
- Have evidence of the ability to work with EPMA systems
Desirable
- Manage difficult and ambiguous problems
- Proactively develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives.
- Ensure delivery of the clinical governance agenda in relation to drug use in medicine
- Make decisions with limited information available
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).
