St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Pharmacist - Antimicrobial & Infectious Diseases

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated pharmacist to join our antimicrobial and infectious diseases team at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for an experienced pharmacist with excellent communication and leadership skills to support the integrated services including antimicrobial stewardship ward rounds, antifungal stewardship ward rounds, , infection control, MDR TB, OPAT and HIV services.

The successful candidate will be working with the team lead to provide strategic support on the antimicrobial stewardship agenda and supporting the HIV adherence clinic. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their clinical expertise and leadership skills.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced pharmacist to join our antimicrobial and infectious diseases team. You will be reporting directly to the team lead, antimicrobial and infectious diseases.

The role will involve working closely with microbiology, infectious diseases team, OPAT team and infection control. You will be supporting the HIV clinics, antimicrobial teaching, the cost-effective use of antimicrobials, to reduce antimicrobial resistance, formulary, CQUIN activities, research, audits, ward rounds and TB services.

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Details

Date posted

29 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year per annum incl HCAS (inner)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-5653633-RB-Z

Job locations

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters degree MPharm
  • MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
  • Registered with GPhC

Desirable

  • Registered as Independent Non-medical Prescriber (scope of practice - HIV infection)
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (MRPharmS)
  • Formal management training
  • Diploma Tutor Accreditation

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post registration experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner to include some experience managing patients in a relevant speciality
  • Previous experience in delivering training and education at undergraduate and postgraduate level
  • Experience of working within a role involving multidisciplinary communication
  • Experience of pharmacist co-ordinated discharge medication, patient medication history taking

Desirable

  • Specialist clinical pharmacy experience in a relevant area
  • Experience in managing others
  • Participation in consultant-led ward rounds

Skills

Essential

  • Clinical pharmacy skills at MSc/Diploma level
  • Demonstrates a level of clinical reasoning and judgement

Desirable

  • Familiarity with JAC computer system
  • Ability to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrates a good core knowledge of therapeutics and pharmacology with a record of successful application in current post

Desirable

  • Awareness of current NHS issues including national and local priorities
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters degree MPharm
  • MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
  • Registered with GPhC

Desirable

  • Registered as Independent Non-medical Prescriber (scope of practice - HIV infection)
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (MRPharmS)
  • Formal management training
  • Diploma Tutor Accreditation

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post registration experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner to include some experience managing patients in a relevant speciality
  • Previous experience in delivering training and education at undergraduate and postgraduate level
  • Experience of working within a role involving multidisciplinary communication
  • Experience of pharmacist co-ordinated discharge medication, patient medication history taking

Desirable

  • Specialist clinical pharmacy experience in a relevant area
  • Experience in managing others
  • Participation in consultant-led ward rounds

Skills

Essential

  • Clinical pharmacy skills at MSc/Diploma level
  • Demonstrates a level of clinical reasoning and judgement

Desirable

  • Familiarity with JAC computer system
  • Ability to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrates a good core knowledge of therapeutics and pharmacology with a record of successful application in current post

Desirable

  • Awareness of current NHS issues including national and local priorities

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Pharmacy Team Leader (Antimicrobials)

Ting Yau

Ting.yau@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02087253685

Details

Date posted

29 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year per annum incl HCAS (inner)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-5653633-RB-Z

Job locations

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Supporting documents

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