Job summary
The post holder will work as part of a dedicated pharmacy team to lead, provide and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services to the Womens and Children divisions. The post holder will also support the Principal Pharmacist in managing the team. The post holder will liaise between wards, departments and pharmacy to ensure that pharmacy services are tailored to meet the Care Groups needs wherever possible.
This post provides a varied experience as well as flexible and challenging opportunities for personal and professional development in clinical, research, strategic and managerial skills. It includes opportunities to develop and influence care across wider areas of Child Health and Womens Health. The successful candidate will be expected to be a team player with clinical experience, excellent interpersonal skills, a strong desire to learn and a meticulous attention to detail.
The post holder will be expected to participate in the evening and weekend working services.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of the post holder will be:
- Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist, Women and Children's.
- Act as a specialist role model and an expert in the medical management within paediatric, maternity and gynae patients.
- Lead and manage clinical pharmacy services in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist.
- Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of maternity/paediatric patients
- Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients, providing interface and discharge liaison and support.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible
Job description
Job responsibilities
LEADERSHIP -To deputise for the Principal Pharmacist for Women and Children as
- To lead clinical pharmacy services for patients treated within the division with the Principal Pharmacist.
- To propose and implement policies and procedures designed to improve the pharmacy service to patients in the Trust in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist in line with national and international consensus guidelines.
- To lead and comment on policy and service changes and plans within the clinical pharmacy service and to contribute to, and participate in, pharmacy service developments in line with departmental and Trust policy
- To develop, implement, monitor and evaluate evidence-based prescribing guidelines and protocols for use both Trust wide and within Womens/Child Health.
- To ensure services provided are in line with local and national policies, guidelines and frameworks
- To contribute and adhere to clinical pharmacy service
- To proactively support the development of ward and clinical pharmacy services to Child/Womens Health in order to advance the safe, clinically effective and cost effective use of drugs to patients.
- To attend relevant meetings, including inpatient and outpatient
- To attend Care Group meetings attended by senior management and clinical staff, participating, and representing pharmacy views at such meetings
- CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- To act as a specialist practitioner within the field and as an expert pharmacist in general paediatrics/maternity
- To promote and deliver good pharmaceutical care for patients.
- To provide highly specialised and complex evidence-based clinical advice and information using expert knowledge and experience to pharmacy, nursing, medical and other HCPs on the care and treatment of patients, inside and outside of the Trust.
- To participate in and contribute to the clinical/ward pharmacy
- To actively participate in consultant ward rounds as appropriate
- To participate in outpatient clinics, and assist in the further development of the pharmacists role in this area.
- To undertake patient medication review sessions and patient reviews in outpatient clinics as necessary
- To actively participate regularly in multidisciplinary ward rounds, antibiotic ward rounds and other multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate, delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
- To practice as an independent prescriber, in area of own expertise, as appropriate and provide direct high quality of care to inpatients and outpatients within scope of practice
- To participate in patient education and counselling schemes for all W+C patients/carers.
- To ensure appropriate and timely supply of medication to patients in conjunction with dispensary staff and discharge facilitation for patients.
- To liaise with other Pharmacists, Doctors and GPs to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues.
- To develop shared care guidelines to support GP prescribing
- To support the set up and provision of Hackett compliant homecare services as necessary
- Maintain and further develop specialist information on the use of drugs in clinical conditions, ensuring accurate and up to date clinical information is available to all pharmacists performing out of hours duties in a format relevant to those pharmacists needs.
- To participate in Trust adverse incident reporting scheme FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
- To support the Principal Pharmacist in monitoring drug expenditure within the Care Group and provide accurate expenditure information, with appropriate analysis, to the CD and General manager.
- To identify areas of potential cost-savings within the Care Group, and to implement systems to realise savings and contain prescribing costs.
- Using horizon scanning techniques identify future high cost
- To support the development and implementation of policies to control drug expenditure and ensure cost-effective prescribing.
- To educate other healthcare professionals on the costs associated with drug therapy and promote evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing within the care group.
- To attend Care Group financial meetings
- To work across traditional boundaries g. primary and secondary care.
- To monitor all FP10 and homecare prescribing costs and feed those to the Trust, NHSE and ICS when required
- PEOPLE MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCETo lead, coach and manage the performance of the junior staff in line with good people management practices, ensuring excellence is recognised and under performance is addressed.
- To participate in regular performance appraisal meetings and ensure line reports have a clear set of objectives and development plans.
- Manage team absences including sickness in line with Trust policy
- Identify and fill any vacancies that arise within the team in line with the Trusts recruitment policy and process
- Identify talent and support the internal talent management process in order attract and retain and succession plan for your people.
- Review skills mix at regular intervals in order to identify any potential opportunities to maximise resource utilisation / allocation, ensuring job descriptions are kept up to date.
- Ensure overall well-being of the team is Continuously support in improving the morale of the team and implementing a culture of zero-tolerance for bullying and harassment.
- To participate in teaching and supervising students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
- To act as postgraduate tutor for Diploma students
- To act as a tutor for trainee pharmacist
- To act as a Designated Prescribing Practitioner as appropriate
- To participate in teaching nurses, medical staff, and AHP's
- To participate in the recruitment and selection of pharmacy students, trainee pharmacists, and junior pharmacists as needed.
- To regularly train, supervise and assess at ward level junior pharmacy staff providing a ward/clinical pharmacy service to wards within the Care Group.
- To plan activities for, supervise, train and assess at ward level, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, trainee pharmacists and students.
- To participate in the in-service clinical pharmacy training of all pharmacy staff
- To undertake CPD to ensure that knowledge is continually updated
- To participate regularly in the induction, training and development of medical, nursing and other healthcare staff.
- To delegate tasks as and when required
- To manage, organise and/or support the induction of new pharmacy staffRESEARCH AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
- To regularly lead, participate in and co-ordinate relevant research or audit projects
- To participate in audit and practice research to investigate and where appropriate improve the quality of service.
- To publish and present the results and outcomes of own research and audits locally, nationally or internationally as appropriate.
- To supervise junior pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists undertaking audit projects
GENERALThe post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and well-being and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
- To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
- We want to be an organisation where everyone shares a commitment to delivering the very best care and feels like their contribution is valuable and valued
- At Kings we are a kind, respectful team:
Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional
- To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff
- To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
- This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder. It will automatically be reviewed in the event that the post becomes vacant.
- All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication
- Everyone is responsible for promoting inclusion no matter their role or team. At Kings, we want to create an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and welcomed.
- To undertake any other relevant duties, as may be required by the Chief Pharmacist
- Nothing omitted or written here shall absolve the pharmacist from at all times ensuring that correct, professional techniques, ethics, attitudes and procedures are maintained by the staff for whom he/she is responsible.
SAFEGUARDING
The Trust takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing Domestic Abuse very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support the organisation in our duties by;
- attending mandatory training on safeguarding children and adults
- familiarising themselves with the Trust's processes for reporting concerns
- reporting any safeguarding child or adult concerns appropriately
INFECTION CONTROL STATEMENTThe post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene procedures and requirements when in clinical areas.
These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.
Job description
Job responsibilities
LEADERSHIP -To deputise for the Principal Pharmacist for Women and Children as
- To lead clinical pharmacy services for patients treated within the division with the Principal Pharmacist.
- To propose and implement policies and procedures designed to improve the pharmacy service to patients in the Trust in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist in line with national and international consensus guidelines.
- To lead and comment on policy and service changes and plans within the clinical pharmacy service and to contribute to, and participate in, pharmacy service developments in line with departmental and Trust policy
- To develop, implement, monitor and evaluate evidence-based prescribing guidelines and protocols for use both Trust wide and within Womens/Child Health.
- To ensure services provided are in line with local and national policies, guidelines and frameworks
- To contribute and adhere to clinical pharmacy service
- To proactively support the development of ward and clinical pharmacy services to Child/Womens Health in order to advance the safe, clinically effective and cost effective use of drugs to patients.
- To attend relevant meetings, including inpatient and outpatient
- To attend Care Group meetings attended by senior management and clinical staff, participating, and representing pharmacy views at such meetings
- CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- To act as a specialist practitioner within the field and as an expert pharmacist in general paediatrics/maternity
- To promote and deliver good pharmaceutical care for patients.
- To provide highly specialised and complex evidence-based clinical advice and information using expert knowledge and experience to pharmacy, nursing, medical and other HCPs on the care and treatment of patients, inside and outside of the Trust.
- To participate in and contribute to the clinical/ward pharmacy
- To actively participate in consultant ward rounds as appropriate
- To participate in outpatient clinics, and assist in the further development of the pharmacists role in this area.
- To undertake patient medication review sessions and patient reviews in outpatient clinics as necessary
- To actively participate regularly in multidisciplinary ward rounds, antibiotic ward rounds and other multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate, delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
- To practice as an independent prescriber, in area of own expertise, as appropriate and provide direct high quality of care to inpatients and outpatients within scope of practice
- To participate in patient education and counselling schemes for all W+C patients/carers.
- To ensure appropriate and timely supply of medication to patients in conjunction with dispensary staff and discharge facilitation for patients.
- To liaise with other Pharmacists, Doctors and GPs to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues.
- To develop shared care guidelines to support GP prescribing
- To support the set up and provision of Hackett compliant homecare services as necessary
- Maintain and further develop specialist information on the use of drugs in clinical conditions, ensuring accurate and up to date clinical information is available to all pharmacists performing out of hours duties in a format relevant to those pharmacists needs.
- To participate in Trust adverse incident reporting scheme FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
- To support the Principal Pharmacist in monitoring drug expenditure within the Care Group and provide accurate expenditure information, with appropriate analysis, to the CD and General manager.
- To identify areas of potential cost-savings within the Care Group, and to implement systems to realise savings and contain prescribing costs.
- Using horizon scanning techniques identify future high cost
- To support the development and implementation of policies to control drug expenditure and ensure cost-effective prescribing.
- To educate other healthcare professionals on the costs associated with drug therapy and promote evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing within the care group.
- To attend Care Group financial meetings
- To work across traditional boundaries g. primary and secondary care.
- To monitor all FP10 and homecare prescribing costs and feed those to the Trust, NHSE and ICS when required
- PEOPLE MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCETo lead, coach and manage the performance of the junior staff in line with good people management practices, ensuring excellence is recognised and under performance is addressed.
- To participate in regular performance appraisal meetings and ensure line reports have a clear set of objectives and development plans.
- Manage team absences including sickness in line with Trust policy
- Identify and fill any vacancies that arise within the team in line with the Trusts recruitment policy and process
- Identify talent and support the internal talent management process in order attract and retain and succession plan for your people.
- Review skills mix at regular intervals in order to identify any potential opportunities to maximise resource utilisation / allocation, ensuring job descriptions are kept up to date.
- Ensure overall well-being of the team is Continuously support in improving the morale of the team and implementing a culture of zero-tolerance for bullying and harassment.
- To participate in teaching and supervising students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
- To act as postgraduate tutor for Diploma students
- To act as a tutor for trainee pharmacist
- To act as a Designated Prescribing Practitioner as appropriate
- To participate in teaching nurses, medical staff, and AHP's
- To participate in the recruitment and selection of pharmacy students, trainee pharmacists, and junior pharmacists as needed.
- To regularly train, supervise and assess at ward level junior pharmacy staff providing a ward/clinical pharmacy service to wards within the Care Group.
- To plan activities for, supervise, train and assess at ward level, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, trainee pharmacists and students.
- To participate in the in-service clinical pharmacy training of all pharmacy staff
- To undertake CPD to ensure that knowledge is continually updated
- To participate regularly in the induction, training and development of medical, nursing and other healthcare staff.
- To delegate tasks as and when required
- To manage, organise and/or support the induction of new pharmacy staffRESEARCH AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
- To regularly lead, participate in and co-ordinate relevant research or audit projects
- To participate in audit and practice research to investigate and where appropriate improve the quality of service.
- To publish and present the results and outcomes of own research and audits locally, nationally or internationally as appropriate.
- To supervise junior pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists undertaking audit projects
GENERALThe post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and well-being and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
- To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
- We want to be an organisation where everyone shares a commitment to delivering the very best care and feels like their contribution is valuable and valued
- At Kings we are a kind, respectful team:
Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional
- To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff
- To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
- This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder. It will automatically be reviewed in the event that the post becomes vacant.
- All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication
- Everyone is responsible for promoting inclusion no matter their role or team. At Kings, we want to create an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and welcomed.
- To undertake any other relevant duties, as may be required by the Chief Pharmacist
- Nothing omitted or written here shall absolve the pharmacist from at all times ensuring that correct, professional techniques, ethics, attitudes and procedures are maintained by the staff for whom he/she is responsible.
SAFEGUARDING
The Trust takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing Domestic Abuse very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support the organisation in our duties by;
- attending mandatory training on safeguarding children and adults
- familiarising themselves with the Trust's processes for reporting concerns
- reporting any safeguarding child or adult concerns appropriately
INFECTION CONTROL STATEMENTThe post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene procedures and requirements when in clinical areas.
These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- MPharm Degree and Registered Pharmacist
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification / experience
- Registered Independent Prescriber or willingness to complete
Desirable
- Member of the RPS faculty
Experience
Essential
- Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the clinical governance agenda
- Experience of protocol/guideline development
- Experience in directorate pharmacy
Desirable
- Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- MPharm Degree and Registered Pharmacist
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification / experience
- Registered Independent Prescriber or willingness to complete
Desirable
- Member of the RPS faculty
Experience
Essential
- Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the clinical governance agenda
- Experience of protocol/guideline development
- Experience in directorate pharmacy
Desirable
- Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework
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).
