Job summary
King's has a number of tertiary care specialities and our successful rotational programme is designed to offer clinical experience in providing high quality pharmaceutical care to patients across all sites of the Trust.
Rotations include anticoagulation, clinical services, hepatology, paediatrics, neurosciences, medicines finance, specialist medicine, cancer & aseptic services, acute medicine, surgery and clinical trials.
This post would be suitable for an individual who is looking to develop their clinical skills across a range of specialities, as well as their leadership and managerial skills.
The rotations have structured objectives designed to ensure that the participants gain sufficient experience and skills while contributing to the department and Trust priorities.
The successful applicant will be a team player with significant clinical experience as a registered hospital pharmacist, excellent interpersonal skills, a strong desire to learn and a meticulous attention to detail.
Main duties of the job
Key activities of the post holder in each rotation will be to:
- Act as a specialist practitioner and role model and manage the day to day pharmaceutical care of patients in the speciality.
- Attend daily consultant ward rounds in specific rotations.
- Respond to clinical queries both internally and externally.
- Produce monthly financial and activity reports including monitoring of cost savings initiatives.
- Conduct audit, quality improvement and research projects.
- Participate in activities such as risk management, clinical guideline development and staff training.
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
- The post holder will work as part of a dedicated pharmacy team to provide and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services to the Care Group. The post holder will liaise between wards, departments andpharmacy to ensure that pharmacy services are tailored to meet the Specialty Care Groups needs wherever possible.The post holder will participate in the following:
- Act as a deputy for Specialist Pharmacist when necessary.
- Participate in the multidisciplinary team delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patientfocused pharmaceutical care to patients.
- Provide interface and discharge liaison, and support to the wards & units within the Care Group.
- Consistently lead on the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the many sub-specialties within the Care Group and ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input.
- Act as a clinical role model, and supervise rotational staff at ward level.
- Promote the safe use of drugs within the specialty.
- Develop, implement and audit local guidelines.
- Audit usage of medicines in the Care Group with the aim of promoting cost-effective prescribing
- Assist in the financial reporting to the Care Group and drug budget management.
- Ensure seamless pharmaceutical care on discharge, liaising with other pharmacists and healthcare professionals (i.e., primary and secondary) taking over care of the patient.
- Work with the Principal Pharmacist for the speciality to extend the boundaries of professional practice within the Care Group.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will work as part of a dedicated pharmacy team to provide and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services to the Care Group. The post holder will liaise between wards, departments andpharmacy to ensure that pharmacy services are tailored to meet the Specialty Care Groups needs wherever possible.The post holder will participate in the following:
- Act as a deputy for Specialist Pharmacist when necessary.
- Participate in the multidisciplinary team delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patientfocused pharmaceutical care to patients.
- Provide interface and discharge liaison, and support to the wards & units within the Care Group.
- Consistently lead on the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the many sub-specialties within the Care Group and ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input.
- Act as a clinical role model, and supervise rotational staff at ward level.
- Promote the safe use of drugs within the specialty.
- Develop, implement and audit local guidelines.
- Audit usage of medicines in the Care Group with the aim of promoting cost-effective prescribing
- Assist in the financial reporting to the Care Group and drug budget management.
- Ensure seamless pharmaceutical care on discharge, liaising with other pharmacists and healthcare professionals (i.e., primary and secondary) taking over care of the patient.
- Work with the Principal Pharmacist for the speciality to extend the boundaries of professional practice within the Care Group.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist (Significant competency assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification/experience
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
Desirable
- Registered Independent Prescriber or willingness to complete
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification / experience
Knowldege & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the clinical governance agenda
- Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice
- Experience in directorate pharmacy
- Maintains a broad level of pharmacy practice
- Appropriate post registration experience in hospital Pharmacy or equivalent area of practice with assessed competencies
- Experience of supervising others
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of practice research or audit
Desirable
- Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
- Be able to provide highly complex Information on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including consultants/service managers)
- Be able to use available evidence to make sound judgments in relation to patient-or drug-specific issues to motivate self and others
- To have basic keyboard and computer skills (word processing, spreadsheet, report generation and presentations)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist (Significant competency assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification/experience
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
Desirable
- Registered Independent Prescriber or willingness to complete
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification / experience
Knowldege & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the clinical governance agenda
- Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice
- Experience in directorate pharmacy
- Maintains a broad level of pharmacy practice
- Appropriate post registration experience in hospital Pharmacy or equivalent area of practice with assessed competencies
- Experience of supervising others
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of practice research or audit
Desirable
- Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
- Be able to provide highly complex Information on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including consultants/service managers)
- Be able to use available evidence to make sound judgments in relation to patient-or drug-specific issues to motivate self and others
- To have basic keyboard and computer skills (word processing, spreadsheet, report generation and presentations)
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).
