Job summary
Barts Pharmacy Department are looking for a dynamic and energetic individual who is ambitious and forward-thinking with clinical experience in emergency medicine to join our Pharmacy team at Whipps Cross University Hospital.
The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as the Senior Pharmacist for Emergency Medicine to deliver patient focused, quality care, based at Whipps Cross University Hospital. This post will cover the Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Unit and acute medicine to ensure optimisation of medicines and the safe, cost-effective use of medicines. You will be a core member of the Trust's emergency care team, providing professional pharmaceutical governance, medicines safety, medicines information, medicines finance, education and training and medicines optimisation support to the team and the service's patients. The post holder will also work closely with the Highly Specialist Pharmacists for Emergency Care and Admissions.
You will be supported to further develop both your clinical skills and your abilities as a senior leader via a combination of internal and external training programmes. We welcome applications from individuals with excellent communications skills who demonstrate a patient-centred focus and compassionate and collaborative leadership. You will require excellent prioritisation skills and have a passion for service review and quality improvement.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as the Senior Pharmacist for Emergency Medicine to deliver patient focused, quality care, based at Whipps Cross University Hospital.
The pharmacist will provide highly specialist, advanced clinical and professional pharmaceutical services to patients admitted to the Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Unit and acute medicine areas under the care of Barts Health NHS Trust to promote the optimised, safe and cost-effective use of medicines. You will be a core member of the Trust's emergency care team, providing professional pharmaceutical governance, medicines safety, medicines information, medicines finance, education and training and medicines optimisation support to the team and the service's patients. You will build relationships and work with internal stakeholders and external partners to support the delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical care to all patients.
The post holder will support the Associate Director of Pharmacy, Deputy Head of Pharmacy, Whipps Cross University Hospital, and Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine in managing the professional, clinical and technical input of pharmacy into the Acute and Emergency Medicine directorate at Whipps Cross University Hospital. The post holder will also work closely with the Highly Specialist Pharmacists for Emergency Care and Admissions.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMPharm or equivalent
- oRegistered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- oDiploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- oIndependent prescribing qualification, or willing to work towards
Desirable
- oMSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant experience post registration in a hospital based clinical post
- oProven experience of good performance in previous posts
- oPrevious evaluations or reviews of medicines
- oPrevious evaluations or reviews of medicines
Desirable
- oExperience of providing prescribing advice to general practice
- oExperience of working at interfaces of care
- oExperience of working with electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) systems
- oExperience of successfully managing staff, performing appraisals and giving feedback
- oExperience delivering care in acute medicines specialties in a ward setting
Knowledge
Essential
- oUnderstanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- oKnowledge of medicines management systems
- oUp to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- oUnderstanding of stock control systems
- oKnowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- oUnderstanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- oDemonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- oKnowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management
Desirable
- oKnowledge of interface issues relevant to the patient group
- oKnowledge of risk management issues relevant to the patient group and root cause analysis
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal skills
- oAble to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- oEffective verbal and written communication skills
- oAssertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate
- oDemonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- oAbility to plan, prioritise and organise self
- oIT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- oAble to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
- oAbility to identify when advice needs to be sought
Other
Essential
- oDBS - Enhanced check with a check of the barred lists required as patient facing may interact with adults / children
- oReliable with a good attendance record
- oFlexibility with regards to working hours for late, early meetings and 7 day working
- oDemonstrable commitment to CPD
- oHighly motivated and reliable
- oDemonstrates values consistent with those of the Trust
- oAbility to work evenings, weekends, bank holidays or backup oncall duties (as required by the department)
Desirable
- oMember of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMPharm or equivalent
- oRegistered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- oDiploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- oIndependent prescribing qualification, or willing to work towards
Desirable
- oMSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant experience post registration in a hospital based clinical post
- oProven experience of good performance in previous posts
- oPrevious evaluations or reviews of medicines
- oPrevious evaluations or reviews of medicines
Desirable
- oExperience of providing prescribing advice to general practice
- oExperience of working at interfaces of care
- oExperience of working with electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) systems
- oExperience of successfully managing staff, performing appraisals and giving feedback
- oExperience delivering care in acute medicines specialties in a ward setting
Knowledge
Essential
- oUnderstanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- oKnowledge of medicines management systems
- oUp to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- oUnderstanding of stock control systems
- oKnowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- oUnderstanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- oDemonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- oKnowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management
Desirable
- oKnowledge of interface issues relevant to the patient group
- oKnowledge of risk management issues relevant to the patient group and root cause analysis
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal skills
- oAble to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- oEffective verbal and written communication skills
- oAssertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate
- oDemonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- oAbility to plan, prioritise and organise self
- oIT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- oAble to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
- oAbility to identify when advice needs to be sought
Other
Essential
- oDBS - Enhanced check with a check of the barred lists required as patient facing may interact with adults / children
- oReliable with a good attendance record
- oFlexibility with regards to working hours for late, early meetings and 7 day working
- oDemonstrable commitment to CPD
- oHighly motivated and reliable
- oDemonstrates values consistent with those of the Trust
- oAbility to work evenings, weekends, bank holidays or backup oncall duties (as required by the department)
Desirable
- oMember of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
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
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).
