Job summary
Whipps Cross Hospital has been a healthcare cornerstone in East London. Serving a vibrant community of over 350,000 people from Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Epping Forest and beyond. Our comprehensive services ranging from general inpatient care to specialised maternity services and a 24/7 Emergency department, ensure that every patient receives care tailored to their needs.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our department to expand our Rheumatology pharmacy team. The post holder will be working alongside our Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Rheumatology & Dermatology and our Specialist Medicine Pharmacy Technician within a MDT setting.In collaboration with the Pharmacy and Specialist Medicine team, the post holder will be responsible for delivering and managing the pharmacy service to Rheumatology. You will gain experience in business planning, service improvement, financial management and clinical governance. You will be supported to further develop your leadership capabilities via a combination of internal and external training programmes.
For an informal conversation please contact Manpreet Randhawa on manpreet.randhawa@nhs.net (Associate Director of Pharmacy, WCUH), Jennifer Chan on Jennifer.chan2@nhs.net (Deputy Head of Pharmacy, WCUH) or Usha Hawker on usha.hawker@nhs.net (Lead Pharmacist, Specialist Medicine)
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as the Highly Specialist Pharmacist for Rheumatology to deliver patient focused, quality care, based at Whipps Cross Hospital.
You will be a core member of the Trust's Rheumatology 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 and the Lead Pharmacist for Specialist Medicine, in managing the professional, clinical and technical input of pharmacy into Rheumatology.
The job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post holder.
The post holder might be required to work across the Trust at any time throughout the duration of his/her contract, which may entail travel and working at a different hospital sites.
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.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
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
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience post registration in a hospital based post.
- Proven experience of good performance in previous roles
- Experience of providing a hospital based service to rheumatology patients at specialist pharmacist level or equivalent.
- Experience of managing high cost drugs
- Good understanding of homecare process
- Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines
- Experience and knowledge of developing guidelines/protocols.
- Experience of developing and reviewing patient group directions and shared care guidelines
- Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. trainee pharmacists/foundation training pharmacists/other staff groups.
Desirable
- Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects
- Experience of working with electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) systems
- Experience of successfully managing staff, performing appraisal and giving feedback
- Experience of managing a budget
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Assertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate.
- Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- Data analysis skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
- Demonstrates initiative to work independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrates critical appraisal skills
- Able to work unsupervised, follow written instruction and work under pressure
- IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- Demonstrates effective customer service skills
- Good team worker
- Evidence of good ward practice
- Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
- Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
- Effective pharmaceutical care skills Ability to motivate and act as a role model
- Ability to work under pressure, dealing with peaks and troughs in workload
- Ability to identify when advice needs to be sought
- Reflective practice skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent
Desirable
- Knowledge of interface issues relevant to the patient group
- Knowledge of risk management issues relevant to the patient group and root cause analysis
Qualifications
Essential
- MRPharmS or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with GPhC.
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level)
- Independent prescribing qualification, or willing to undergo training to become an IP
Desirable
- MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent
- Management qualification (CMS / DMS) or equivalent experience
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience post registration in a hospital based post.
- Proven experience of good performance in previous roles
- Experience of providing a hospital based service to rheumatology patients at specialist pharmacist level or equivalent.
- Experience of managing high cost drugs
- Good understanding of homecare process
- Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines
- Experience and knowledge of developing guidelines/protocols.
- Experience of developing and reviewing patient group directions and shared care guidelines
- Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. trainee pharmacists/foundation training pharmacists/other staff groups.
Desirable
- Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects
- Experience of working with electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) systems
- Experience of successfully managing staff, performing appraisal and giving feedback
- Experience of managing a budget
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Assertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate.
- Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- Data analysis skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
- Demonstrates initiative to work independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrates critical appraisal skills
- Able to work unsupervised, follow written instruction and work under pressure
- IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- Demonstrates effective customer service skills
- Good team worker
- Evidence of good ward practice
- Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
- Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
- Effective pharmaceutical care skills Ability to motivate and act as a role model
- Ability to work under pressure, dealing with peaks and troughs in workload
- Ability to identify when advice needs to be sought
- Reflective practice skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent
Desirable
- Knowledge of interface issues relevant to the patient group
- Knowledge of risk management issues relevant to the patient group and root cause analysis
Qualifications
Essential
- MRPharmS or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with GPhC.
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level)
- Independent prescribing qualification, or willing to undergo training to become an IP
Desirable
- MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent
- Management qualification (CMS / DMS) or equivalent experience
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).
