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.
We are looking for a motivated and dynamic pharmacist to join the Pharmacy department at Whipps Cross Hospital. You will work with a team of pharmacy staff to deliver patient centred pharmaceutical care to paediatric and women's health patients across the hospital.
You will work closely with the Women's and Children's pharmacy team across Barts Health and will be responsible for optimising patient flow, medicines safety and patient outcomes and supporting the service in managing the medicines budget and achieving best value for resource. We do this through working closely with the multidisciplinary clinical teams, service management, and wider pharmacy team and demonstrating the Trust WeCare Values.
You will also be expected to contribute to the research agenda working with staff across the Pharmacy department.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as a Women's and Children's Highly Specialist Pharmacist to deliver patient focused, quality care, based at Whipps Cross University Hospital (WCUH).
The post holder will be supporting the hospital to deliver high quality clinical pharmacy services to the speciality and ensure that maternity has focused governance and medicines management.
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
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
- Previous experience of working within women's and children's providing a pharmacy service to women's and children's wards
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care Experience of supervising and organising staff and work
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. pre-registration / junior pharmacists
- Successful experience of managing & leading projects
- Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines
- Experience of delivering professional training and education
- Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
Desirable
- Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
- Experience of successfully managing staff
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills.
- Assertive, diplomatic and persuasive with ability to negotiate.
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Able to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
- Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- Able to work unsupervised and 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
- Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
- Management of risk in the clinical use of medicines
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills
- Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent.
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical care needs of women's and children's patients
- Understanding of stock control systems
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to women's and children's patients
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
Desirable
- Excellent knowledge of the medical management of Women's services patients
- Knowledge of interface issues relevant to the patient group
- Good knowledge of risk management issues relevant to the patient group and root cause analysis
- Awareness of wider NHS policies, e.g. Long Term Plan
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level)
- Independent prescribing qualification, or willing to undergo training to become a non-medical prescriber
Desirable
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Other
Essential
- Leads by example, promoting the Bart's health values
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Committed to the continuous development of staff and self.
- Decisive, using sound judgement in decision making in a timely and confident manner
- Commitment to developing culture of openness and partnership.
- High self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations
- Able to move easily between the detail Interest in expanding knowledge an d self-development
- Reliable with good attendance record
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and member of Faculty
- Member of NPPG / UKCPA
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
- Previous experience of working within women's and children's providing a pharmacy service to women's and children's wards
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care Experience of supervising and organising staff and work
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. pre-registration / junior pharmacists
- Successful experience of managing & leading projects
- Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines
- Experience of delivering professional training and education
- Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
Desirable
- Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
- Experience of successfully managing staff
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills.
- Assertive, diplomatic and persuasive with ability to negotiate.
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Able to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
- Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- Able to work unsupervised and 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
- Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
- Management of risk in the clinical use of medicines
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills
- Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent.
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical care needs of women's and children's patients
- Understanding of stock control systems
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to women's and children's patients
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
Desirable
- Excellent knowledge of the medical management of Women's services patients
- Knowledge of interface issues relevant to the patient group
- Good knowledge of risk management issues relevant to the patient group and root cause analysis
- Awareness of wider NHS policies, e.g. Long Term Plan
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level)
- Independent prescribing qualification, or willing to undergo training to become a non-medical prescriber
Desirable
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Other
Essential
- Leads by example, promoting the Bart's health values
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Committed to the continuous development of staff and self.
- Decisive, using sound judgement in decision making in a timely and confident manner
- Commitment to developing culture of openness and partnership.
- High self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations
- Able to move easily between the detail Interest in expanding knowledge an d self-development
- Reliable with good attendance record
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and member of Faculty
- Member of NPPG / UKCPA
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).
