Job summary
A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacist to join the women's and children's pharmacy team at The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated clinical pharmacist to join our pharmacy team. You will work with a team of highly specialist pharmacy staff to deliver patient-centred pharmaceutical care to paediatric & women's health patients.
The Women's & Children's pharmacy team are 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.
If you have experience in paediatric clinical pharmacy services and are interested in developing in your career we would love to hear from you.
For further information and an informal chat please contact:
Mohammed Abou Daya - Service Lead Pharmacist: Women and Children on 020 324 60133 / 60132 or email mohammed.aboudaya@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as a Children's Specialist Pharmacist to deliver patient focused, quality care, based at one of the four main hospital sites.
The post holder will be supporting the Service Lead Pharmacist - Women and Children (W&C) Services in leading a team of staff in the delivery of high quality clinical pharmacy services to the speciality based at Royal London Hospital.
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
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
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.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts,
- Experience in supervising and organising staff and work
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. pre- registration / basic grade Pharmacist
- Experience in provision of a clinical pharmacy service to paediatrics and neonates
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- 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
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- 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
- 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
Desirable
- Evidence demonstrating basic supervisory skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical care needs of women's and children's service patients
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to women's and children's service
- 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
Desirable
- Knowledge of the medical management of complex paediatric, neonatal and critical care patients
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Specialist postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Specialist Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Independent prescribing qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts,
- Experience in supervising and organising staff and work
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. pre- registration / basic grade Pharmacist
- Experience in provision of a clinical pharmacy service to paediatrics and neonates
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- 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
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- 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
- 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
Desirable
- Evidence demonstrating basic supervisory skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical care needs of women's and children's service patients
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to women's and children's service
- 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
Desirable
- Knowledge of the medical management of complex paediatric, neonatal and critical care patients
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Specialist postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Specialist Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Independent prescribing qualification
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).
