Job summary
Do you want to join an award-winning department that puts clinical pharmacists at the forefront of medicines optimisation and patient care?
The Pharmacy Department at Barts Health covers a population of 2.5 million. We provide medicines management and medicines optimisation services from our four hospital sites across the City of London and East London.
We are looking for a senior pharmacist to work with the pharmacy and wider multidisciplinary team in delivering medicines efficiencies and identifying medicines related financial risk. You will be assisting with the identification and facilitating the implementation of quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) programmes for medicines, and to share schemes with other local providers to ensure consistency across the health economy.
You will also be expected to contribute to the research agenda working with staff across the Pharmacy department and student placements.
Main duties of the job
To support the Royal London divisional and pharmacy teams in delivering medicines efficiencies and identifying medicines related financial risk.
To manage the overall medicines efficiency work-plan, providing monthly status reports and assisting teams in achieving deadlines.
To manage audit projects to assess outcomes and to assist in development and interpretation of key metrics.
To lead on delivery of medicines Cost Improvement Plans (CIPs), tracking and reporting on progress.
To contribute to the work to deliver transformation projects as required, and to be the project lead for selected projects.
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.
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.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy, working with MDTs
- oExperience in supervising and organising staff and work
- oEvidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. trainee pharmacists and foundation training pharmacists
- oExperience of training other healthcare professionals both individually and in groups
- oExperience of working with prescribing data
- oExperience of carrying out audit and project management work
Desirable
- oExperience of working with clinical directorates
- oExperience of managing and developing staff
- oExperience of working as a pharmacist in primary care
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal skills
- oAble to deliver key messages succinctly and professionally both verbally and in writing
- oAble to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- oAble to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
- oDemonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- oAbility to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- oAble to work unsupervised and under pressure
- oIT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- oDemonstrates effective customer service skills
- oGood team worker
- oEvidence of good ward practice
- oAble to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
- oDemonstrates ability to deliver staff training, with excellent teaching and mentoring skills
- oAccountable for own professional actions and responsibilities
- oDemonstrates expert ability to critically evaluate information and apply to problem solving
- oDemonstrates vision and innovation with the ability to implement change through effective strategy and planning
- oDemonstrates ability to think logically and reason
- oDemonstrates ability to work effectively with others
- oAbility of be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment
- oAbility to negotiate with and influence others
- oAbility to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of healthcare professional
Desirable
- oCan identify and manage risks and evaluate quality of own work / service
Knowledge
Essential
- oUnderstanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- oKnowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- oUp to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- oUnderstanding of stock control systems
- oUnderstanding of the pharmaceutical care needs of cancer chemotherapy, and HIV, gastroenterology and rheumatology patients
- oAn awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to all patients, and how they relate to pharmacy and medicines management in particular those relating to NICE
- 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
- oAwareness of and commitment to clinical governance
- oUnderstands Government policy and vision for the development of health and social care
Qualifications
Essential
- oMPharm or equivalent
- oRegistered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- oIndependent prescribing qualification (or willing to work towards)
- oSpecialist postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent knowledge and clinical experience
Desirable
- oSpecialist postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent knowledge and clinical experience
- oMember of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy, working with MDTs
- oExperience in supervising and organising staff and work
- oEvidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. trainee pharmacists and foundation training pharmacists
- oExperience of training other healthcare professionals both individually and in groups
- oExperience of working with prescribing data
- oExperience of carrying out audit and project management work
Desirable
- oExperience of working with clinical directorates
- oExperience of managing and developing staff
- oExperience of working as a pharmacist in primary care
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal skills
- oAble to deliver key messages succinctly and professionally both verbally and in writing
- oAble to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- oAble to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
- oDemonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- oAbility to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- oAble to work unsupervised and under pressure
- oIT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- oDemonstrates effective customer service skills
- oGood team worker
- oEvidence of good ward practice
- oAble to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
- oDemonstrates ability to deliver staff training, with excellent teaching and mentoring skills
- oAccountable for own professional actions and responsibilities
- oDemonstrates expert ability to critically evaluate information and apply to problem solving
- oDemonstrates vision and innovation with the ability to implement change through effective strategy and planning
- oDemonstrates ability to think logically and reason
- oDemonstrates ability to work effectively with others
- oAbility of be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment
- oAbility to negotiate with and influence others
- oAbility to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of healthcare professional
Desirable
- oCan identify and manage risks and evaluate quality of own work / service
Knowledge
Essential
- oUnderstanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- oKnowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- oUp to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- oUnderstanding of stock control systems
- oUnderstanding of the pharmaceutical care needs of cancer chemotherapy, and HIV, gastroenterology and rheumatology patients
- oAn awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to all patients, and how they relate to pharmacy and medicines management in particular those relating to NICE
- 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
- oAwareness of and commitment to clinical governance
- oUnderstands Government policy and vision for the development of health and social care
Qualifications
Essential
- oMPharm or equivalent
- oRegistered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- oIndependent prescribing qualification (or willing to work towards)
- oSpecialist postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent knowledge and clinical experience
Desirable
- oSpecialist postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent knowledge and clinical experience
- 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
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).
