Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a pharmacist to join the Patient Services team at UCLH. The successful candidate will rotate between the UCH inpatient dispensary, NHNN pharmacy service and homecare & procurement to deliver and develop the patient services. You will be supported to develop new operational and line management skills, within an engaged and supportive environment. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with excellent organisational skills and with a desire to provide a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service to our patients. This role is a great opportunity for a Band 6 pharmacist looking to move into a Band 7 position. Current Band 7 pharmacist looking to develop new skills that will help them progress into more senior roles should also consider the role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist - Patient Services on the UCH main site to: o Ensure the delivery and development of a high quality patient services care to inpatients. o Lead on clinical incidents and complaints investigation related to medication incidents. o Provide leadership and education and training to Rotational Pharmacists and Trainee Pharmacists, including practice supervision and management duties. o Deliver operational support to the patient services team, including the creation and management of rota and authorisation of time sheets. o To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist - Patient Services, including as manager of the on-call pharmacy service. o 20% commitment for continued personal development in clinical pharmacy practice. The post holder will be based across multiple UCLH hospital sites.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff** UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff** UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy and registration with the GPHC
- Demonstrable evidence Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, or satisfactory evidence of equivalent competence, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio Applicants undertaking the JPB Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice will be expected to have completed at least two FS2s tasks
Experience
Essential
- Prior experience in hospital pharmacy
- Demonstrable evidence of competence in general clinical practice including medicine and surgery
- Meets expected levels of practice as defined by others
Desirable
- Identifies areas for practice improvement
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Understands pharmacy priorities
- Demonstrates ability to meet service targets
- Ability to utilise email and word processing software packages to support routine work activity
- Collects data regarding service provision
- Demonstrates initiative
- Identifies own training needs
- Demonstrates general clinical knowledge and skills
- Demonstrable clinical reasoning and judgement skills
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance
- Demonstrable participation in clinical audit
- Demonstrates ability to work as part of a multi- disciplinary team
- Implements the findings of pharmacy practice research
- Demonstrates awareness of how research evidence is produced and distributed
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- Understanding of Trust priorities
- Identifies appropriate measures of service
- Ability to utilise presentation, spreadsheet and database
- Reports on data regarding service provision
- Meets own training needs
- Demonstrates agility
- Demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge and skills
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options
- Demonstrates experience of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
- Ability to identify and undertake clinical audit
- Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
- Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in clinical practice
Communication
Essential
- Ability to communicate in a verbal or written manner with patients, junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary
- Displays honesty and integrity, is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to medicines use, and respects confidentiality
Desirable
- Ability to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Previous experience of delivering educational material to junior colleagues
- Able to organise own workload
Desirable
- Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy
- Experience in co-ordinating day to day practice activities of others
Specific Requirements
Essential
- The postholder will be required to participate in the on-call, bank holiday and extended working day rota
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy and registration with the GPHC
- Demonstrable evidence Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, or satisfactory evidence of equivalent competence, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio Applicants undertaking the JPB Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice will be expected to have completed at least two FS2s tasks
Experience
Essential
- Prior experience in hospital pharmacy
- Demonstrable evidence of competence in general clinical practice including medicine and surgery
- Meets expected levels of practice as defined by others
Desirable
- Identifies areas for practice improvement
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Understands pharmacy priorities
- Demonstrates ability to meet service targets
- Ability to utilise email and word processing software packages to support routine work activity
- Collects data regarding service provision
- Demonstrates initiative
- Identifies own training needs
- Demonstrates general clinical knowledge and skills
- Demonstrable clinical reasoning and judgement skills
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance
- Demonstrable participation in clinical audit
- Demonstrates ability to work as part of a multi- disciplinary team
- Implements the findings of pharmacy practice research
- Demonstrates awareness of how research evidence is produced and distributed
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- Understanding of Trust priorities
- Identifies appropriate measures of service
- Ability to utilise presentation, spreadsheet and database
- Reports on data regarding service provision
- Meets own training needs
- Demonstrates agility
- Demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge and skills
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options
- Demonstrates experience of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
- Ability to identify and undertake clinical audit
- Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
- Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in clinical practice
Communication
Essential
- Ability to communicate in a verbal or written manner with patients, junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary
- Displays honesty and integrity, is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to medicines use, and respects confidentiality
Desirable
- Ability to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Previous experience of delivering educational material to junior colleagues
- Able to organise own workload
Desirable
- Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy
- Experience in co-ordinating day to day practice activities of others
Specific Requirements
Essential
- The postholder will be required to participate in the on-call, bank holiday and extended working day rota
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospital
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
