Job summary
Due to the internal promotion of the current postholder, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist with excellent clinical and interpersonal skills to support a high quality service to the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Service, within our Gastrointestinal (GI) Services Division.
You will work as part of the IBD multidisciplinary team, delivering the highest quality service for both inpatients and outpatients, working closely with the IBD consultants, clinical fellows, clinical nurse specialists, and other healthcare professionals.
You will form part of a virtual biologics clinic, using your independent prescribing skills to streamline the initiation of therapy for new patients, and provide ongoing follow-up review, with therapeutic drug monitoring where relevant.
You will also participate in weekly MDT meetings for new and existing patients, liaise with GPs and pharmacists in general practice and community, and develop shared care arrangements in order to ensure patients receive the maximum benefit from therapy with the minimum of complications. You will support an IBD advice line for patients, providing a point of contact for patients with queries relating to their medicines or homecare arrangements.
Main duties of the job
You will form part of a virtual biologics clinic, using your independent prescribing skills to streamline the initiation of therapy for new patients, and provide ongoing follow-up review, with therapeutic drug monitoring where relevant.
You will also participate in weekly MDT meetings for new and existing patients, liaise with GPs and pharmacists in general practice and community, and develop shared care arrangements in order to ensure patients receive the maximum benefit from therapy with the minimum of complications. You will support an IBD advice line for patients, providing a point of contact for patients with queries relating to their medicines or homecare arrangements.
The UCLH IBD Service has a large number of patients receiving biologics. Some are managed through homecare arrangements, whilst others receive regular infusions through our Infusion Clinic, based in University College Hospital. You will be responsible for ensuring prescriptions are screened and dispensed in advance using our electronic health record system, Epic. You will aim to ensure that all patients are registered on Blueteq, that yearly follow-ups are documented, and that the data requirements of our commissioners are met. Where possible, you will work to develop and enhance our existing systems, particularly where efficiency and productivity can be improved through Epic.
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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.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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Through weekly IBD ward rounds you will address medicines-related issues for acute and elective inpatients, ensuring that all patients are counselled fully on their medication regimens in order to maximise compliance with medication regimens.
Our Pharmacy Team is well integrated within the GI Services Divisions, which includes our Intestinal Failure, Obesity Services, Colorectal Surgery, Colorectal Medicine, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Upper GI Surgery, Upper GI Medicine, GI Physiology, Vascular services, and Hepatology services.
Additional management and leadership responsibilities for the GI Services Division will include governance, medicines expenditure analysis and reporting, audit and service evaluation, multi-professional education and training, and other strategic projects as required. You will also represent the UCLH Pharmacy Department at directorate and divisional clinical governance meetings.
You will work as part of our broader clinical pharmacy team and contribute to local and national initiatives to develop and enhance the pharmacy service. You will also contribute to the delivery of educational and developmental programmes, including the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, and our rotational programme for band 7 clinical pharmacists.
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 recentNHS staff surveyUCLH 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 UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Continued from above....
Through weekly IBD ward rounds you will address medicines-related issues for acute and elective inpatients, ensuring that all patients are counselled fully on their medication regimens in order to maximise compliance with medication regimens.
Our Pharmacy Team is well integrated within the GI Services Divisions, which includes our Intestinal Failure, Obesity Services, Colorectal Surgery, Colorectal Medicine, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Upper GI Surgery, Upper GI Medicine, GI Physiology, Vascular services, and Hepatology services.
Additional management and leadership responsibilities for the GI Services Division will include governance, medicines expenditure analysis and reporting, audit and service evaluation, multi-professional education and training, and other strategic projects as required. You will also represent the UCLH Pharmacy Department at directorate and divisional clinical governance meetings.
You will work as part of our broader clinical pharmacy team and contribute to local and national initiatives to develop and enhance the pharmacy service. You will also contribute to the delivery of educational and developmental programmes, including the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, and our rotational programme for band 7 clinical pharmacists.
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 recentNHS staff surveyUCLH 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 UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge & competence
Essential
- Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Minimum of five years' experience as a dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner Substantial post-registration experience
- Experience of clinical service provision to gastroenterology and hepatology patients, including inflammatory bowel disease
- Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in General Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy
- Registered Independent Prescriber
- Meets expected levels of practice as defined by others
- Maintains a broad knowledge of pharmacy practice
Desirable
- Experience of specialist clinical service provision to gastroenterology and hepatology patients Experience of clinical service provision to level 2 and/or 3 patients critical care patients
- Undertaken management training courses
- Identifies best practice
Management & leadership skills
Essential
- Understanding of Trust and pharmacy priorities
- Experience in co-ordinating the day-to-day practice activities of others
- Identifies and meets appropriate measures of service
- Ability to analyse and critically appraise clinical and operational data
- Ability to utilise email, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software packages to support routine work activity
- Collates data regarding service provision
- Ability to evaluate quality of own work, and that of junior colleagues
- Demonstrates initiative
- Ability to work autonomously
- The ability to identify and manage risks
Desirable
- Implementation of strategies aimed at meeting Trust and pharmacy priorities
- Experience in management of others
- Identifies novel ways of working to enhance services
- Ability to utilise database or other software packages to support and enhance work activity
- Evaluates service provision
- Identifies personal development needs, and those of junior colleagues
- Demonstrates innovation
- Delegates authority appropriately
- Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures
Clinical & interpersonal skills
Essential
- Demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge and skills
- The ability to identify and prioritise own clinical workload
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options
- Demonstrates experience of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
- Ability to formulate suitable therapeutic solutions in areas of clinical uncertainty
- Ability to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff
- Maintains standards of patient care
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance
- Ability to identify and undertake clinical audit
- Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of unavoidable work pressures
- Demonstrates ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Displays honesty and integrity, is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to practice within gastroenterology and general surgery, and respects confidentiality
Desirable
- Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills
- Ability to identify and prioritise the delivery of clinical pharmacy services
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options in gastroenterology and general surgery patients
- Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
- Ability to influence senior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff including issues not directly related to clinical management
- Enhances the quality of patient care
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
- Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of more diverse unavoidable pressures
Education & training skills
Essential
- Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy
- Identifies and meets own training needs
Desirable
- Previous experience in delivering education and training in a multidisciplinary environment
- Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met
Research & development skills
Essential
- Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
- Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in general surgery practice and nutrition
- Maintains a portfolio of practice
Desirable
- Participation in multidisciplinary health services research
- Integrates research evidence into practice
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge & competence
Essential
- Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Minimum of five years' experience as a dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner Substantial post-registration experience
- Experience of clinical service provision to gastroenterology and hepatology patients, including inflammatory bowel disease
- Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in General Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy
- Registered Independent Prescriber
- Meets expected levels of practice as defined by others
- Maintains a broad knowledge of pharmacy practice
Desirable
- Experience of specialist clinical service provision to gastroenterology and hepatology patients Experience of clinical service provision to level 2 and/or 3 patients critical care patients
- Undertaken management training courses
- Identifies best practice
Management & leadership skills
Essential
- Understanding of Trust and pharmacy priorities
- Experience in co-ordinating the day-to-day practice activities of others
- Identifies and meets appropriate measures of service
- Ability to analyse and critically appraise clinical and operational data
- Ability to utilise email, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software packages to support routine work activity
- Collates data regarding service provision
- Ability to evaluate quality of own work, and that of junior colleagues
- Demonstrates initiative
- Ability to work autonomously
- The ability to identify and manage risks
Desirable
- Implementation of strategies aimed at meeting Trust and pharmacy priorities
- Experience in management of others
- Identifies novel ways of working to enhance services
- Ability to utilise database or other software packages to support and enhance work activity
- Evaluates service provision
- Identifies personal development needs, and those of junior colleagues
- Demonstrates innovation
- Delegates authority appropriately
- Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures
Clinical & interpersonal skills
Essential
- Demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge and skills
- The ability to identify and prioritise own clinical workload
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options
- Demonstrates experience of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
- Ability to formulate suitable therapeutic solutions in areas of clinical uncertainty
- Ability to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff
- Maintains standards of patient care
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance
- Ability to identify and undertake clinical audit
- Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of unavoidable work pressures
- Demonstrates ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Displays honesty and integrity, is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to practice within gastroenterology and general surgery, and respects confidentiality
Desirable
- Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills
- Ability to identify and prioritise the delivery of clinical pharmacy services
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options in gastroenterology and general surgery patients
- Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
- Ability to influence senior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff including issues not directly related to clinical management
- Enhances the quality of patient care
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
- Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of more diverse unavoidable pressures
Education & training skills
Essential
- Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy
- Identifies and meets own training needs
Desirable
- Previous experience in delivering education and training in a multidisciplinary environment
- Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met
Research & development skills
Essential
- Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
- Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in general surgery practice and nutrition
- Maintains a portfolio of practice
Desirable
- Participation in multidisciplinary health services research
- Integrates research evidence into practice
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).
