Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and innovative clinical pharmacist to lead rheumatology pharmacy services at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), one of the UK's leading teaching and research hospitals.
This senior leadership role offers the chance to shape and deliver high-quality, safe and effective medicines optimisation for rheumatology patients across inpatient, outpatient, infusion and homecare settings. Working closely with a dynamic multidisciplinary rheumatology team, you will influence clinical practice, service development and medicines governance at both divisional and Trust-wide level.
You will join a highly regarded Pharmacy Department with strong academic links to UCL and the wider North Central London Integrated Care System, providing excellent opportunities for research, innovation, quality improvement and professional development.
This role is ideal for a specialist pharmacist with a passion for leadership, advanced clinical practice and improving outcomes for patients with complex rheumatological conditions.
Main duties of the job
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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:
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
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 UCLH a great place to work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 UCLH a great place to work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge & competence
Essential
- Masters of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
- Full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Minimum of four years' experience as a clinical pharmacist in a field related to Rheumatology Six years as a clinical pharmacist
- Ten years post-registration with the GPhC
- Broad clinical experience within general medicine and general surgery
- Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice
- Registered Independent Prescriber
- Meets expected levels of practice defined within the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework at Advanced Stage II or higher
- Maintains an awareness of broader pharmacy practice
- Undertaken leadership courses
Desirable
- Doctorate degree
- Identifies and implements best practice
- Maintains an awareness of broader pharmacy practice
Management & leadership skills
Essential
- Implementation of strategies aimed at meeting Trust and pharmacy priorities
- Experience in management of others
- Identifies novel ways of working to enhance services Identifies a vision for the delivery of pharmaceutical services to Rheumatology
- Ability to analyse and critically appraise clinical and operational data
- Ability to utilise email, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software packages in order to enhance work efficiency and to generate solutions to complex problems
- Evaluates service provision
- Ability to evaluate quality of clinical pharmacy services
- Demonstrates innovation
- Delegates authority appropriately
- Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures
Desirable
- Ability to reconcile national priorities with local realities
- Data processing and analytics skills Awareness of how machine learning and other AI technologies may be used to support services and clinical practice
- Actively seeks to improve the clinical services provided
- Identifies staff development needs to enhance the clinical pharmacy service
- Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures at a directorate level
Clinical & interpersonal skills
Essential
- 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 rheumatology patients
- Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
- Demonstrate an intuitive grasp of situations based on deep tacit understanding
- Ability to formulate suitable solutions in areas of uncertainty
- 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
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
- Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of diverse unavoidable 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 thrombosis and anticoagulation services, and respects confidentiality
Desirable
- Recognised as a national and/or international expert amongst clinical pharmacists within thrombosis and anticoagulation
- Ability to prioritise future developments to meet service needs
- Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous problems where little information is available
- Ability to influence practice at a directorate level
- Demonstrates a whole-system patient-focussed approach
- Demonstrates ability to co-ordinate services to achieve desired outcomes in the face of diverse unavoidable pressures
Education & training skills
Essential
- Previous experience in delivering education and training at a postgraduate level
- Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met
Desirable
- Previous experience in co-ordinating education and training programmes at a post graduate level
- Actively seeks novel opportunities to meet training needs, and evaluates the training provided
Research & development skills
Essential
- Participation in multidisciplinary health services research
- Integrates research evidence into practice
- Maintains a portfolio of practice
Desirable
- Planning and co-ordination of multi-disciplinary health care research
- Undertakes own research
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge & competence
Essential
- Masters of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
- Full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Minimum of four years' experience as a clinical pharmacist in a field related to Rheumatology Six years as a clinical pharmacist
- Ten years post-registration with the GPhC
- Broad clinical experience within general medicine and general surgery
- Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice
- Registered Independent Prescriber
- Meets expected levels of practice defined within the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework at Advanced Stage II or higher
- Maintains an awareness of broader pharmacy practice
- Undertaken leadership courses
Desirable
- Doctorate degree
- Identifies and implements best practice
- Maintains an awareness of broader pharmacy practice
Management & leadership skills
Essential
- Implementation of strategies aimed at meeting Trust and pharmacy priorities
- Experience in management of others
- Identifies novel ways of working to enhance services Identifies a vision for the delivery of pharmaceutical services to Rheumatology
- Ability to analyse and critically appraise clinical and operational data
- Ability to utilise email, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software packages in order to enhance work efficiency and to generate solutions to complex problems
- Evaluates service provision
- Ability to evaluate quality of clinical pharmacy services
- Demonstrates innovation
- Delegates authority appropriately
- Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures
Desirable
- Ability to reconcile national priorities with local realities
- Data processing and analytics skills Awareness of how machine learning and other AI technologies may be used to support services and clinical practice
- Actively seeks to improve the clinical services provided
- Identifies staff development needs to enhance the clinical pharmacy service
- Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures at a directorate level
Clinical & interpersonal skills
Essential
- 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 rheumatology patients
- Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
- Demonstrate an intuitive grasp of situations based on deep tacit understanding
- Ability to formulate suitable solutions in areas of uncertainty
- 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
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
- Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of diverse unavoidable 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 thrombosis and anticoagulation services, and respects confidentiality
Desirable
- Recognised as a national and/or international expert amongst clinical pharmacists within thrombosis and anticoagulation
- Ability to prioritise future developments to meet service needs
- Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous problems where little information is available
- Ability to influence practice at a directorate level
- Demonstrates a whole-system patient-focussed approach
- Demonstrates ability to co-ordinate services to achieve desired outcomes in the face of diverse unavoidable pressures
Education & training skills
Essential
- Previous experience in delivering education and training at a postgraduate level
- Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met
Desirable
- Previous experience in co-ordinating education and training programmes at a post graduate level
- Actively seeks novel opportunities to meet training needs, and evaluates the training provided
Research & development skills
Essential
- Participation in multidisciplinary health services research
- Integrates research evidence into practice
- Maintains a portfolio of practice
Desirable
- Planning and co-ordination of multi-disciplinary health care research
- Undertakes own research
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
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
