Job summary
Following on from a commitment to investment in the pharmacy team at Kingston Hospital, we have an excellent opportunity to join our friendly and well-respected team as a Senior Pharmacist in Ophthalmology (Band 8a). This is a brand-new post in the trust and will provide professional, governance and financial medicines leadership to the Royal Eye Unit based at Kingston hospital.
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was commended for becoming the first acute NHS trust in London to receive an 'Outstanding' rating by the CQC for being well-led and has consistently been one of the best performing NHS trusts in London for achieving targets.
Experience in working in ophthalmology is desirable, but not essential for the right candidate, as there will be opportunities to support your learning and development.
Main duties of the job
- This is a key role within the pharmacy team delivering services to the ophthalmology service. The post holder will be an active member of both the pharmacy and the ophthalmology teams to ensure continuous two-way exchange of information and maintain high standards of medicines use.
- To develop the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the ophthalmology service in accordance with the needs of patients, the clinical team and the required standards of quality and professional practice.
- To provide specialist medicines management advice to medical and nursing staff on drugs for the ophthalmology service.
About us
The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this, our five values are that we are all:
Caring - we design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wantsSafe - we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first)Responsible - all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
Value each other - we all value each other's contribution
Inspiring -we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by 'Living Our Values Everyday'.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide and develop a specialist clinical pharmacy service to the REU ophthalmology service.
To undertake effective monitoring for the use of medication, adjusting dosages and route of administration through timely intervention and communication with medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals, when necessary.
To liaise with carers, senior pharmacists, nursing or medical staff to optimise medicines management for patients, allowing best outcomes for medical interventions.
To participate in weekend and Bank Holiday duties as required in the provision of cover for out of hours Pharmacy services.
To work as a pharmacist, providing a dispensary service including accurately dispensing, checking medication and counselling patients regarding their medication as required.
To provide information and advice on the preparation and administration of intravenous drugs.
To demonstrate and communicate effective and expert clinical pharmacy knowledge and advice to healthcare professionals and patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide and develop a specialist clinical pharmacy service to the REU ophthalmology service.
To undertake effective monitoring for the use of medication, adjusting dosages and route of administration through timely intervention and communication with medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals, when necessary.
To liaise with carers, senior pharmacists, nursing or medical staff to optimise medicines management for patients, allowing best outcomes for medical interventions.
To participate in weekend and Bank Holiday duties as required in the provision of cover for out of hours Pharmacy services.
To work as a pharmacist, providing a dispensary service including accurately dispensing, checking medication and counselling patients regarding their medication as required.
To provide information and advice on the preparation and administration of intravenous drugs.
To demonstrate and communicate effective and expert clinical pharmacy knowledge and advice to healthcare professionals and patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Post Graduate Certificate Pharmacy Practice
- Post Graduate Clinical Diploma / Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive post-registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy - this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of acute hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, ward services and dispensing)
- Demonstrable experience in general clinical practice including medicine and surgery
- Risk management of medicines
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
Desirable
- Experience in ophthalmology services
- Working within a clinical directorate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Post Graduate Certificate Pharmacy Practice
- Post Graduate Clinical Diploma / Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive post-registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy - this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of acute hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, ward services and dispensing)
- Demonstrable experience in general clinical practice including medicine and surgery
- Risk management of medicines
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
Desirable
- Experience in ophthalmology services
- Working within a clinical directorate
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
