Job summary
Are you ready to step into a role where your skills and passion for healthcare can truly shine? Do you want to work in an environment where every interaction makes a difference in peoples lives? If yes, this could be the post for you:
We have a very exciting opportunity to join our exciting Community Frailty Hospital At Home Team based in the London Borough of Barnet. This team is committed to revolutionising healthcare delivery for frail patients and provides high-quality, patient-centred care in the comfort of their own homes, reducing hospital admissions and length of stay in hospital.
This post sits within the Medicines Management Team and key components of the role include working as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, ensuring an integrated approach to the management of medicines in high risk patients. This will involve working as part of the multi-disciplinary team, managing your own caseload and conducting clinical medication reviews in patients' homes.
The pharmacist will act as a source of pharmaceutical expertise to various health and social care professionals. Continuous evaluation of the service will also be key to demonstrate value and areas for further development.
The Medicines Management Team base is at Parsons Green. However, the post holder will predominantly be working in Barnet and the role will involve lone working and travelling. A car would be required. This role also offers flexibility and the ability for remote working where appropriate.
Main duties of the job
The postholder must have significant post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy (specifically care of the elderly/frailty) and a postgraduate qualification to at least diploma level.
Sound knowledge of prescribing and medicines management issues faced in both primary and secondary care is essential with excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Previous experience in community health services or primary care is desirable.
Additionally, compassion, flexibility, excellent communication and time management skills and the ability to build relationships with various health and social care professionals e.g. GPs, hospital clinicians, district nurses, carers, family, community pharmacists and care coordinators.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Undergraduate Degree in Pharmacy: MPharm (or equivalent prior to 2002)
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification to at least diploma level
- Takes personal responsibility for Continuing Professional Development as evidenced by portfolio
- Uses reflective practice for personal and professional development
- Independent Prescribing Qualification or working towards this qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Post-qualification experience of clinical pharmacy, medicines information and prescribing advice
- Experience of working in secondary care and in a multidisciplinary environment
- Experience of training
- Experience of audit techniques
Desirable
- Primary care experience including Community Services
- Experience in care of the elderly/frailty
- Project management experience
- Experience in supervising a team/service and line management
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge
- Sound knowledge of prescribing, pharmacy and medicines management issues faced in primary and secondary care
- Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written including presentation skills and report writing
- Team player but able to work independently
- Demonstrates initiative
- Demonstrates excellent decision making skills and is able to understand complex information
- Effective negotiation skills and ability to persuade others
- Ability to assimilate, analyse and interpret clinical and financial data.
- Good problem solving skills
- Good inter-personal skills and ability to build relationships
- Ability to provide succinct and objective advice
- To manage own time, prioritise workload effectively and work to tight deadlines
- Computer literate - working knowledge of office applications, internet, email and electronic diary systems
- Ability to plan, set objectives, priorities and review performance against objectives
- Ability to command and deal sensitively with emotive situations and be seen as credible by professional colleagues
- Can identify and manage risks and evaluate quality of own work and service
- Ability to adapt to different working environments
Desirable
- Understanding of the NHS and political environment
Key Attributes
Essential
- Self-motivator and commitment to supporting high quality medicines management
- Flexibility in approach to meet service needs and ability to support complex changes
- Innovative thinker and 'can do' approach
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Undergraduate Degree in Pharmacy: MPharm (or equivalent prior to 2002)
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification to at least diploma level
- Takes personal responsibility for Continuing Professional Development as evidenced by portfolio
- Uses reflective practice for personal and professional development
- Independent Prescribing Qualification or working towards this qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Post-qualification experience of clinical pharmacy, medicines information and prescribing advice
- Experience of working in secondary care and in a multidisciplinary environment
- Experience of training
- Experience of audit techniques
Desirable
- Primary care experience including Community Services
- Experience in care of the elderly/frailty
- Project management experience
- Experience in supervising a team/service and line management
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge
- Sound knowledge of prescribing, pharmacy and medicines management issues faced in primary and secondary care
- Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written including presentation skills and report writing
- Team player but able to work independently
- Demonstrates initiative
- Demonstrates excellent decision making skills and is able to understand complex information
- Effective negotiation skills and ability to persuade others
- Ability to assimilate, analyse and interpret clinical and financial data.
- Good problem solving skills
- Good inter-personal skills and ability to build relationships
- Ability to provide succinct and objective advice
- To manage own time, prioritise workload effectively and work to tight deadlines
- Computer literate - working knowledge of office applications, internet, email and electronic diary systems
- Ability to plan, set objectives, priorities and review performance against objectives
- Ability to command and deal sensitively with emotive situations and be seen as credible by professional colleagues
- Can identify and manage risks and evaluate quality of own work and service
- Ability to adapt to different working environments
Desirable
- Understanding of the NHS and political environment
Key Attributes
Essential
- Self-motivator and commitment to supporting high quality medicines management
- Flexibility in approach to meet service needs and ability to support complex changes
- Innovative thinker and 'can do' approach
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).
