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Specialist Pharmacist – Critical Care & Adult Pain ServicesSt George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • London, United Kingdom
Specialist Pharmacist – Critical Care & Adult Pain Services

Specialist Pharmacist – Critical Care & Adult Pain Services

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • London, United Kingdom
5 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Job summary
This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced, high calibre pharmacist with advanced, expert clinical knowledge and skills to lead the critical care team and adult pain services at St George's Hospital. The post holder will need to be flexible and organised, be able to align their values with those of the organisation, work well within a team and have a positive attitude.

With nearly 10,000 dedicated staff caring for patients, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London, serving a population of 1.3 million across the region. The critical care units at St George's Hospital include General Intensive Care, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care and Neurosciences Intensive Care and accept tertiary referrals from within Southwest London and beyond. A new General Intensive Care Unit is under construction and the successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the pharmacy service in this new facility. The adult pain service comprises of acute pain, chronic pain and palliative care teams who provide specialist pain care across secondary and primary care.

The post holder will be an experienced pharmacist with extensive critical care, leadership and management experience. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership, management, and clinical skills in a fast paced, challenging, and dynamic environment.

Main duties of the job
  • To work as an advanced expert pharmacist within all areas of the critical care and adult pain services.
  • To lead on the provision and development of the clinical pharmacy services including clinical risk and governance, finance, operations and research.
  • To act as a role model providing education, training, and mentoring to staff within pharmacy and the areas of specialty.
  • To manage and develop a team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, trainee pharmacists and students.
  • In conjunction with the principal pharmacist, manage and implement services designed to improve the pharmaceutical care to patients and extend the boundaries of clinical practice.
  • To progress service improvement initiatives through multi-disciplinary working to ensure safe and timely provision of medicines.
  • To participate in clinical audit and research, risk management and clinical guideline development.
  • Deputise for the principal pharmacist and represent the team within the organisation and across the interface.

The successful applicant will be able to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight deadlines. You will have excellent communication skills and be an enthusiastic educator. The ability to work autonomously and with a high level of accountability is essential. You should possess a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent and have the relevant hospital pharmacy experience.

About us
The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South West London, comprised of St George's University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future. As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including; workforce, key functions such as medication safety and education and training and digital workstreams.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust itself is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff. The helipad was opened in spring 2014 and the work of the Emergency Department has been captured on Channel 4's '24 Hours in A&E' programme.

Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • B. Pharm / M. Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or equivalent
  • Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Diploma in clinical pharmacy practice or equivalent
  • Registered independent prescriber or working towards qualification
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Desirable
  • MSc in a relevant clinical area
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • RPS Core Advanced Pharmacist Credentialling
  • Formal leadership and management training

Experience
Essential
  • Substantial post registration hospital pharmacy experience as a clinical pharmacist including some experience in critical care
  • Experience of directorate work including drug expenditure reporting, formulary management, DTC applications etc
  • Experience in delivering training and education at undergraduate and postgraduate level
  • Experience of working within a role involving multidisciplinary communication
  • Experience of identifying and managing risk in a clinical specialty
  • Experience of co-ordinating and leading audits

Desirable
  • Experience of leading, implementing into practice and/or publishing research
  • Experience of acting as a designated prescribing practitioner and/or clinical supervisor
  • Experience of using an electronic patient and medicines administration system
  • Experience of working in outpatient clinics

Skills
Essential
  • Ability to work on own initiative and effectively as part of a team both within pharmacy and at multidisciplinary level
  • Applies sound professional judgement to clinical, legal and ethical issues
  • Ability to provide highly complex information on Pharmacy Services issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals
  • Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively autonomously and for a team including the ability to delegate appropriately

Desirable
  • Ability to think strategically
  • Demonstrable leadership and management skills

Knowledge
Essential
  • Advanced clinical and professional knowledge including some knowledge of critical care
  • Knowledge of wider therapeutics and pharmacology
  • Knowledge of NHS issues, priorities, policy, procedures and guidelines and ability to implement these locally
  • Demonstrable awareness of and commitment to Clinical Governance

Desirable
  • Familiarity with CMM computer system

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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