Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical Services
Posted 14 hours 32 minutes ago by Kings College Hospital
Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8A Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Covering for maternity leave). Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Including out of hours and seven day working). Job ref 213-Division-A B
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Site: Princess Royal University Hospital
Salary: £61,631 - £68,623 per annum including HCA, Pro Rata Salary period Yearly. Closing 06/05/:59.
Senior Pharmacist - Clinical Services team at Princess Royal University Hospital. The post holder deputises for the team leader, Clinical Services and provides pharmacy services to general wards and outpatient services, while actively participating in day to day operational activities.
Main duties of the job- Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist, Clinical Services
- Act as a specialist role model and an expert in the medical management within Clinical Services
- Lead and manage the clinical pharmacy service in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist
- Participate regularly in outpatient clinics to deliver and promote high quality, cost effective and patient focused pharmaceutical care
- Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients within the clinical pharmacy service
- Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients within the clinical pharmacy service, providing interface, discharge liaison and support
- Actively participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, delivering and promoting high quality, cost effective, patient focused pharmaceutical care
- Provide patient and carer education and close liaison across the interface
- Promote safe drug use within the clinical pharmacy service
- Development, implementation and audit of local guidelines
- Supervise and train pharmacy staff at ward level
- Provide education and training of healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust
- Regular financial reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting, and drug budget management
- Participate in practice and clinical research and audit
- Work with the Principal Pharmacist to extend the boundaries of professional practice within the Care Group
- MPharm (Masters Degree)
- Registered Pharmacist (1 year competency assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council)
- Postgraduate Diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent qualification / experience
- Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice
- Experience of working with senior healthcare professionals outside of pharmacy
- Experience of supervising others
- Experience of protocol/guideline development
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Be able to provide highly complex information on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants/professor level)
- Able to implement and manage change
- Ability to work well under pressure by prioritising and managing time effectively
- Registered independent prescriber of willingness to complete
- Problem solving skills
- Able to motivate self and others
- Be able to influence junior medical staff, the multidisciplinary team
- Member of the RPS faculty
- Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.