Specialist Pharmacist Liver Intensive Care and Transplantation

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Specialist Pharmacist Liver Intensive Care and Transplantation

The closing date is 18 May 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated specialist pharmacist to join the Liver Pharmacy Team at King's College Hospital.

The Liver Unit at King's College Hospital is a world-renowned tertiary referral centre for liver transplantation, complex hepatology, viral hepatitis, hepatobiliary surgery, and liver intensive care.

The post holder will work as part of the liver pharmacy team to lead, provide, and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services to the Hepatology division and will provide a dedicated clinical pharmacy service to liver intensive care. The post holder will also support the Principal Pharmacist for Hepatology in managing the team.

The post holder will liaise between wards, departments, and pharmacy to ensure that pharmacy services are tailored to meet the Care Group's needs wherever possible.

As well as providing a highly specialised pharmacy service to the in-patient liver wards and liver theatres, the post holder will also actively participate in pharmacist-led outpatient clinics. Excellent communication skills are required as the post holder is expected to provide specialist pharmacy advice to primary and secondary care healthcare professionals and patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will ensure the continued provision and development of high-quality, clinically led pharmacy services, influencing senior clinicians and managers within the liver and critical care divisions while managing junior pharmacy team members. This role involves delivering a clinical pharmacy service at an Advanced level, as defined in the RPS Core Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum.

The successful candidate will provide evidence-based pharmaceutical care to liver service users. They will support liver wards by participating in consultant-led multidisciplinary rounds, promoting good prescribing practices, and delivering outstanding patient-centred care. Additionally, they will contribute to training, guideline development, clinical audit, and service evaluations.

The Clinical Pharmacy Service at King's is highly respected, patient-centred, and research-oriented. Staff development is a priority, with strong support for personal and professional growth.

The post holder will participate in enhanced hours and weekend services.

About us

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Our values at King's are that we're a kind, respectful team:

• Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work.
• Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed.
• Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional.

The trust-wide strategy, Strong Roots, Global Reach, is our vision to be BOLD, with outstanding care, leaders in research, innovation, and education, and a focus on diversity, equality, and inclusion (EDI). By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and sustainable, we aim to elevate Team King's.

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the post holder will be:

• Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist, Hepatology, and Principal Pharmacist, Clinical Services.
• Act as a specialist role model and an expert in the medical management within Hepatology.
• Lead and manage clinical pharmacy services in Hepatology 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 patient care within Hepatology.
• Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients within Hepatology, including interface and 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 maintain close liaison across interfaces.
• Promote safe drug use within Hepatology specialties.
• 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.
• Conduct regular financial reporting, drug usage, expenditure forecasting, and drug budget management.
• Participate in practice and clinical research and audit.
• Work with the Principal Pharmacist to extend professional practice boundaries within Hepatology.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist (Significant competency assessed and examined, professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council).
• Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification/experience.
• Registered Independent Prescriber or willingness to complete.

Experience

• Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to the area of practice.
• Previous relevant specialist clinical experience.
• Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Curriculum.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a Disclosure check will be required to identify any previous criminal convictions.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£61,927 to £68,676 a year, including HCA.