Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and capable pharmacist to lead the pharmacy service (for maternity cover) which is provided to medicine and medical specialties. The successful postholder will oversee the pharmacy service provided to medical wards, as well as Pharmacy provision to Dermatology, Rheumatology, Respiratory and Immunology services (which includes directorate work and the management of high-cost medicines). You will manage a large pharmacy team and be responsible for the ongoing delivery of the service. You will be the trust Pharmacy lead for immunoglobulins and collectively the team provide secretariat support to the trust Immunoglobulin Assessment Panel (IAP).

You will be an experienced and highly motivated pharmacist, with a background in delivering services to medical patients and a proven track record of quality improvement and service development, excellent communication skills and a patient-centered attitude. You should ideally have some experience of managing a team of pharmacists as well as an understanding of funding streams for medicines and be able to manage own and others' workload for this high turnover specialty.

Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:

• To lead the clinical pharmacy service provided to acute medicine and the specialties of rheumatology, dermatology, respiratory and immunology.
• To act as the lead pharmacist for immunoglobulins for the trust and act as the secretary for the trust's IVIG Committee.
• To work with the relevant stakeholders to develop new pathways for patient care within medicine / medical specialties.
• To oversee the provision of a ward based clinical pharmacy service including medicines reconciliation and rapid turnaround of discharge prescriptions.
• To ensure the cost effective use of drugs including ensuring appropriate funding is in place for high cost drugs.
• Development and implementation of local and national guidelines including any NICE appraised drugs.
• Managing a large pharmacy team including recruitment and selection, setting of objectives and appraisals.
• Training of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals within medicine.

About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out over 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for more information on working at The Royal Free London.

Person Specification
World Class Values
Essential

• Demonstrates ability to meet Trust values

Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent
• Non-medical prescriber

Desirable

• Advanced qualification in specialist area
• Member of RPS

Experience
Essential

• Significant demonstrable experience of working in hospital based pharmacy, and significant experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist and some experience of working withing medicine/medical specialties
• Experience working with high cost drugs and commissioning processes
• Experience working as a Band 7/8a hospital pharmacist
• Experience of managing & leading staff and projects
• Experience of managing change and leading service developments
• Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure
• Experience of writing / implementing clinical guidelines and government directives
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Evidence of clinical audit/drug evaluation/practice research and the promotion of evidence based practice
• Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback
• Experience in delivering education and training
• Experience as a clinical pharmacy tutor

Desirable

• Experience of working in clinics and/or prescribing and monitoring medicines

Skills and Aptitudes
Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills when dealing with staff and patients
• Good presentation skills
• Excellent teaching and training skills
• Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands
• Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged
• Ability to communicate with patients/carers and staff of all levels
• Good negotiation skills and the ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, and the management team
• Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver timely outcomes
• Ability to work alone and a part of a team
• Ability to work accurately under pressure
• Ability to integrate in a multidisciplinary forum
• Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous situations
• Demonstrates innovation and strategic thinking
• Ability to motivate and act as a role model
• Demonstrates initiative particularly in relation to problem solving
• Ability to identify and implement best practice
• Ability to identify and manage risk
• Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical care skills
• Critical appraisal skills
• Expert level of clinical reasoning and judgement
• Ability to take full responsibility for and be accountable for own actions
• Ability to contribute to business plans, policies and clinical protocols
• Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
• Understanding of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to patients in Medicine
• Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
• Understanding of processes and commissioning of high cost drugs
• Demonstrates a whole-system patient-focussed approach to work
• Computer literate (including word processing, email & use of internet. Preferably knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages)

Desirable

• Undertakes own research

Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential

• Enthusiastic, well motivated, hardworking
• Identifies own training needs actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice
• Flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and oncall and potential 7 day working
• Reliable with good attendance record

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.
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