Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 1 year
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-WCCS-1316
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hammersmith Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £51,488 - £57,802 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Health Services Researcher (Pharmacy)
Band 7
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced pharmacist or post-doctoral health services researcher to further their experience by undertaking research and evaluation within the Centre for Medication Safety and Service Quality (CMSSQ). Half of the post-holder's time will be spent delivering on funded research as part of the NIHR North West London Patient Safety Research Collaboration, and the other half will be supporting pharmacy staff in developing skills in research and evaluation. This is a maternity leave cover post for a period of one year.
Main duties of the job
The role will include designing and piloting data collection methods, protocol design, data collection and analysis, and report writing, all within the area of medication safety. Projects will include a realist evaluation of how and why barcode medication scanning adds value in relation to medication safety, and potentially exploring the value of user-testing of prescribing guidelines.
The post holder will also provide support to the pharmacy department in relation to research and evaluation, through providing one to one support as well as contributing to the department's programme of education
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- In depth specialist knowledge of research techniques, analysis and the use of information across the NHS, acquired through degree or equivalent plus additional specialist knowledge acquired through training and relevant experience to Master’s degree level or equivalent
- A PhD in Health Services Research or related area, or equivalent, and/or registration as a pharmacist
Experience
Essential criteria
- Research Experience
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Skills
Desirable criteria
- Good ability to organise and prioritise work
- Ability to influence senior healthcare staff
- Analytical ability for problem solving
- A good understanding of national and local priorities
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bryony Dean Franklin
- Job title
- Executive Lead Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033130503
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