Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Until 30/03/2027)
- Hours
- Job share - 15 hours per week (1 weekend shift in every 12 weeks and 1 late duty in every 6 weeks)
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7682538
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- Hampstead
- Salary
- £64,156 - £71,148 per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro-rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Band 8a Senior Pharmacist - Surgery (maternity leave cover)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has been developed within our surgical pharmacy team to support the provision of a clinical pharmacy service to surgical pre-assessment and the Day Surgery Unit.
To provide advice on the use of medicines in the perioperative period
Assist with medicines reconciliation within the surgical pre-assessment clinic
The postholder will also be an integral member of the surgical pharmacy team, providing a clinical pharmacy service to a surgical ward, contributing to treatment protocols and guidelines and training and education of staff.
Potential candidates will have a background in clinical pharmacy with some experience surgery. They will ideally have an independent prescribing qualification (or working towards) and have some experience of working in clinics and/or managing own caseload. They will be confident working with a multidisciplinary team and be able to build a good rapport with patients attending the surgical pre-assessment clinic. They will have well-developed interpersonal skills and an ability to deliver against key targets and objectives.
Main duties of the job
Act as a deputy for Principal Pharmacist when necessary
- Regular active participation in speciality ward rounds to support safe and effective use of medicines with these areas
- Participation in pre-operative assessment clinics, taking an accurate medication history and providing advice on the use of medicines in the perioperative period.
- Contributing to evidence based prescribing guidelines
- Effective control of drug expenditure
- Education and training of HCP's within the specialist area
- To act as a clinical role model, and support training and supervision of junior members of the pharmacy team
- Development and implementation of clinical guidelines
- Effective control of drug expenditure and management of processes regarding high-cost drugs
- To participate in audits and practice research
- To work with the clinical risk team to minimise the risk of medicines
Working for our organisation
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 more than 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.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Advanced qualification in specialist area
- RPS Faculty member
- Registered supplementary or independent prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- Considerable experience working in hospital pharmacy which includes experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist and some exposure to working with surgical patients
- 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
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good presentation skills
- Good teaching and training skills
- Good management 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
- 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
- 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
- Undertakes own research
- Critical appraisal skills
- Higher 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 Surgery and the surgical specialties
- Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
- Computer literate (including word processing, email & use of internet. Preferably knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages)
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- 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 on call
- Reliable with good attendance record
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Suparna Bali
- Job title
- Principal Pharmacist - Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- Extension 31407
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