Job summary
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Hepatology Pharmacist
Band 8a
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
We are looking for a motivated and dynamic pharmacist to join the Hepatology department at Barts Health NHS Trust, to deliver high quality clinical pharmacy services. You will be able to develop your skills and knowledge in the management of hepatology patients in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. You will also help to develop clinical guidelines and act as a key member of the MDT.
Main duties of the job
You will assist the Lead Pharmacist for Hepatology in promoting high quality, cost-effective and safe prescribing. The post holder will provide clinical pharmacy support to the Hepatology departments across the Trust.
The post holder will participate in education and training of Pharmacy staff at Bart’s Health and will assist in the provision and development of clinical pharmacy services within the Division.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
“We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.”
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant post registration hospital experience
- • Experience of providing a hospital-based service to gastroenterology or hepatology patients at band 7 level
- • Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide patient care
- • Experience appraising staff and giving feedback
- • Experience of leading and supervising research, quality improvement or audit projects
- • Experience of prescribing either in an inpatient or outpatient setting
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects
- • Experience of delivering professional training and education
- • Experience of managing staff
- • Experience of managing a budget
- • Experience of working in an outpatient clinic
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Excellent interpersonal skills
- • Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings
- • Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- • Able to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
- • Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- • Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- • Ability to motivate and act as a role model
- • Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to details
- • Able to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
- • Effective problem-solving skills
- • Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
- • Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
- • Ability to work unsupervised and under pressure
- • Excellent clinical and managerial critical appraisal skills enabling effective decision making relating to the adoption of new therapies
- • Able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- • Good analytical and organisational ability
- • Management of risk in the clinical use of medicines
- • Demonstrated ability to deliver staff training
- • Demonstrates initiative
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in local implementation of national standards and guidelines
- • Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Understanding of GPhC revalidation requirements
- • Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- • Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- • Sound knowledge of drugs and therapeutics in hepatology at Diploma level or equivalent
- • Understanding of stock control systems
- • Understanding of the pharmaceutical care needs of hepatology patients
- • Thorough understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management
- • Knowledge and awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to hepatology
- • Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- • Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- • Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- • Knowledge of the law and relevant guidance relating to medicines, pharmacy, rationing decisions in the NHS, Payment by Results and commissioning
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of the medication issues at the interface of primary and secondary care
- • Good knowledge of risk management issues relevant to the patient group and root cause analysis
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • MPharm or equivalent
- • Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- • Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level)
- • Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
Desirable criteria
- • GCP trained in clinical trials
Other
Essential criteria
- • Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Member of Faculty
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
- Arron Jones
- Job title
- Lead Hepatology Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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