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Job overview

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join our existing patient focused team in Endocrine. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with a wealth of clinical experience to take the next step in their career with an interest in specialist paediatric service.

The successful candidate will be an independent prescriber and work closely with the Endocrine team. The successful candidate will work autonomously as an advanced clinical pharmacist within the specialty, managing a caseload of patients delivering individualised direct patient care.

Candidates will be guided and supported by the clinical team and Senior Specialist Pharmacist in Endocrine and introduced to core directorate activities including new drugs and clinical guideline development.    

For further information or an informal conversation, please contact Vani Suri (Principal Pharmacist) by email [email protected]

Main duties of the job

• To act as a specialist role model and an expert in prescribing medicines within the Endocrine service
• To co-ordinate medicines optimisation with the staff and patients within these clinical specialities
• To act as a role model in clinical pharmacy to ensure a consistently high clinical pharmacy service in line with Trust strategy and NHS Plan
• To lead and co-ordinate the pharmacy team in the provision of a safe, effective, and efficient clinical pharmacy service
• To work with medical and nursing staff to ensure patients are treated in a safe, effective and timely way.
• To lead and deliver education and training in aspects of clinical pharmacy for pharmacy and other healthcare professionals.

Working for our organisation

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.