Band 8b Lead Pharmacist Acute & Emergency Medicine

Band 8b Lead Pharmacist Acute & Emergency Medicine

Band 8b

Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 15 hours per week
Job ref: 162-6190-AV-B

Site: Queen's Hospital
Town: Romford
Salary: £25,763 - £29,584 Per Annum Inclusive (15hrs per week)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/03/2025 23:59

PEOPLE are at the HEART of everything we do.

An exciting job-share opportunity has become available for an experienced pharmacist to lead the pharmacy services to the Acute and Emergency Care Clinical Group at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust, a large acute NHS Trust serving a diverse population in North East London.

The pharmacy department has undergone a restructure with the creation of new lead pharmacist posts aligned to each Clinical Group within the Trust. With the support of the Heads of Pharmacy and the Chief Pharmacist, the Lead Pharmacist(s) for Acute and Emergency Care will lead the team through this change, developing the services and roles of the specialist pharmacists within the Clinical Group and providing excellent patient care and clinical outcomes.

This post would suit a highly experienced clinical pharmacist looking to utilize their leadership skills, management, and clinical knowledge in a challenging environment. The successful applicant will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of the service provided at the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Working as a job-share, lead, deliver, develop, and evaluate a consistently high-quality clinical pharmacy and medicines management service to Acute and Emergency Care, incorporating Emergency Departments and Acute Assessment areas. The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team, developing initiatives and guidelines to ensure safe and cost-effective use of medicines in this area and across the interface between primary and secondary care. The postholder will manage the Band 8a Admissions pharmacists on both sites and other staff rostered into the clinical area, as well as putting forward business cases for identified resource gaps.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is improving continuously. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of.

Many of our 8,000 staff come from 146 different countries and live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes, and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford, with two of the busiest emergency departments in London.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties of the job

• To lead the Clinical Pharmacy service to Acute and Emergency Care, including responsibility for the Emergency Departments and the Acute Assessment wards cross-site.
• To lead and manage the Acute and Emergency Care pharmacy team.
• To lead the development of policy, guidelines, and protocols within Acute and Emergency Care.
• To contribute to the management of the drugs budget for Acute and Emergency Care and the implementation of any drug savings.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Sinead Tynan, Lead Pharmacist, Head of Pharmacy, Hospital Services at 01708 435 0000 Ext 2861 or Dinesh Gupta, Head of Pharmacy at 01708 435142.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Non-medical Prescribing Qualification – (Pharmacist Independent Prescriber)

Experience/Knowledge

• Able to identify a vision for the delivery of pharmaceutical services to Emergency/Acute medicine and the Emergency Care pathway.
• Demonstrates an advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement.
• Previous experience of leading pharmacy services in the Emergency Department/Acute admissions setting.
• Understanding of current national standards and guidelines relevant to patients in medicine.

We are committed to Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post holder must be aware of their responsibilities and work in line with our Trust’s Safeguarding Procedures.

To create an inclusive and diverse workplace, we will work with you to ensure you can provide outstanding care for our community. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, including those wishing to job-share.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online. Queries regarding the application process or assistance with the application form can be directed to Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, at 01708 435000 ext. 5926.

TrustID identification technology will be used to verify essential documents for new employees.

There’s never been a better time to join the team. Apply online now.