Senior Specialist Pharmacist - Critical Care

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 67,000

Job description

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, innovative and enthusiastic specialist pharmacist to work in critical care. This vacancy is a fixed term maternity leave cover. The pharmacist will have the unique opportunity to work at a critical care unit with 24 beds at Northwick Park Hospital. The patient group is diverse taking adult medical and surgical patients who require multi-organ support; often these patients are from specialties such as St Marks Hospital gastroenterology, intestinal failure, ENT, Vascular and Head & Neck departments. We pride ourselves on a multidisciplinary approach to individual patient care.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who has extensive clinical pharmacy experience, critical care experience and the ability to work with a multidisciplinary team. You will need to have excellent communication, clinical and negotiation skills, as well as experience providing training and education to a range of healthcare professionals and patients. Experience in managing individuals or team(s) is also an advantage.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
• Independent or supplementary Prescriber
• MSc in a relevant subject
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge and practice of clinical pharmacy in the acute care setting
• Minimum of four years post registration experience relevant to Hospital Pharmacy with assessed competencies or equivalent qualifications and experience in critical care
• Experience in providing a clinical pharmacy service to critically ill patients
• Ability to use research findings to develop clinical services/guidelines
• Experience of working within a range of clinical specialities

Skills, abilities and attributes

• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• Highly developed communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills. Confident and assertive when working with other professionals with the ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under pressure
• Ability to construct and conduct audits alone and supervise others
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to manage change and influence senior pharmacy, medical, management and multidisciplinary staff
• Critical appraisal skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £59,490 to £66,239 per annum including HCAS