Specialist Pharmacist – Unplanned Care

Main area: Pharmacy

Grade Band: 8a

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (including weekends and bank holidays)

Job ref: 200-NN-7008402-BC

Employer: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Town: London

Salary: £61,927 - £68,676 per annum incl HCAS (inner) with EDC

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 11/04/2025 23:59

Specialist Pharmacist – Unplanned Care

Band 8a

*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England; we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers

Job overview

This is an exceptional career opportunity for an experienced, high calibre pharmacist looking to further advance their career and develop leadership, clinical and prescribing skills within Unplanned Care at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will need to be flexible and organised, be able to align their values with those of the organisation, work well within a team and have a positive attitude.

With nearly 8,500 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London, serving a population of 1.3 million across the region. We are a provider of local services, a centre for specialist care and a world-class teaching hospital.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic senior pharmacist to make a difference and ensure the best outcomes for patients accessing emergency services within the Trust. The post holder will work to ensure the continued provision and development of high quality, comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to patients as well as influence senior managers and clinicians within Unplanned Care. We will provide the successful candidate with a comprehensive induction covering all aspects of Trust work, support from senior pharmacy staff and an environment to develop further.

Main duties of the job

1. Act as a specialist pharmacist for unplanned care including non-medical independent prescribing.
2. Deputise for the Team Leader and represent the team within the organisation and across the interface.
3. Work as an expert pharmacist in unplanned care, contributing to advanced decision making.
4. In conjunction with the Team Leader, manage and implement services designed to improve the pharmaceutical care to patients and extend the boundaries of clinical practice.
5. Identify and support the facilitation of cost improvement programmes within the relevant directorate and participate in financial reporting and management of medicines budgets.
6. Progress service improvement initiatives through multi-disciplinary working to ensure safe and timely provision of medicines.
7. Participate in clinical audit and research, risk management, and clinical guideline development.

The successful applicant will enjoy working in a busy challenging environment, be able to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight deadlines. The ability to work autonomously and with a high level of accountability is essential. You should possess a postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent and have the relevant hospital pharmacy experience. Experience of working and influencing in a multi-disciplinary team and an independent prescribing qualification are essential.

Working for our organisation

The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South West London, comprised of St George’s University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future.

As GESH partners, the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including; workforce, key functions such as medication safety and education and training and digital workstreams.

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust itself is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****

Person specification

Qualifications

• B. Pharm / M. Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or equivalent
• Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in either Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
• Registered Independent Non-medical Prescriber
• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or Advanced Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• RPS Core Advanced Pharmacist Credentialling
• Formal leadership and management training

Experience

• Substantial post registration experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner to include some experience managing patients in acute and emergency medicine
• Experience in supporting directorate activity. This includes drug expenditure reporting, formulary management, DTC applications
• Experience of working within a role involving multidisciplinary communication
• Experience of pharmacist co-ordinated discharge medication, patient medication history taking
• Experience of identifying and managing risk in a clinical specialty
• Experience of disciplinary matters and be able to impart results from them to staff in an appropriate and considered manner.
• Experience of acting as a designated prescribing practitioner
• Experience of using clinical audit / research to improve practice
• Experience of presenting at directorate or equivalent level

Skills

• Ability to work on own initiative and effectively as part of a team both within pharmacy and at multidisciplinary level
• Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively autonomously and for a team including the ability to delegate appropriately
• Applies sound professional judgement to clinical, legal and ethical issues
• Ability to provide highly complex information on Pharmacy Services issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals
• Ability to think strategically

Knowledge

• Advanced clinical and professional knowledge to include emergency and acute medicine
• Knowledge of wider therapeutics and pharmacology
• Knowledge of NHS issues, priorities, policy, procedures and guidelines and ability to implement these locally
• Demonstrable awareness of and commitment to Clinical Governance
• Demonstrable awareness of interface issues
• Familiarity with JAC computer system
• Experience of using an electronic patient record system

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.

Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.

If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features.

Contact Information

Name: Runa Patel-Kumar

Job title: Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Unplanned Care

Email address: runa.patel-kumar@stgeorges.nhs.uk

Telephone number: 020 8725 4694

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Runa Patel-Kumar (Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Unplanned Care) at runa.patel-kumar@stgeorges.nhs.uk or on 0208 725 4694.