Principal Pharmacist for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition

Principal Pharmacist for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exceptional career opportunity for an experienced, high calibre pharmacist looking to further advance their career within Adult Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition services at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will need to be flexible and organised, work well within a team and have a 'can do' positive attitude. The Intestinal Rehabilitation Service (IRS) at St George's Hospital is a tertiary-level specialist service dedicated to the assessment and management of patients with severe intestinal failure within southwest London.

The IRS is led by a multi-disciplinary team who provide a comprehensive approach to patients with intestinal failure receiving parenteral and enteral nutrition. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic senior pharmacist to join this service and work to ensure the continued provision and development of high quality, comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to patients with intestinal failure at St. George's and within SW London.

Main duties of the job

1. Act as the Principal Pharmacist for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Services including independent prescribing, nutrition ward rounds and outpatient clinics.
2. Manage and lead the pharmacy Intestinal Rehabilitation team within the organisation and across interface boundaries.
3. Work as an expert pharmacist for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Services, contributing to advanced decision making within multi-disciplinary teams at St George's Hospital and jointly with our partner Trusts.
4. 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 CIPs within the relevant directorate and participate in financial reporting and drug budget management.
6. Progress service improvement initiatives through multi-disciplinary working to ensure safe and timely provision of medicines.
7. Participate in service development and evaluation, audit, research, risk management and clinical guideline development, both within St. George's and in conjunction with St. Mark's in line with the West London Intestinal Rehabilitation Service.

The successful applicant will enjoy working in a busy challenging environment, be able to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight deadlines. You will have excellent communication skills and be an enthusiastic educator. The ability to work autonomously and with a high level of accountability is essential.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Diploma in clinical pharmacy practice or equivalent
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Registered independent prescriber
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• MSc in a relevant clinical area
• Formal leadership and management training
• Practice and educational supervisor accreditation

Experience

• Hospital pharmacy experience as a clinical pharmacist in the areas of intestinal failure and nutrition
• DTC applications and formulary management experience
• Experience in implementing and managing change
• Experience in Procedure, policy and guideline writing and implementation
• Experience in delivering training and education
• Experience of identifying and managing risk in a clinical specialty
• Experience of leading, implementing into practice and/or publishing research
• Experience of being a designated prescribing practitioner and/or clinical supervisor
• Experience of using an electronic patient and medicines administration system

Knowledge

• Advanced clinical and professional knowledge of intestinal failure and nutrition
• Knowledge of wider therapeutics and pharmacology with a record of successful application
• Demonstrable knowledge of NHS issues, priorities, policy, procedures and guidelines and ability to implement these locally
• Demonstrable awareness of commitment to Clinical Governance
• Ability to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting
• Familiarity with CMM and Cerner computer systems

Skills

• Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively autonomously and for a team including the ability to delegate appropriately
• Ability to think strategically
• Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex clinical information
• Ability to provide highly complex information on Pharmacy Services issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals
• Ability to work positively and calmly under pressure
• Demonstrable leadership and management 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

£70,387 to £80,465 a year per annum including inner London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-NN-6853858-BC-Z-A

Job locations

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust