Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification:

a) To provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care, contributing to the multidisciplinary team for clinical units as required, through ward pharmacy services.
b) Promote optimal and appropriate drug use and high quality prescribing practice within the Trust.
c) To attend all relevant events such as Registrar/Consultant rounds/unit meetings as appropriate.
d) To respond appropriately to requests from medical and nursing staff for information and advice about the selection and use of drug therapy.
e) Actively participate in audit, drug use reviews and pharmacoeconomic project work.
f) Participate in any pharmacy initiatives or working groups as appropriate.
g) To support the Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager with the Clinical Governance and Risk Management Strategy within the department and throughout the Trust
g) Participate in pharmacy initiatives within the units as appropriate
h) Strive for continuous quality improvement through identifying research questions; developing and contributing to research to further the medicines optimisation agenda in cancer

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GPhC registered Pharmacist

Desirable criteria

• Working towards Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• NHS Hospital Pharmacy experience

Desirable criteria

• Ward pharmacy experience
• Medicines Information experience
• Experience of training staff

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good organisational/time management
• Contribute to the team
• Good communication skills (written and verbal)
• Good presentation and problem solving skills
• Ability to train/coach other members of staff
• Awareness of current developments in clinical pharmacy
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications e.g. Word and Excel

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Patient focused
• Professional appearance & demeanour
• Commitment to continuous improvement of self and service, including progressive and continuing professional development
• Enthusiastic, approachable and adaptable
• Confident and assertive
• Ability to provide emotional and social support whilst promoting dignity and respect
• Commitment to providing a high standard of care
• Compassionate, Pioneering, Collaborative and determined

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Able to work on any Royal Marsden site as required
• Ability to participate in out of hours service

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

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Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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