Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Infection and Immunity

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to develop specialist skills within our Infection & Immunity team, working across HIV, Sexual Health and Hepatitis C services. You will join a supportive multidisciplinary team and play a key role in delivering innovative, patient-centred care while contributing to the ongoing development of the service.

You will be responsible for:
• Delivering patient-centred clinical pharmacy services in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Providing clinical oversight of the HIV home delivery service.
• Supporting the provision of high quality, patient centered pharmacy services to GUM/Sexual reproductive health and Hepatitis C
• Leading and contributing to audit, quality improvement projects and service reviews.
• Supporting the education and development of pharmacy staff.

The post holder will support the Highly Specialist Pharmacist in directorate work, audit and research. This role combines advanced clinical practice and leadership responsibilities, providing specialist advice to patients and the multidisciplinary team to optimise medicines use and support adherence

We are seeking a self-motivated and experienced clinical pharmacist with excellent organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Network Lead Pharmacist and Highly Specialist Pharmacist for Infection and Immunity in promoting high quality, cost-effective and safe prescribing. The post holder will provide clinical pharmacy support to the Infection and Immunity departments across the Trust. The post holder will participate in education and training of Pharmacy staff rotating in the Infection and Immunity pharmacy team at Bart's Health, and will assist in the provision and development of clinical pharmacy services within the service

The post holder will be responsible for providing patient-focused pharmaceutical care, defined as the responsible provision of medication to achieve definite outcomes that improve patients' quality of life. The post holder is to communicate effectively with patients and the wider MDT to optimise their pharmaceutical management through liaising with other healthcare professions to design, implement and monitor therapeutic plans to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
• Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• RCPharm Advanced Framework accreditation, or willing to work towards

Desirable criteria

• MSc in a suitable area
• Advanced HIV module
• Member of RCPharm
• Independent prescribing Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post-registration experience in a hospital based clinical post.
• Experience of providing a hospital based service to HIV patients at band 7 level or equivalent
• Experience of undertaking research, quality improvement or audit projects
• Demonstrate successful performance in a previous clinical post
• To have been involved in bringing about change to a service/department.
• Experience in supervising and organising staff and work
• Experience of evaluation or reviews of medicine
• Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of service developments, outcomes and publications
• Experience of successfully managing and leading projects
• Experience of managing staff and performing appraisals and giving feedback

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Assertive, diplomatic persuasive with ability to negotiate
• Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
• Able to work unsupervised, accurately follow written procedures and work under pressure
• Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
• Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines. Ability to work unsupervised and under pressure
• IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programs
• Effective problem solving skill
• Able to communicate complex information effectively to all healthcare professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
• Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training

Desirable criteria

• Experience investigating and managing medication-related incidents.

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

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By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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