Lead Clinical Pharmacist

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency looking for an experienced and dedicated Lead Clinical Pharmacist to work in London on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Lead Clinical Pharmacist job is £52,356.85 per annum.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay with progressive band structuring, as well as generous unsociable hours enhancements (if applicable)
• For employees joining us from the NHS, we can provide continuation of your NHS pension.
• Contributory pension schemes to suit all pockets.
• Private healthcare cover of up to £20,000 per year
• 27 days annual leave
• We can provide short-term accommodation for new starters at The Hospital
• Ongoing training and development programmes
• Discounts at local, national and online shops
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Cycle to work loan scheme
• Employee “Service Excellence” recognition rewards
• Childcare vouchers
• £1,000 Refer a Friend scheme

Main Duties:

• To provide a clinical service to the wards, the Hospice and associated departments in accordance with professional, departmental and Hospital policies. This will include:
• To continually promote the responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing of medicines to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and errors.
• To be available to medical, nursing and pharmacy staff to answer queries relating to individual patients and any protocols and policies within the Hospital.
• To undertake clinical audit projects involving the use of medicines within the Hospital.
• To identify changes in prescribing practices that may impact on the drugs budget and advise the Chief Pharmacist accordingly.
• To provide professional, managerial and clinical leadership to all pharmacy staff.
• To ensure that compliance with legal, ethical and other applicable standards are achieved within the post holder’s designated areas of responsibility.
• Record regularly clinical interventions and activities in line with departmental policy.
• Attend Multidisciplinary Team Meetings (MDTs) to represent Pharmacy.
• Attend Policy Practice Group meetings/ Medicines Management Group meetings as required.
• Take part in Saturday and late rota as required.
• Take part in on-call rota as required.
• To participate in the departmental staff appraisal programme, identifying development, training needs and monitoring continuing professional development as per departmental policy and national  guidelines from the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Requirements of the Lead Clinical Pharmacist:

• Masters degree in Pharmacy/equivalent
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Postgraduate Qualification in clinical pharmacy at diploma level or equivalent qualification gained or in progress
• MSC in Clinical Pharmacy
• Extensive post-registration experience of which 2 years must be within a clinical pharmacy role within a hospital setting
• Palliative care experience
• Post- registration experience within a hospital setting
• Substantial experience of working within a role involving multidisciplinary communication
• Experience in the development of policies, procedures and guidelines as well as writing and presenting complex reports
• Accurate clinical, dispensing and checking abilities
• Experience and awareness of drug cost issues.
• Has provided medication counselling to patients
• Multidisciplinary working with Nursing and /or Medical colleagues
• Working with private patients
• Analysis and application of complex clinical data and financial software and billings
• Experience of motivating and managing staff effectively

Contact:

This Lead Clinical Pharmacist job is advertised by Lucy Ferguson; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Global Healthcare Jobstakes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobsis best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.