Senior Clinical Pharmacist QE

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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.

Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 - the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.

To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here

Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as "good" or "outstanding" in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.

Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.

LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King's College London's GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.

We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.

Job overview

At Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) our success starts with you. All of our staff has been involved in developing our values. We believe that they make LGT a better place for patients and staff alike.

This post is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and vibrant NHS Trust in the heart of South East London, with this post based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich. As one of the busiest A&E departments in London, LGT's main focus has always been patient care and this is maintained by the hard-working and passionate team here at LGT.

At LGT we are currently seeking a highly motivated, resourceful clinical pharmacist to join our energetic and well-motivated team. Interested candidates will have a breadth of clinical experience at Band 6 or 7 level having provided clinical services to a variety of wards and clinical areas.

Main duties of the job

Under the guidance and support of the lead clinical pharmacists, you will be introduced to core directorate activities of reporting and analysis of medicines expenditure, clinical governance and risk management. You will be responsible for co-developing and improving pharmacy services whilst also providing professional cover and training to junior and pre-registration pharmacists.

Furthermore, the role will provide you with the opportunity to be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team where you can provide support for service development through projects, audits and education. Ongoing learning from specialists and senior pharmacists will offer an abundance of opportunities to improve your knowledge allowing you to attain the required skills for your personal development.

Applicants must be currently registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist and have completed or be close to completion of a clinical postgraduate diploma.

The successful candidate will join a team of enthusiastic senior and rotational pharmacists to enhance their experience in a variety of exciting rotations including Admissions and Cardiology, Frailty with Antibiotics, Frailty with HIV, Surgery and Critical Care, Medicine and Neurology, Specialist Medicine with High Cost Drugs, Paediatrics and Maternity and Formulary experience

Working for our organisation

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

4. Job Purpose: To deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to the named Trust directorate and act as a key member of the team in accordance with the objectives set between the Principal Pharmacist, Clinical Services and the Lead Pharmacists.
To develop skills, knowledge and experience needed to become a lead clinical pharmacist.

5.1 Accountable to: Director of Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager

5.2 Responsible to: Lead Pharmacist (dependent on rotation)

5.3 Supervises: Junior pharmacists / Trainee Pharmacists / Ward-Based Pharmacy Technicians / Undergraduate Pharmacy Students

5.4 Liaises with: All Pharmacy staff
Clinical staff on ward and specialist out-patient areas
Medical and Nursing staff
All directorates
Other Healthcare Professionals

6. Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical Practice
6.1.1 To provide and develop clinical pharmacy services to the named directorate to promote
safe, clinically effective and cost effective prescribing and use of medicines.
6.1.2 To ensure the quality of patient care.
6.1.3 To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist(s) in their absence.
6.1.4 To support the ward based technicians in developing methods of improving medicines management to the directorates.
6.1.5 To assist with the production / updating of local clinical guidelines relevant to the directorate.
6.1.6 To participate in clinical and departmental audits, measure adherence to local and national guidelines and provide feedback to staff. High quality care for every patient, every day.
6.1.7 To participate in relevant ward rounds in order to make pro-active interventions on drug related issues.
6.1.8 To follow legal, ethical, professional and employers codes of conduct.
6.2 Education and Training
6.2.1 To act as a tutor and educational facilitator for the Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice.
6.2.2 To provide support when required for junior and Trainee Pharmacists during their rotations including provision of information, informal teaching and assessment of Trainee and Diploma competencies in General Pharmacy Practice.
6.2.3 To provide teaching and training sessions on pharmacy related issues to pharmacy, ward and clinical staff.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

• B. Pharm / M. Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or equivalent
• Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Diploma in either Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent) or be able to demonstrate the intention to complete within 12 months of being in post

Desirable criteria

• Post-Graduate Qualification in Independent Prescribing

Experience

Essential criteria

• A minimum of 2 years post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
• Demonstrate experience in clinical pharmacy practice - range of specialities
• Supervision and training of others
• Examples of clinical audit and literature evaluations

Desirable criteria

• A minimum of 3 years post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
• Previous experience delivering formal education and training sessions
• Development of evidence based guidelines.
• Previous experience screening and managing high cost drug prescriptions

Knowledge & Skill

Essential criteria

• Good communication skills, both written and oral, of specialist clinical information.
• Self-motivated and ability to motivate others.
• Ability to use own initiative and plan own work
• Ability to work effectively, positively and calmly under pressure and prioritise workload alone and as part of a team.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Problem-solving skills

Desirable criteria

• Influencing and negotiating skills

We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.

As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women's staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.

Please note, not all roles will meet the criteria for a skilled worker visa.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 778.4KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 224.6KB)
• Working at LGT (PDF, 4.2MB)