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Job overview
We are looking for a proactive and dynamic individual with the requisite knowledge, skills, and experience, to support and further develop our high-quality clinical pharmacy service to the Critical Care Division at UCLH.
You will:
• have some experience in the field of critical care, with a broad base of more general clinical pharmacy skills for patients in a range of different specialties.
• be committed to developing your existing skills in critical care therapeutics & will strive for excellence in your provision of medicines-related support to our critical care units. You will also be confident in your leadership, taking colleagues of various professions with you on a clearly defined direction to service improvement.
• be capable in addressing governance challenges, including the development and introduction of guidelines, policies and procedures; incident, complaint and claim handling & the monitoring and evaluation of services.
• be competent with digital systems and data analysis, including the evaluation of financial reports, and will enjoy maximising the potential of our digital health record and prescribing systems.
Your passion for education & research will be evident, you will thrive on supporting others around you to reach and maintain their full potential. Your thirst for knowledge will drive you to work collaboratively with colleagues in formulating new programmes of research and supporting the delivery of clinical trials within critical care.
Main duties of the job
You will support the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Critical Care on the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the Critical Care Division.
You will act as an expert resource on the safe and effective use of medicines for the Critical Care Division.
As an independent prescriber, you will optimise medication regimens, and apply your specialist pharmaceutical and therapeutic knowledge within the scope of your professional practice. You will also act as a Designated Prescribing Practitioner for others undertaking non-medical prescribing qualifications.
You will support a range of medicines-related clinical governance functions for the Critical Care Division, and will identify and lead on quality improvement projects to enhance the safety, efficacy and/or efficiency of critical care services. You will also lead on audit, service evaluations, and research projects, including the implementation and monitoring of relevant clinical trials.
You will support critical care medicines-related functionality and ongoing development of the UCLH implementation of Epic, the Trust's digital health record system.
You will provide and comment upon relevant evaluated financial data for medicines expenditure, income, and cost saving or avoidance initiatives.
You will be a role model for junior staff, and support their learning and development, and support education initiatives for pharmacy and other multidisciplinary staff groups on relevant medicines-related matters.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
- UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff - To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge & competence
Essential criteria
Bachelor or Masters of Pharmacy degree
Minimum of three years' experience as a dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner
Six years post-registration with the GPhC
Postgraduate Diploma and/or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy and/or General Pharmacy Practice
Full current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable criteria
Postgraduate qualification(s) in critical care
Undertaken management training courses
Management & leadership skills
Essential criteria
Ability to evaluate quality of own work, and that of junior colleagues
Desirable criteria
Identifies personal development needs, and those of junior colleagues
Clinical & interpersonal skills
Essential criteria
Able to identify and undertake clinical audit
Desirable criteria
Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
Education & training skills
Essential criteria
Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy
Identifies and meets own training needs
Desirable criteria
Previous experience in delivering education and training in a multidisciplinary environment
Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met
Research & development skills
Essential criteria
Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in acute medicine
Maintains a portfolio of practice
Desirable criteria
Participation in multidisciplinary health services research
Integrates research evidence into practice
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to:
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working .
We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.
Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.
We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.
We are also members of
www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/
which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.
This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.
Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.
You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.
Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
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, 824.3KB)
Functional Requirement (PDF, 262.3KB)
UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)
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