Highly Specialist Pharmacist (SCD&WLCH), London

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide and manage pharmaceutical services to the Specialist Care Division&West London Children's Healthcare Directorate in accordance with the needs of the Division. Along with working with senior clinicians on determining medicines related cost pressures for the Specialist Care Division&West London Children's Healthcare Directorate. The post holder will also monitor and review prescribing practice within the Specialist Care Division&West London Children's Healthcare Directorate and to work with clinicians to ensure effective, safe, evidence based and cost effective prescribing.

See attached document for further details.

Person specification

Essential and desirable

Essential criteria

• Vocational master's degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent) + completion of pre-registration training
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
• Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent general experience)
• Significant specialist experience in delivering Paediatric (or neonatal) services at an advanced level of practice
• Significant specialist experience in delivering maternity services at an advanced level of practice
• Experience of delivering education and training at a post-graduate level
• Supervision of others

Desirable criteria

• Registered independent Pharmacist prescriber
• Clinical Audit to improve practice
• Staff management
• TPN
• Education and Training in a multidisciplinary environment

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges