Royal Free Londonis looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Junior Pharmacists to join our pharmacy team. All trainee pharmacists, newly qualified, or pharmacists considering a sector change are welcome to apply. You will be part of our band 6 rotational Foundation Training programme, which is aimed at helping you develop your knowledge and skills.
You will have the exciting opportunity to partake in a huge variety of rotations designed to provide a sound development of clinical foundation in your pharmacy careers and potentially work cross site. The rotations include technical services/manufacturing, medicine, care of the elderly, surgery (including vascular, orthopedics, hepatobiliary surgeries), renal, patient services, obstetrics and gynaecology, medicines advice, PITU (Planned Investigation and Treatment Unit) and HIV.
Key duties of the role include:
Provision of a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service for all Royal Free London hospitals
Provision of screening, dispensing, and checking services through the main or satellite dispensaries
Provision of medicines advice to other healthcare professionals and patients
Provision of a technical pharmacy service including final product release (tech services rotation)
You are also expected to undertake the Post Graduate Clinical Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice within the first year of employment and be supported by an internal structured training and mentorship programme
To provide professional and clinical input to the pharmaceutical services in all relevant areas of the pharmacy department on a rotational basis. The successful candidate(s) will complete a comprehensive training programme in these rotations: patient services, renal, acute medicine, surgical, HIV services, manufacturing services and medicines information.
All post holders will undertake a post-graduate diploma within the first year of employment supported by an internal structured training and mentorship programme.
Key duties of the role include:
• Provision of a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service for the Royal Free London hospital you are appointed to work at
• Provision of screening, dispensing, and checking services through the main or satellite dispensaries
• Provision of medicines advice to other health professionals and patients
• Provision of a technical pharmacy service including final product release
• Opportunities to partake in audits, service improvement, high-cost drug applications and drug usage reviews as you progress through your training
Annual leave starts at 27 days a year plus bank holidays.
You will also be expected to participate in the out of hours, weekend and bank holiday service including responsibility for the securing of the department. Outside of working hours the on-call pharmacist is solely responsible for providing a pharmacy service to the hospital including advice on medicines and emergency supply.
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free Hospitals and more than 30 services in the community. Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
The Trust takes pride as one of the major specialist centres for infectious diseases, liver and renal transplants, breast and plastic surgery, myeloma, and neuroendocrine tumours. Working in one of the main speciality centres brings exciting opportunities to see a range of patients at different levels of complexities. Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
The Pharmacy department is a friendly, progressive, and expanding unit dedicated to providing the highest standards of pharmaceutical care and service in this internationally renowned teaching hospital. Quality improvement and cost-effective, safe use of medicines is at the forefront of everything we do
Throughout all rotations the post-holder will contribute to the safe, clinically effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines to optimise patient care. The responsibilities include:
· To provide a high-quality ward based clinical pharmacy service according to the Trust agreed standards including:
§ Individual prescription review to optimise therapy
§ Medicines reconciliation
§ Advice on medication dosage, side-effects, cautions, and monitoring required
§ Advice on the administration of medicines
§ Appropriate and clear endorsing of prescriptions to ensure safe practice
§ Monitoring the effectiveness and appropriateness of medication
§ Reporting via Datix of any safety concerns/malpractice to encourage learning from incidents
§ Reporting of adverse drug reactions via the Yellow Card system
§ Education and counselling patients on their medication to enhance compliance and understanding
§ Involvement in discharge planning and provision of discharge medication
§ Active participation on ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings where possible
§ Undertaking medicines management responsibilities at ward level in line with CQC requirements
• Monitoring medicine use within the ward area. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions and risk management including:
· Clinical audit programmes such as monthly ward management audits
· Participation in investigating clinical incidents or partake in root cause investigations of hospital acquired infections
· Recording significant clinical incidents/near misses
· Ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local policies
· Promotion of high-quality, cost-effective prescribing and to challenge inappropriate prescribing
• Ensuring medicines are prescribed and used appropriately, safely, and cost-effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures, and medicines legislation
• Participation in ward-based clinical audits, quality improvement projects and the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for the use of medicines within clinical areas
• Developing their clinical pharmacy knowledge, skills, and experience to meet service standards and the needs of patients and healthcare staff
· The ability to make evidence-based decisions, in partnership with patients and other professionals within specialties
· To support the control of medicines expenditure within their designated rotation via:
§ Monitoring drug use and expenditure
§ Supporting the implementation of the local formulary
§ Managing drug stock levels and avoiding drug wastage
§ Participating in any therapeutic switching alternatives
§ Ensuring correct documentation of high-cost drugs on pharmacy high cost drug database (PhRED)
§ Participating in any pharmacy/Trust wide cost improvement activities
· To provide support and supervision to trainee pharmacists and undergraduate pharmacy students as part of their training programme
· To provide ‘day to day’ clinical supervision of pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists working on the ward and in the dispensary environment
· To act as a role model and provide advice and support on clinical pharmacy issues to trainee pharmacists
· To undertake education and training to support professional development in line with the duties and responsibilities of the post
• To participate in the departmental training sessions and educational meetings and to study for a post-graduate diploma
· To complete the rotational pharmacist training and performance appraisal manual in each rotation
• To educate prescribers, particularly junior medical staff, on cost-effective prescribing, safe use of medicines and clinical guidelines relating to the use of medicines
• To undertake and contribute to practice research and audit projects
· To participate in the out of hours, weekend and bank holiday service including responsibility for the securing of the department. Outside of working hours the on-call pharmacist is solely responsible for providing a pharmacy service to the hospital including advice on medicines and emergency supply
· To participate in working rotas for late duties, Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays
• The Pharmacy Services of the Royal Free London are constantly evolving to best meet the needs of patients and our healthcare colleagues and partners and this may lead to providing a full and comprehensive pharmaceutical support over 7 days a week
• To provide cover for pharmacist colleagues during their absence e.g., clinical pharmacy and dispensary cover, relevant to the post holder’s level of knowledge and skills, and other responsibilities
For further information on duties and responsibilities for each clinical rotation, please read the Job description attached.
This advert closes on Thursday 30 Jan 2025