Clinical Nurse Specialist - Haematology, London
Client:
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
124791e4cf53
Job Views:
73
Posted:
18.02.2025
Expiry Date:
04.04.2025
Job Description:
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Senior Pharmacist to join the Liver Pharmacy Team at Kings College Hospital as 9-12 month maternity leave cover.
The Liver Unit at King’s College Hospital is a world-renowned tertiary referral centre for liver transplantation, complex hepatology, viral hepatitis, hepatobiliary surgery and liver intensive care.
The post holder deputises for the team leader, Liver and Private Patient Services, and acts as the lead for Liver Transplant Services. As well as providing a highly specialised pharmacy service to the in-patient liver wards and liver theatres, the post holder will also actively participate in pharmacist led outpatient clinics. Excellent communication skills are required as the post holder is expected to provide specialist pharmacy advice to primary and secondary care healthcare professionals and patients.
Main duties of the job
1. Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist, Hepatology
2. Act as a specialist role model and an expert in the medical management within the hepatology care group
3. Lead and manage clinical pharmacy services in the hepatology Care Group in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist.
4. Develop and participate in outpatient clinics to deliver and promote high quality, cost-effective and patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
5. Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients within the hepatology Care Group.
6. Actively participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, delivering and promoting high quality, cost effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
7. Promote safe drug use within the Hepatology Care Group specialties.
8. To work with the Associate Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services to develop, manage and support non-medical prescribing within pharmacy and the Trust.
9. To provide specialist pharmacist input into the Trust Non-Medical Prescribing Group (NMPG) including the management of Patient Group Directions and Written Instructions.
10. Development, implementation and audit of local guidelines.
11. Supervise and train pharmacy staff at ward level.
12. Provide education and training of healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust.
13. Financial reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting, drug budget management and work on CIPs (cost improvement programmes).
14. To participate in practice and clinical research and audit.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
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