Job summary The postholder will provide a highly specialist clinical pharmacy service to paediatrics and maternity and be responsible for ensuring that appropriate mechanisms are in place to promote high quality drug use, effective risk management, clinical governance and adherence to trust policies and guidelines concerning medicines use. Main duties of the job To provide a high level of expert clinical pharmacy input as part of the multidisciplinary team within paediatrics and maternity medicine to improve and enhance the quality of patient care. To provide pharmaceutical support and advice to paediatric and maternity inpatients and outpatients. To promote best practice through giving proactive advice and supervision on drug use and interactions to inpatient and outpatient clinicians and nursing and midwifery staff, for example by: o participating regularly in consultant ward rounds, o being an active participant of relevant clinical teaching sessions o partaking in relevant directorate meetings o partaking in relevant governance meetings o updating clinicians on new developments in pharmacology, auditing drug use o initiating and auditing the proper use of therapeutic drug monitoring, o critically appraising new evidence to inform best practice To act as a role model for clinical pharmacy practitioners within the trust and to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacy services To oversee the safe prescribing and supply of medicines for paediatric and maternity specialties About us North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches. We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities. Take a tour of our hospital here Date posted 19 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8b Salary £67,950 to £78,028 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 393-NMUH-2108-A Job locations North Middlesex University Hospital Sterling Way London N18 1QX Job description Job responsibilities Please see full details of this post and the essential experience in the attached job description and person specification. Job description Job responsibilities Please see full details of this post and the essential experience in the attached job description and person specification. Person Specification Education and qualifications Essential MRPharmS or equivalent Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice of equivalent Non medical prescriber Advanced qualification in specialist area Desirable Member of RPS Royal Free World Class Values Essential Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values Experience Essential Significant demonstrable experience of working in hospital based pharmacy, and significant experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist in Paediatric/maternity specialties Experience working as a Band 7/8a hospital pharmacist Experience of managing change and leading service developments Experience of writing/implementing clinical guidelines and government directives Experience of multidisciplinary working Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback Skills and aptitudes Essential Effective verbal and written communication skills with all disciplines, colleagues & patients and good presentation skills Excellent teaching and training skills Ability to communicate with patients/carers and staff of all levels Ability of manage time, people and resources to deliver timely outcomes Ability to work alone and as part of a team Ability to work accurately under pressure Ability to motivate and act as a role model Demonstrates initiative particulary in relation to problem solving Understanding of NHS national and local priortiies Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance Personal Qualities and attributes Essential Enthusiastic, well motivated, hardworking, punctual Identifies own training needs; actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of pract Flexibility to work weekends, Bank Holidays, late duties and oncall and potential 7 day working Reliable with good attendance record Person Specification Education and qualifications Essential MRPharmS or equivalent Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice of equivalent Non medical prescriber Advanced qualification in specialist area Desirable Member of RPS Royal Free World Class Values Essential Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values Experience Essential Significant demonstrable experience of working in hospital based pharmacy, and significant experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist in Paediatric/maternity specialties Experience working as a Band 7/8a hospital pharmacist Experience of managing change and leading service developments Experience of writing/implementing clinical guidelines and government directives Experience of multidisciplinary working Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback Skills and aptitudes Essential Effective verbal and written communication skills with all disciplines, colleagues & patients and good presentation skills Excellent teaching and training skills Ability to communicate with patients/carers and staff of all levels Ability of manage time, people and resources to deliver timely outcomes Ability to work alone and as part of a team Ability to work accurately under pressure Ability to motivate and act as a role model Demonstrates initiative particulary in relation to problem solving Understanding of NHS national and local priortiies Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance Personal Qualities and attributes Essential Enthusiastic, well motivated, hardworking, punctual Identifies own training needs; actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of pract Flexibility to work weekends, Bank Holidays, late duties and oncall and potential 7 day working Reliable with good attendance record Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust Address North Middlesex University Hospital Sterling Way London N18 1QX Employer's website https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)