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Main area: Specialist Clinical Pharmacist
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Option of starting at Band 6 and progressing to Band 7 based on training and experience)
Job ref: 222-PHA-056-A
Site: Lakeside and H&F Town, London
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/04/2025 23:59
Interview date: 23/04/2025
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
Job overview
We are keen to recruit an enthusiastic, forward-thinking pharmacist to work with the Lead Pharmacist for Hammersmith and Fulham local inpatient services to continue to develop the clinical pharmacy service within Local Services. The outstanding work to date has been extremely well received, and we are keen to build on that success. The post is rotational, so the candidate will also develop through experience in mental health inpatient services and forensic services.
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual with good communication skills and a keen interest in mental health who derives satisfaction from providing an outstanding clinical pharmacy service to the service users and from working with colleagues to continue to develop the service. The applicant should be able to work well both in a team and autonomously.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide an outstanding clinical pharmacy service to the service users who are served by the Local Services located in the borough the pharmacist is allocated to. This service will include:
1. Completing Level 2 Medicines Reconciliations
2. Clinical screening of medication charts
3. Ensuring continuity of supply of medications
4. Responding to clinical queries with medicines information and advice
5. Providing medicines-related information and advice while taking part in team MDT meetings
6. Joining doctors’ clinics for service users who have particularly complex medicines management needs
7. Providing medicines information and advice to service users and carers, via service user 1:1s or medicines education groups
The successful candidate will contribute to the clinical governance agenda within the Trust, via audits, QI projects, incident reporting and investigations, writing/updating policies and procedures and contributing to the implementation of the resulting action plans for service improvement.
The successful candidate will be expected to undertake CPD. Depending on education and experience, the candidate may start at Band 6. Progression to Band 7 would be on completion of at least the certificate level of the Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
* General Pharmaceutical Council membership
* Post graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (Band 7);
* Commitment to undertake the Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (Band 6)
Experience
* Post-registration training and experience in hospital Pharmacy. This must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing)
* Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients
* Practical Clinical experience including: Multidisciplinary team experience Direct Patient contact with Mental Health patients
* Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
* Experience of working within a mental health environment
* Working with or experience of Directorate pharmacy service
Knowledge
* Knowledge of mental health pharmacy acquired through training and Experience
* Knowledge of Pharmacy Law and Ethics
* Experience of IT Dispensing and Stock Control software relevant to Pharmacy practice
* Knowledge of the Mental Health Act
Skills
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Good ability to organise and prioritise work
* Good clinical practice knowledge
* Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
* A good understanding of national and local priorities
* Analytical ability for problem solving
* Good ability to use computer systems including Excel and Word
* Good personal organisation and time management skills
* Able to work effectively alone and in a team
* Ability to identify and manage risks
* Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance agenda
* Good time management
* IT skills and Computer literacy
* Ability to develop and maintain working relationships with different grades of staff
* Position of Integrity and respect for particular highly confidential requirements
Other Requirements
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* The ability to communicate empathetically towards patients
* Ability to communicate highly complex information to decision makers
* Confidence in talking to those with serious enduring mental illness
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks. After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).
Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.
While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these 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.
At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families and other professionals.
We’re committed to making our recruitment process clear and efficient. It’s in everyone’s interest that we get the very best people on board as soon as we can.
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