Band 6 Clinical Pharmacist – Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability

Job title: Clinical Pharmacist

Contract type: Permanent

Department: Pharmacy

Responsible to: Pharmacy Manager

Responsible for: Pharmacy Services

Salary range: £40,522 - £46,308 per annum (dependent on experience)
Incremental reviews take place on an annual basis

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

Location: Putney, Southwest London

Benefits:

• Generous Annual Leave entitlement
• Free parking
• Support for ongoing personal development
• RHN Wellbeing Programme and EAP service
• Pension scheme
• Hospital site is situated outside the ULEZ and Congestion Zones
• Blue Light Card and Discounts
• On-site cafeteria
• RHN Wellbeing Programme and EAP service
• RHN Volunteering opportunities

Please note, to be eligible to apply for this role, you must have the Right to Work in the UK. Candidates applying for a role at the Royal Hospital for Neuro Disability are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and Influenza.

Summary of position and the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability

We are seeking a Band 6 Clinical Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team in the RHN. The Pharmacy Department provides services with the aim of ensuring the safe, evidence based and cost effective use of medicines within RHN. Main services provided include; medicines supply, prescription review, ward top-up, ward audit, development of local medicines guidelines and policies, contract negotiations, and expert medicines advice.

The RHN is an independent hospital and medical charity. We care for people who have brain injuries and require assessment and intensive rehabilitation for conditions such as Huntington’s disease and prolonged disorders of consciousness. Our specialist services include a ventilator unit and a neuro-behavioural unit.

We help those with the most complex of health needs and disabilities including degenerative or progressive conditions as well as providing palliative care. The patients we support usually have complex physical challenges alongside their neuro-disability. 

Our vision for the future is that we will be the national centre of excellence for neuro-disability. Our mission is to provide outstanding care and empowering individuals with neuro-disability, enabling them to live their lives to their fullest potential. We are pleased to have been awarded an overall rating of ‘Good’ by our regulator, the CQC, in 2021 and we are proud to be delivering areas of outstanding practice.

Main Objectives of the role

1. Provide expert advice to multidisciplinary colleagues on matters relating to safe, economic and effective drug use, including implementation of local and national medicines related policies.
2. Support and promote safe medicines management practices in all hospital areas.
3. Ensure that hospital resources are used efficiently and with minimum wastage.
4. Contribute to clinical governance within the department and hospital.
5. Strive to improve efficiency in all areas of your work.

Key Responsibilities

1. Deliver clinical pharmacy services such as; prescription review, patient counselling, adverse drug reaction reporting, therapeutic drug monitoring, individualisation of patient drug therapy.
2. Undertake medicines reconciliation for all new patients, ensuring discrepancies are resolved, documented, and communicated.
3. Undertake clinical and technical duties in the dispensary ensuring that activities are carried out safely, effectively and efficiently.
4. Identify changes in prescribing patterns that may affect the drugs budget and support the provision of evaluated pharmaceutical and financial information.
5. Participate in audits, and service evaluations.
6. Participate in the development of local policies, guidelines and procedures.
7. Attend and contribute to meetings which require Pharmacy representation.
8. Deputise for senior colleagues when necessary.
9. Delegate appropriately to junior pharmacy staff, and evaluate their performance.
10. Be willing and able to adapt to new and changing requirements of the department.

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

• Current registration with GPhC & Master’s Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Awareness of, and training in Information Governance/GDPR/Confidentiality/Data Protection.

Experience & skills

Essential

• Hospital pharmacy experience.
• IT skills – able to use MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and able to learn new systems e.g. EPR, PMR.
• Honesty and integrity.
• Reliable work record.
• Organised and competent at planning ahead to manage workloads.
• Team player, able to work in a collaborative environment.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Proactive and willing to take on new tasks and challenges.

Interested in applying and hearing from us?

Apply now and please send a cover letter separately to recruitment@rhn.org.uk. It is not mandatory to complete a cover letter but it will significantly enhance your application and chances of being considered for an interview. Your cover letter should be no more than one page, clearly explaining how you have demonstrated the above skills and responsibilities in your current or previous role(s). Please refer to the job description and person specification or email the Recruitment team to obtain a copy. You can also email Yaser Younis ‘Chief Pharmacist’ at yaseryounis@rhn.org.uk for enquires into the role.

RHN is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer that respects and values the differences of our people to achieve their full potential.