Band 8B Principal Pharmacist - Medicine; Maternity Cover

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and capable pharmacist to lead the pharmacy service (for maternity cover) which is provided to medicine and medical specialties. The successful postholder will oversee the pharmacy service provided to medical wards, as well as Pharmacy provision to Dermatology, Rheumatology, Respiratory and Immunology services (which includes directorate work and the management of high-cost medicines).

You will manage a large pharmacy team and be responsible for the ongoing delivery of the service. You will be the trust Pharmacy lead for immunoglobulins and collectively the team provide secretariat support to the trust Immunoglobulin Assessment Panel (IAP).

You will be an experienced and highly motivated pharmacist, with a background in delivering services to medical patients and a proven track record of quality improvement and service development, excellent communication skills and a patient-centered attitude. You should ideally have some experience of managing a team of pharmacists as well as an understanding of funding streams for medicines and be able to manage own and others' workload for this high turnover specialty.

Key responsibilities include:

• To lead the clinical pharmacy service provided to acute medicine and the specialties of rheumatology, dermatology, respiratory and immunology.
• To act as the lead pharmacist for immunoglobulins for the trust and act as the secretary for the trust's IVIG Committee.
• To work with the relevant stakeholders to develop new pathways for patient care within medicine / medical specialties.
• To oversee the provision of a ward based clinical pharmacy service including medicines reconciliation and rapid turnaround of discharge prescriptions.
• To ensure the cost effective use of drugs including ensuring appropriate funding is in place for high cost drugs.
• Development and implementation of local and national guidelines including any NICE appraised drugs.
• Managing a large pharmacy team including recruitment and selection, setting of objectives and appraisals.
• Training of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals within medicine.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out over 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for more information on working at The Royal Free London.

• Demonstrates ability to meet Trust values

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent
• Non-medical prescriber

• Advanced qualification in specialist area
• Member of RPS

• Significant demonstrable experience of working in hospital based pharmacy, and significant experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist and some experience of working withing medicine/medical specialties
• Experience working with high cost drugs and commissioning processes
• Experience working as a Band 7/8a hospital pharmacist
• Experience of managing & leading staff and projects
• Experience of managing change and leading service developments
• Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure
• Experience of writing / implementing clinical guidelines and government directives
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Evidence of clinical audit/drug evaluation/practice research and the promotion of evidence based practice
• Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback
• Experience in delivering education and training
• Experience as a clinical pharmacy tutor

• Experience of working in clinics and/or prescribing and monitoring medicines

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills when dealing with staff and patients
• Good presentation skills
• Excellent teaching and training skills
• Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands
• Ability to…