Job summary
- Main area
- Bank Pharmacist
- Grade
- Bank Pharmacist Band 7-8A
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working - As and When
- Job ref
- 391-3873-BANK
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital (TRUSTWIDE)
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £29.56 Hourly
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 12/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Pharmacist Band 7-8A
Bank Pharmacist Band 7-8A
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
As a Pharmacist, you will be responsible for the provision of exceptional professional pharmacy services. The focus of your role will be to act as Responsible Pharmacist, provide support to the rest of the pharmacy team and support the development of the business. You will help in ensuring a high quality patient and customer experience is maintained.
The post holder will be part of a high performing team that is expected to demonstrate behaviours that promote the pharmacies and Royal Free London NHS Trust's world class values. This means that in undertaking this role the post holder is expected at all times to behave in a way that demonstrates commitment to the delivery of respectful and compassionate care across all sites.
**VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE**
Main duties of the job
The Senior Bank Pharmacist assists the section lead pharmacist in managing and coordinating their respective clinical section. This includes the responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day provision of ward pharmacy services, including allocation of staff and provision of cover in the event of sickness. Other duties include:
1.Leading on the training and induction of clinical pharmacy staff, ensuring they are adequately trained and supported to carry out their duties.
2.Deputising for the section lead pharmacist in their absence.
3.Collaborating with other senior staff to ensure the delivery of an integrated pharmacy service, assisting with the implementation strategic plans for the development of the Chase Farm site.
4.Participating in medicine related clinical audit, research and development and development of trust-wide guidelines.
5.The post holder will be determined as a Band 8a bank pharmacist, should they have evidence of the following:
- Completion of Clinical Diploma or equivalent.
- Completion of the Trusts Essential Leadership Modules (ELM) or equivalent.
- Conducted a service development.
- Formally line managed staff with evidence of objective setting and appraisal.
- Evidence of teaching
**For further information please refer to the attached JD/PS**
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Royal Free World Class Values:
The post holder will offer World Class Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike.
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
To lead the provision of a high quality clinical pharmacy service as part of the multidisciplinary team to CFH patients, to ensure maximum efficacy, safety and economic drug use and to demonstrate professional accountability to enhance patient care. The responsibilities will include:
1.Assisting in the planning and delivery of a clinical pharmacy service.
2.To ensure development of patient group directions and other relevant policies and guidelines.
3.Delivery of a high quality, specialist ward based pharmacy service including medicines reconciliation, drug supply, review of highly complex medication regimens, interaction monitoring, adverse drug reaction monitoring and discharge planning.
4.Promotion of high quality cost-effective prescribing.
5.Ensuring compliance with Trusts policies including medicines policy, formulary and microbiology policies.
6.Making evidence based decisions, in partnership with patients and other professionals within the specialist area.
7.Making clinical decisions where limited information is available.
8.Development and review of Patient Group Directions.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS
1.To assist in identifying and managing changes necessary to maintain a high quality clinical pharmacy service responsive to patients needs and to consider the implications of changes for other areas/personnel
2.To ensure timely supply of medicines for discharge to reduce any delays / bed blocking
3.To oversee the clinical safety of dispensing functions for off-site units and external parties
4.To deal effectively with situations where medication errors have occurred, including liaising directly with the patients and staff concerned
RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING
The post-holder will be responsible for maintaining their professional responsibilities and for identifying and addressing their own developmental needs. They are also expected to contribute to the learning and development of other members of the health-care team. Overall these responsibilities include:
1.To manage the day-to-day provision of ward pharmacy services within specified section This will include allocation of the workload, dealing sickness absence and managing annual leave.
2.To provide cover for pharmacist colleagues during their absence.
3.To deputise for the section lead pharmacist in their absence.
4.To assist in managing, appraising and supporting the development of the:
- Band 6 and 7 pharmacists
- Medicines management technicians
**For further information please refer to the attached JD/PS**
Person specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
- GPhC (GB) registration
Desirable criteria
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registered supplementary or independent prescriber.
- Advanced qualification in specialist area
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic/positive attitude, self motivated and, hardworking
- Reliable to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and oncall.
- Identifies own training needs actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice.
- Reliable with good attendance record
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical care skills in the specialist areas
- Demonstrates written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates good negotiation skills and the ability to influence medical, pharmacy and management staff
- Ability to communicate with patients and staff of all levels
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, others and workload
- Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous situations
- Demonstrates good teaching and training skills
- Demonstrates good management skills
- Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands.
- Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged.
- Ability to communicate with patients/carers and staff of all levels.
- Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver timely outcomes
- Ability to work alone and a part of a team
- Ability to work accurately under pressure
- Ability to integrate in a multidisciplinary forum.
- Demonstrates initiative particularly in relation to problem solving.
- Ability to identify and implement best practice using critical appraisal skills
- Ability to identify and manage risk and understands clinical risk and clinical governance
- Ability to contribute to business plans, policies and clinical protocols
- Understanding of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to the specialist area
- Computer literate (including word processing, email & use of internet) Preferably knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages)
- Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
- Understanding of processes and commissioning of medicines and services
Desirable criteria
- Undertakes own research
Experience
Essential criteria
- Considerable experience working in hospital pharmacy and proven experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist
- Experience of contributing to policy, planning and service development
- Experience of managing own workload
- Experience of managing change and leading service developments
- 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.
- Comprehensive band 6/7 rotation
- Experience as a clinical pharmacy tutor
- Experience of clinical risk and clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure and high cost drugs
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Applicant 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steven Giddings
- Job title
- Principal Pharmacist, Education & Training
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 7794 0500
- Additional information
Temporary Staffing | Recruitment Services
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Free HospitalPO Box 50, Civic Centre, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3XA
Tel: 02078302065
Internal extension: 23400
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- Address
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- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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