Job overview

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced, high calibre pharmacist with advanced, expert clinical knowledge and skills to lead the critical care team and adult pain services at St George’s Hospital. The post holder will need to be flexible and organised, be able to align their values with those of the organisation, work well within a team and have a positive attitude. 

With nearly 10,000 dedicated staff caring for patients, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London, serving a population of 1.3 million across the region. The critical care units at St George’s Hospital include General Intensive Care, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care and Neurosciences Intensive Care and accept tertiary referrals from within Southwest London and beyond. A new General Intensive Care Unit is under construction and the successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the pharmacy service in this new facility. The adult pain service comprises of acute pain, chronic pain and palliative care teams who provide specialist pain care across secondary and primary care.  

The post holder will be an experienced pharmacist with extensive critical care, leadership and management experience. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership, management, and clinical skills in a fast paced, challenging, and dynamic environment.

Main duties of the job

•    To work as an advanced expert pharmacist within all areas of the critical care and adult pain services.
•    To lead on the provision and development of the clinical pharmacy services including clinical risk and governance, finance, operations and research.
•    To act as a role model providing education, training, and mentoring to staff within pharmacy and the areas of specialty.
•    To manage and develop a team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, trainee pharmacists and students.
•    In conjunction with the principal pharmacist, manage and implement services designed to improve the pharmaceutical care to patients and extend the boundaries of clinical practice.
•    To progress service improvement initiatives through multi-disciplinary working to ensure safe and timely provision of medicines.
•    To participate in clinical audit and research, risk management and clinical guideline development.
•    Deputise for the principal pharmacist and represent the team within the organisation and across the interface.

The successful applicant will be able to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight deadlines. You will have excellent communication skills and be an enthusiastic educator. The ability to work autonomously and with a high level of accountability is essential. You should possess a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent and have the relevant hospital pharmacy experience.

Working for our organisation

The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South West London, comprised of St George’s University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future.  
As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including; workforce, key functions such as medication safety and education and training and digital workstreams. 
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust itself is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff. The helipad was opened in spring 2014 and the work of the Emergency Department has been captured on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme.