Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term maternity leave cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 25 hours per week (To work 5 hours a day)
- Job ref
- 337-NP-8732MF-A
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Central Middlesex Hospital
- Town
- Park Royal, London
- Salary
- £59,490 - £66,239 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Specialist Pharmacist, Enhanced Care Unit
NHS AfC: Band 8a
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Find out more about Our HEART values
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, innovative and enthusiastic pharmacist to work in critical care. This vacancy is a fixed term maternity leave cover. The pharmacist will have the opportunity to work on the Enhanced Care Unit at Central Middlesex Hospital. The patient group is diverse taking adult surgical patients, often from complex gastrointestinal or orthopaedic surgery.
We pride ourselves on a multidisciplinary approach to individual patient care.
The previous applicants should not apply for this role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who has extensive clinical pharmacy experience, critical care experience and the ability to work with a multidisciplinary team. You will need to have excellent communication, clinical and negotiation skills, as well as experience providing training and education to a range of healthcare professionals and patients. Experience in managing individuals or team(s) is also an advantage.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
Desirable criteria
- MSc
- Previous publications in national journals
- Independent prescriber
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant hospital experience
- Wide range of ward pharmacy experience
- Good, broad clinical knowledge and ability to apply to a ward and dispensary setting
- Training, mentorship, supervision of staff
- Documented evidence of completed audit work and research practice
- Apply knowledge to practice
- Working knowledge of primary literature databases
Desirable criteria
- Appraisal of staff
- Experience in caring for level 2 Critically ill post-op surgical patients
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
- Excellent presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Well-developed leadership and motivational skills
- Well-developed negotiating and influencing skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Management skills
- Good team player
- Computer literate
- Knowledge of current therapeutics
Desirable criteria
- Project/audit work
- Previous experience as a tutor or mentor
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Man To Wong
- Job title
- Pharmacy Lead, Critical Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8453 2550
- Additional information
Maryam Hamid (current postholder)
Senior Specialist Pharmacist, Enhanced Care Unit
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