Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (including weekends and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7133806-HS-Z
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £70,387 - £80,465 Per annum including inner london HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Pharmacist – Critical care and Cardiovascular Services
Band 8b
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, influential pharmacist with advanced, expert clinical knowledge and skills to lead the critical care and cardiovascular pharmacy team at St George’s Hospital. 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 establishing and leading the pharmacy service in this new facility. The Cardiovascular and Thoracic Services cover secondary and tertiary care, including cardiac surgery, cardiology and thoracic surgery, for the region.
The post offers a pivotal role to act as the principal pharmacist, working closely with members of the multidisciplinary and senior management teams to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the service. The post holder will be an experienced pharmacist with extensive critical care, cardiovascular, leadership and management experience. You will manage a large team of specialist, senior and junior pharmacists and lead on the provision and development of the clinical pharmacy services. 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 cardiovascular service.
· 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 specialty.
· To manage and develop a team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, trainee pharmacists and students.
· To attend and participate in directorate and senior trust meetings, working collaboratively with general and service managers to develop the service.
· To progress service improvement initiatives through multi-disciplinary working to ensure safe and timely provision of medicines.
· To lead on and promote research and audit within the speciality.
· To participate in the senior management team within pharmacy.
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. Experience of working and influencing in a multi-disciplinary team and an independent prescribing qualification are essential.
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.
Together, as a Group, we will be the driving force behind the most integrated local system in the NHS.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BPharm / MPharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or equivalent
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
- Registered independent prescriber
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- MSc in a relevant clinical area
- Formal leadership and management training
- Practice and educational supervisor accreditation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial post registration experience as a clinical pharmacist in critical care and cardiovascular and thoracic services
- Experience of contribution to the operational and strategic direction of the specialties and pharmacy
- Experience in implementing and managing change
- Experience delivering training and education at undergraduate and postgraduate level
- Experience of identifying and managing risk in a clinical specialty
- Demonstrates a high level of clinical competency
- Experience of directorate work
Desirable criteria
- Experience in working across the interface including ICBs, GPs and community pharmacy
- Experience of leading, implementing into practice and/or publishing research
- Experience of being a designated prescribing practitioner and/or clinical supervisor
- Experience of using an electronic patient and medicines administration system
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Advanced clinical and professional knowledge of critical care medicine
- knowledge of wider therapeutics and pharmacology with a record of successful application
- Demonstrable knowledge of NHS issues, priorities, policy, procedures and guidelines and ability to implement these locally
- Demonstrable awareness of commitment to Clinical Governance
- Demonstrates ability to analyse and interpret highly complex clinical information
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with CMM and Cerner computer systems
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively autonomously and for a team including the ability to delegate appropriately
- Ability to think strategically
- Apply sound professional judgement to clinical, legal and ethical issues
- Ability to provide highly complex information on Pharmacy Services issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals
- Ability to work positively and calmly under pressure
- Demonstrable leadership and management skills
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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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
- Julie Hawkes-Reekie
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087251770
- Additional information
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Julie Hawkes-Reekie – Deputy Chief Pharmacist on [email protected]
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