Principal Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine in London

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as the Senior/Principal Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to lead and develop the clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department Team. The post will suit individuals who would thrive in working autonomously and collaboratively as a strong team player.

As the Senior/Principal Pharmacist for Emergency Medicine you will provide leadership and clinical expertise, supporting the work of the Emergency Department. You will be a core member of the MDT, ensuring safe and effective medicines management and medicines optimisation. You will oversee the implementation of service improvements, review of medicines expenditure, as well as clinical governance and medicines safety within the Medicine division. You will work directly with patients and carers to understand their needs and support adherence to medication regimens.

You will need good interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to organise and prioritise your work. We will provide appropriate training to aid your personal and professional development.

Main duties of the job:

• To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department (ED) in conjunction with other clinical and pharmacy staff as appropriate.
• To provide day to day clinical advice and support to the Emergency Medicine clinical team in the Medicines division promoting evidence-based, cost-effective use of medicines.
• To promote safe, responsible, cost effective prescribing and usage of medicines, in line with the formulary, to optimise clinical outcomes and minimise adverse reactions and errors.
• To lead and manage other pharmacy staff working in the Emergency Medicine team to ensure service delivery to agreed standards in line with business planning requirements.
• To liaise with appropriate MDT colleagues to ensure the implementation of National/Local guidelines related to medicines use in the emergency medicine setting to optimise patient care and promote best practice.
• To work with senior pharmacy leadership team to monitor and evaluate medicines expenditure in the Emergency Department, identifying and putting plans in place to address cost pressures and Cost Improvement Plans.
• Occasional cross-site work will be required to meet service needs and may include covering for leave and working weekends/bank holidays.
• You will participate in late duty, Bank Holiday and weekend rotas and be part of a seven day service.

About us:

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: Masters in Pharmacy Degree - MPharm, Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent, Registered with GPHC.
• Experience: Substantial post registration acute hospital experience, Demonstrate evidence of excellent clinical knowledge and skills, Demonstrate evidence and experience of supervising, training and developing other staff members, Understanding of current national standards/guidelines in emergency medicines.
• Skills: Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, Excellent interpersonal skills, including influencing skills, Ability to prioritise work effectively and work under pressure.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.