We are looking for a proactive and dynamic individual with the requisite knowledge, skills, and experience, to support and further develop our high quality clinical pharmacy service to the Critical Care Division at UCLH
You will have some experience in the field of critical care, with a broad base of more general clinical pharmacy skills for patients in a range of different specialties
You will be committed to developing your existing skills in critical care therapeutics, and will strive for excellence in your provision of medicines related support to our critical care units. You will also be confident in your leadership, taking colleagues of various professions with you on a clearly defined direction to service improvement
You will be capable in addressing governance challenges, including the development and introduction of guidelines, policies and procedures; incident, complaint and claim handling; and the monitoring & evaluation of services
Your passion for education & research will be evident, and you will thrive on supporting others around you to reach and maintain their full potential. Your thirst for knowledge will drive you to work collaboratively with colleagues in formulating new programmes of research, & supporting the delivery of clinical trials within critical care
You will be competent with digital systems and data analysis, including the evaluation of financial reports, & will enjoy maximising the potential of our digital health record and prescribing systems
You will support the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Critical Care on the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the Critical Care Division.
You will act as an expert resource on the safe and effective use of medicines for the Critical Care Division.
As an independent prescriber, you will optimise medication regimens, and apply your specialist pharmaceutical and therapeutic knowledge within the scope of your professional practice. You will also act as a Designated Prescribing Practitioner for others undertaking non-medical prescribing qualifications.
You will support a range of medicines-related clinical governance functions for the Critical Care Division, and will identify and lead on quality improvement projects to enhance the safety, efficacy and/or efficiency of critical care services. You will also lead on audit, service evaluations, and research projects, including the implementation and monitoring of relevant clinical trials.
You will support critical care medicines-related functionality and ongoing development of the UCLH implementation of Epic, the Trust's digital health record system.
You will provide and comment upon relevant evaluated financial data for medicines expenditure, income, and cost saving or avoidance initiatives.
You will be a role model for junior staff, and support their learning and development, and support education initiatives for pharmacy and other multidisciplinary staff groups on relevant medicines-related matters
About us
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
We are looking for a proactive and dynamic individual with the requisite knowledge, skills, and experience, to support and further develop our high quality clinical pharmacy service to the Critical Care Division at UCLH
You will have some experience in the field of critical care, with a broad base of more general clinical pharmacy skills for patients in a range of different specialties
You will be committed to developing your existing skills in critical care therapeutics, and will strive for excellence in your provision of medicines related support to our critical care units. You will also be confident in your leadership, taking colleagues of various professions with you on a clearly defined direction to service improvement
You will be capable in addressing governance challenges, including the development and introduction of guidelines, policies and procedures; incident, complaint and claim handling; and the monitoring & evaluation of services
Your passion for education & research will be evident, and you will thrive on supporting others around you to reach and maintain their full potential. Your thirst for knowledge will drive you to work collaboratively with colleagues in formulating new programmes of research, & supporting the delivery of clinical trials within critical care
You will be competent with digital systems and data analysis, including the evaluation of financial reports, & will enjoy maximising the potential of our digital health record and prescribing systems
You will support the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Critical Care on the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the Critical Care Division.
You will act as an expert resource on the safe and effective use of medicines for the Critical Care Division.
As an independent prescriber, you will optimise medication regimens, and apply your specialist pharmaceutical and therapeutic knowledge within the scope of your professional practice. You will also act as a Designated Prescribing Practitioner for others undertaking non-medical prescribing qualifications.
You will support a range of medicines-related clinical governance functions for the Critical Care Division, and will identify and lead on quality improvement projects to enhance the safety, efficacy and/or efficiency of critical care services. You will also lead on audit, service evaluations, and research projects, including the implementation and monitoring of relevant clinical trials.
You will support critical care medicines-related functionality and ongoing development of the UCLH implementation of Epic, the Trust's digital health record system.
You will provide and comment upon relevant evaluated financial data for medicines expenditure, income, and cost saving or avoidance initiatives.
You will be a role model for junior staff, and support their learning and development, and support education initiatives for pharmacy and other multidisciplinary staff groups on relevant medicines-related matters
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.