Main area: Pharmacy Grade Band: 8b Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover) Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day and Bank Holiday working applies) Job ref: 213-CAY-6789652 Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type: NHS Site: King's College Hospital Town: London Salary: £70,387 - £80,465 per annum, including HCA Salary period: Yearly Closing: 12/12/2024 23:59 King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley. Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking pharmacist to lead the Planned Medicine team on a fixed term basis (12 months). The Principal Pharmacist for Planned Medicine is responsible for overseeing the pharmacy service to the following outpatient specialities: Allergy, Immunology, Dermatology, Rheumatology, Diabetes, and Endocrine. The role involves leading a team of specialist pharmacists to: Develop the pharmacy services to optimise patient care, including implementing national guidance. Ensure the infrastructure is in place for the safe prescribing and monitoring of specialist drugs. Work with colleagues within the Care Group and across the interface to develop, implement and monitor treatment pathways, with a particular focus on high-cost drugs. Drive quality improvement and implement cost saving plans such as biosimilar switches to ensure medicines optimisation opportunities are realised. Deliver pharmacist-led outpatient clinics and MDTs safely and effectively. The post holder will play an active role in developing and monitoring treatment pathways with colleagues across South East London, offering an excellent opportunity for networking. The use of new and advanced therapies is rapidly expanding, and previous experience of service development will be beneficial. You will manage a team of specialist pharmacists working across four hospital sites, and the successful candidate must have excellent communication, organisation, and leadership skills. Main duties of the job

The post holder leads, delivers, develops, manages, and evaluates clinical pharmacy services. The focus of the post is on ensuring the provision of high quality, safe, comprehensive (clinical, supply, financial, and operational) pharmaceutical services at KCH, in accordance with the priorities set by the Deputy and Associate Chief Pharmacists, Clinical Services. Acting as a specialist role model and as an expert in the clinical field and demonstrating an advanced level of knowledge. Ensuring the safe, efficacious, and cost-effective use of drugs within the Care Group. Developing and implementing guidelines, procedures, and policies to support medicines management in the Care Group. Regular financial reporting, drug usage, and expenditure forecasting. Initiating and coordinating research and development activity within the specialist area. Identifying a vision for the delivery of pharmaceutical services to the Care Group. Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year, and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation, and Education, Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level. We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people. King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste, and pollution wherever possible. Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities To be responsible for the provision of a highly specialised pharmacy service (clinical, dispensing, and supply) to patients within the Care Group. To provide highly specialised evidence-based clinical advice and information (doses, interaction, adverse effects, drug availability, complex dose calculations) to nursing and medical staff (within the Trust and externally) on the management of individual patients, in accordance with legislation. To act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients. To participate in consultant ward rounds. To manage and make appropriate referrals. To provide direct high quality of care to outpatients in clinic(s) within specialist area, as required. To follow legal ethical professional and employers codes of conduct. To enhance the quality of patient care. To manage difficult and ambiguous problems. To make decisions with limited information. To act as a clinical role model for staff providing clinical pharmacy services to the Care Group. To demonstrate advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement. To liaise with other pharmacists, services, and Trusts to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues. To promote and deliver pharmaceutical care specifically for patients within the Care Group and generally for all patients. To contribute to and participate in the clinical/ward pharmacy service. To minimise risk to patients through effective supervision of clinicians, nurses, and patients relating to medicine use. To update and maintain patient medication record in accordance with Trust policy. To demonstrate awareness and commitment to the Trust Clinical governance agenda. To identify trends in drug errors and develop strategies to minimise these. To demonstrate a whole-system patient-focused approach. To contribute to, adhere to, monitor, and assess clinical pharmacy service standards. To provide formal or informal patient/carer education and counselling. Person specification

Qualifications

Registered Pharmacist MRPharmS (1 year competency assessed and examined professional registration) Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice Registered independent prescriber or willingness to complete Skills and Experience

Expert clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice Demonstrate high organisational skills - identifying, planning, organising, and developing systems to improve service delivery Experience of supervising others, including for research and audit projects Experience of protocol/guideline development Be able to provide highly complex information on both clinical pharmacy and finance issues and impart knowledge to other healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultant level / regional and national level) Ability to work well under pressure by prioritising and managing time effectively Ability to identify and manage risks Ability to implement and manage change Ability to motivate self and others Be able to use available evidence to make sound judgments in relation to patient-or drug-specific issues Understands national and local priorities Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework Advanced critical appraisal skills IMPORTANT Check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you. If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications. To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert. Please provide email addresses for referees where possible. Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy. All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role. Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual Reports and Other Corporate Publications King's Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre Website King's College Hospital is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. Employer certification / accreditation badges

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. Name: Nicola Torrens Job title: Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Services Email address: nicola.torrens@nhs.net Telephone number: 02032999000 Additional information For further information please contact: Email: nicola.torrens@nhs.net or telephone 02032999000 Ext: 39885 Email: corrine.byrne@nhs.net or telephone 02032999000 Ext: 37844 (Current post holder)

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