Principal Clinical Pharmacist QMS

Please Note:

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK independently, with a visa or immigration status that allows them to fulfil the full duration and type of contract offered. The Trust is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Are you a pharmacist looking for a new challenge? Do you want to diversify your skill set and develop your career? Are you ready to accept a new role which will expand both your clinical and leadership potential?

Our innovative clinical pharmacy team are looking for a self-motivated clinical pharmacist to join us to lead our surgical and theatres service. You will work closely with our surgical teams and lead clinical pharmacists to develop and deliver pharmaceutical services to our surgical patients in both an inpatient and outpatient setting in Queen Mary Hospital as well as our other site at Darent Valley Hospital Dartford

You will have a daily clinical commitment working with our dedicated medicine management trained and accuracy checking technicians who are fully integrated into the dispensary and ward service providing a full team approach to support near-patient pharmaceutical care on the wards. You will provide clinical leadership as the lead surgical pharmacist, training and developing others.

Applicants should have an interest in surgery, theatres and pain and be willing to work towards (if not already achieved) an independent prescribing qualification.

This post gives the opportunity to utilise an independent prescribing qualification and we will support you as you enhance and expand your surgical knowledge. Previous UK hospital pharmacy experience is essential

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere.

We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.

This post is based at Queen Mary Hospital Sidcup

General responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

Managerial responsibilities

Professional responsibilities

Education and development responsibilities

In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, please see the detailed job description and person specification for further information.

• GPhC registration as a pharmacist
• Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Independent prescriber (or willing to work towards)
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Management and leadership qualification
• MSc or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy

• Demonstrates knowledge of national and local guidelines relating to specialism that need to be adhered to
• IT literacy
• Budgetary control skills
• Awareness of current practice and policy affecting pharmacy practice in the NHS & understanding the NHS structure
• Broad pharmaceutical knowledge relating to general medicine and core medical specialities
• Incident investigation/ root cause analysis
• Experience and knowledge of rheumatology medication use

• Experience working as a band 7 Pharmacist
• Experience of writing protocols and standards
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary clinical pharmacy setting
• Hospital Pharmacy Experience
• Clinical Pharmacy teaching skills.
• Demonstrable use of audit/research to improve practice

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.