STEP Pharmacistsassist in the delivery of our comprehensive pharmacy service and provide operational support to the department as agreed in the rotational programme.

A Joint Project Between:

* Guys' and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust http://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk

* King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust http://www.kch.nhs.uk

* Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk

A regional 3 year structured training programme in South East London and the Royal Brompton Hospital, fully integrated with the PostgraduateCertificate in GeneralPharmacy Practice at UCL or an equivalent Post Registration Foundation Pharmacist Development Programme.

Open Days (please only attend one open day)

• In Person - Friday 17th January 17:00 to 18:30 - at Guy's and St Thomas' Education Centre 75-79 York Road SE1 7NJ
• Online - Thursday 23rd January 17:30 to 18:30 - Please login via this MSTeams link

Interviews

• will be online via MSTeams and are scheduled for the 6th and 7th of March 2025

Main duties of the job

A structured post-foundation workplace-based training programme in a hospital setting, fully integrated with a post-graduate pharmacy practice qualification.

Successful candidates will be qualified pharmacists already registered with the GPhC or Trainee Pharmacists expected to sit the June registration exam and be registered by the 1st of August 2025 (If a trainee pharmacist please use your trainee pharmacist number when applying for the position).

We are looking for pharmacists capable of adapting quickly to the demands of our rotational clinical commitments, 7-day working, residency on-call service and other operational duties including patient services and aseptics.

STEP pharmacists are currently enrolled onto the UCL JPB PG Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice and can rotate to other acute trusts in South East London including Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The programme has been successfully running for over twenty years.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is hosting the recruitment process for all three Trusts (see STEP handbook). There will not be a separate recruitment process for Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Candidates invited to interview will be asked to contact the STEP co-ordinator to state their preferred base sites prior to interview.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 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 Bromley.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Dispensary services (where applicable)

• To follow procedures relating to good dispensing practice, and to maintain high standards and orderly methods of working.
• To be the Responsible Pharmacist.
• To comply with the formulary and dispensary policies.
• To dispense and check outpatients and inpatients scripts, including clinical trials and chemotherapy.
• To effectively clinically screen prescriptions and professionally resolve any problems or refer when appropriate.
• To effectively and efficiently counsel patients on the needs relating to their medicines.
• To deal with requests from members of staff and patients in a professional manner.
• To be aware of the overall dispensary workload, and by liaising with dispensary leads, to prioritise and effectively manage the workflow.
• To participate in dispensary audits and contribute to quality service assurance initiatives.
• To update dispensary protocols and standard operating procedures as required.

Technical services (where applicable)

• To assist in the provision of a comprehensive preparative service to the Trust and external customers. This can include aseptic dispensing and manufacturing, TPN, CIVAS, clinical trial preparation, non-sterile and sterile manufacturing and QC / QA activities, according to the service at the base hospital. The post holder may work in the following areas on a rotational basis depending on base hospital working arrangements and rotas: aseptic services the oncology suites or satellites general manufacturing services (sterile and non-sterile production) quality assurance and control departments.
• To ensure that activities undertaken within the units meet current legislation such as GMP/GDP, GCP, Health and Safety, COSHH, and that all work is documented according to these procedures.
• To undertake when required preparation of all products following adequate training.
• To be aware of and follow standard operating procedures at all times.
• To be aware of and follow all quality assurance procedures and make the section manager aware of any deficiencies.
• To undertake, where relevant, clinical screening of prescriptions and to provide pharmaceutical advice on the use of medicines prepared during the rotation.
• To undertake the final check of dispensed and batch prepared products after appropriate training.

Ward based pharmacy services

• To participate in the medicines management programme / clinical pharmacy services involving any of the following: ensuring accurate drug histories are taken and documented, patients own drug are reconciled, dispensing for discharge is facilitated, dispensing of medicines on the ward for patients to take home and communicate effectively with patients to improve adherence.
• To identify patients with complex pharmaceutical problems, propose solutions and refer these to more senior staff.
• To identify drug interactions, prioritise and take appropriate action (which may include referral to a more senior member of staff) to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines.
• To monitor patients responses to drug treatments for efficacy and toxicity, prioritise these and take appropriate action (which may include referral to a more senior member of staff) to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines.
• To identify errors on clerking including medication histories and allergies documentation, TTOs or on prescriptions initiated during the patients admission. Appropriately prioritise these and take best course of action (which may include referral to a more senior member of staff) to ensure patient safety.
• To identify deviations from guidelines, prioritise these and take appropriate action (which may include referral to a more senior member of staff).
• To complete all documentation according to Trust and departmental policies.
• To work effectively as part of a team in a multi-disciplinary and pharmacy environment, and maintain rapport with medical and other colleagues.
• To undertake clinical audit and drug use evaluations in the clinical areas assigned.
• To undertake peer review and workplace-based assessments to evaluate communication and decision-making skills, obtain feedback and amend practice where necessary.

Out of hours pharmacy services

• To participate in the residency on-call pharmacists rota.
• To provide an out of hours pharmacy service to the base hospital(s), in accordance with local out of hours guidelines and policies.
• To participate in the 7-day service weekend and Bank holiday rotas of the base hospital.
• To undertake dispensing duties as required and to the appropriate standard.
• To answer medicines information and other queries as required. (This may include technical services if provided out of hours at the base site).
• To work within the limitations of one's own competence, referring more complex queries to appropriate pharmacists as required.
• To complete all documentation in line with department policy.

Placements

• Each rotation will have specific criteria which will be available to the post holder when selecting the rotation.
• The post holder should consider these as part of their job description during the period of the placement.

STEP pharmacists must be able to travel toALLof the base sites that participate in the STEP programme.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Masters degree MPharm (or equivalent to allow GPhC registration)
• Will be registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist by August 2025

Health, safety and security

Essential

• Assists in maintaining own and others health safety and security

Communication Skills

Essential

• Ability to effectively communicate in both written and verbal formats to healthcare professionals, patients and their carers and are able to adapt communication to meet the needs of the person
• Ability to communicate effectively in difficult situations e.g. uncooperative staff/patients, noisy environment or time pressures.

Desirable

• Ability to use presentation aids

Personal and people development

Essential

• Demonstrates commitment and ability to develop own knowledge, skills and quality of work in line with local and national standards.
• Self-motivated regularly reviews and identifies own development needs and actively seeks training opportunities.
• Experience of working independently as well as part of a team

Desirable

• Facilitates the training and development needs of others (e.g. Pharmacy staff other healthcare professionals). Non Pharmacy related examples also applicable.

Service improvement

Essential

• Reflects on own practice and makes changes as necessary. Has undertaken research/audit/QI/service improvement and recommended changes in practice according to the findings.

Desirable

• Contributes to the improvement of pharmacy services

Equality and diversity

Essential

• Understands and supports equality and values diversity

Knowledge/skills/ability

Essential

• Ability to prioritise workload and to work accurately including under pressure and in busy & distracting environments
• Ability to meet set targets

Desirable

• Has used digital prescribing systems and other digital clinical systems and databases

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Various dependant on base site

Various dependant on base site

SE5 9RS

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