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Job requirements
Essential
42 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Good written and verbal communication skills
- Skills
Good negotiation skills and ability to influence key stakeholders
- Skills
Demonstration of advanced clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical skills with a high level of clinical reasoning and judgement
- Skills
Demonstrates a whole-system patient-focussed approach to work
- Skills
Ability to manage time, people and resources effectively to deliver timely outcomes
- Skills
Ability to identify and manage risks
- Skills
Ability to identify and implement best practice
- Skills
Ability to communicate with patient/carers and staff of all levels
- Skills
Ability to integrate within a multidisciplinary forum
- Skills
Ability to organise and prioritise work
- Skills
Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Skills
Ability to take full responsibility for and be accountable for own actions
- Skills
Demonstrate initiative particularly in relation to problem solving
- Skills
Ability to work accurately under pressure
- Skills
Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands.
- Skills
Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged
- Skills
Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous situations
- Skills
Ability to undertake clinical audit and own research
- Skills
Ability to evaluate quality of service provided
- Skills
Ability to contribute to business plans, policies and clinical protocols
- Skills
Understanding of current national standards and guidelines and service delivery issues within Hepatology and Liver Transplantation.
- Skills
Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
- Skills
Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
- Skills
Computer literate with good presentation skills
- Skills
Ability to identify own training needs and maintains portfolio of practice
- Skills
Good teaching and training skills
- Skills
Ability to motivate and act as a role model
- Experience
Experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist
- Experience
Evidence of a comprehensive B6 & 7 rotations
- Experience
Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure
- Experience
Evidence of leading change management and service development projects
- Experience
Experience in education and training
- Experience
Evidence of writing/implementing clinical guidelines and government directives
- Experience
Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback
- Royal Free shared commitments
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Personal qualities and attributes
Enthusiastic, well-motivated, hardworking
- Personal qualities and attributes
Identifies own training needs actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice
- Personal qualities and attributes
Flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and on call
- Personal qualities and attributes
Reliable with good attendance record
- Education and professional qualifications
MPharm or equivalent
- Education and professional qualifications
Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Education and professional qualifications
Postgraduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working within appropriate clinical specialties
- Education and professional qualifications
Advanced qualification in specialist area
- Education and professional qualifications
Registered Independent Prescriber
- Education and professional qualifications
RPS Faculty membership
Job overview
In accordance with the objectives set by the RFL Group Chief Pharmacist and Senior Operations Managers for CDC and Imaging, in line with medicines legislation to co-ordinate and develop the provision of high quality pharmacy services to patients visiting the services. To be an active member of the clinical, operational and governance for the services providing specialist advice and support. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team and divisional managers, the post holder will ensure the safe and cost-effective use of drugs and demonstrate effective control of drug expenditure within these areas.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for advising and supporting the development of clinical documents e.g. policies, DTC applications, patient group directions/written instructions, etc
- Developing proformas for administration of prescription only medicines,
- Initial CQC medicines management compliance working closely with the Chief Technician.
- Providing similar support for Imaging Services across the sites
- In year we would then assess the long-term pharmacist requirements for the service and scale appropriately.
- Medicine financial reporting
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Band 8a Senior Specialist Pharmacist (FMH CDC/ Imaging) with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £63,665 - £70,887 per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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