Principal/Consultant Pharmacist - Cardiovascular

Job overview

Come and join the team at GSTT in the role of Principal Pharmacist/Consultant (pending credentialing) for Cardiovascular!

This role is responsible for leading the GSTT Cardiovascular Pharmacy team and developing pharmacy services within their portfolio to ensure patients receive the safest and most effective pharmaceutical care.

At all times, the post holder will work closely with the Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist  to ensure that the services are developed in a strategic and forward-thinking manner and be provided with ample personal and professional developmental opportunities.  The post will provide a dynamic link between clinical practice and service development by creating new models for delivering care and ensuring the best outcomes from pharmaceutical care are obtained.

The post holder will act as a role model for the wider pharmacy team and be a pharmacy expert in this field to ensure a consistently high clinical pharmacy service in line with corporate objectives and the NHS long term plan.

The role will be responsible for managing all pharmacy aspects of the cardiovascular service, including governance, quality and safety, effective transfer of care between health care providers and a close management of the cardiovascular pharmacy budget.  They will work closely with the Cardiovascular clinical leadership team and have opportunity to represent the department at high level, strategic meetings.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job will be structured around the key areas outlined below:

• Leadership
• Expert clinical practice
• Management of the Cardiovascular pharmacy service
• Personnel Management, Training and Development
• Evaluation of the cardiovascular service
• Research and development
• Education and training

For more information relating to each of the above areas, please see the attached Job Description.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As the Principal Pharmacist/Consultant (pending credentialing) for Cardiovascular Services, the post holder will be responsible for providing leadership, and line management when necessary, to the GSTT Cardiovascular Pharmacy team, inclusive of the following areas:

• Vascular Surgery
• Cardiology
• Heart Failure

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist  and relevant members of the clinical Directorate Management Team to strategically develop pharmacy services in line with national, regional and local priorities.

The post holder will act as a role model for the wider pharmacy team and be a pharmacy expert in this field to ensure a consistently high clinical pharmacy service in line with corporate objectives and the NHS long term plan. The role will be responsible for managing all pharmacy aspects of the cardiovascular service, including governance, quality and safety aspects and a close management of the cardiovascular pharmacy budget.

The role will work collaborative with members of the wider Pharmacy Seniors’ Group to contribute to the development of the wider Pharmacy Clinical services agenda and associated workforce and departmental innovations.

This is an excellent opportunity for an aspiring leader to take on service development projects, work collaboratively across the MDT, undertake financial planning and management of a pharmacy service, oversee the development of appropriate pharmacy governance pathways for this specialty and undertake and support research in this clinical area.

See the JD and PS for more details and the full range of duties