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Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced pharmacist to lead the pharmacy services to Anaesthetics and Critical Care at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust.

Benefiting from two brand new state-of-the-art 12- and 15-bedded critical care units following significant investment in the service, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust offers an expanded critical care bed-base of 57 beds inclusive of a PACU and a tertiary neurosciences centre.

The post holder will work to ensure the continued provision and development of high-quality, comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to patients, influencing senior managers and clinicians within Anaesthetics and Critical Care, as well as managing junior pharmacy team members.

Main Duties of the Job

• To lead the Clinical Pharmacy service to Anaesthetics and Critical Care. This will include responsibility for Critical Care wards, Theatres, Acute and Chronic Pain services and Resuscitation services cross-site.
• To lead and manage the Anaesthetics and Critical Care pharmacy team.
• To lead the development of policy, guidelines and protocols within Anaesthetics and Critical Care.
• To contribute to the management of the drugs budget for Anaesthetics and Critical Care and the implementation of any drug savings.

Working for Our Organisation

We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state-of-the-art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

The pharmacy department at Barking, Havering and Redbridge has undergone a restructure with the creation of new lead pharmacist posts aligned to each Clinical Group within the Trust.

With the support of the Heads of Pharmacy and the Chief Pharmacist, the Lead Pharmacist for Anaesthetics and Critical Care will lead the team through this change, further developing the services and roles of the specialist pharmacists within the Clinical Groups and providing excellent care patient care and clinical outcomes.

With significant change in the pharmacy team at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust comes a unique opportunity for the successful applicant to shape the future of the service provided at the Trust.

This post will provide flexible and challenging opportunities for professional and personal development, both clinically and managerially. Opportunities for development will include participation in development and innovation groups including Renal, Delirium, Clinical Informatics, Medicines Management and Research.

As tertiary referral centre for neurosciences this post will offer a unique opportunity to specialise in Neuro-Intensive Care.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice/Clinical Pharmacy
• Advanced clinical knowledge of Anaesthetics and Critical Care (currently practicing at equivalent of Advanced Stage 1 in Critical Care)

Desirable Criteria

• Non-medical Prescribing Qualification – (Pharmacist Independent Prescriber)

Skills/Abilities

Essential Criteria

• Excellent leadership, organisational, prioritisation, time management, personal effectiveness, analytical and problem-solving skills

Experience/Knowledge

Desirable Criteria

• Previous experience of leading pharmacy services in Anaesthetics and Critical Care or alternative Emergency Care pathway.
• Understanding of current national standards, guidelines, and service delivery issues relevant to patients in medicine

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.