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Leadership

To lead with a focus on the operational delivery of clinical pharmacy services for patients admitted to CRIC Services in accordance with the priorities set by the Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist in close liaison with the Consultants pharmacists, in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs in these patients.

To provide strategic leadership for medicines optimisation across the Cardiac, Respiratory and Intensive Care Directorate, ensuring pharmacy services support the Directorate, Evelina London and Trust strategic objectives.

To identify and promote best practice

To provide delivery of the clinical governance agenda in relation to drug use in in the CRIC directorate in liaison with the Consultant Pharmacists

To motivate and inspire others (both within pharmacy and the wider paediatric community)

To proactively develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives

To lead the development, implementation and evaluation of long-term pharmacy service strategies in response to changing patient populations, clinical advances and organisational priorities.

To demonstrate innovation and extend the boundaries of the profession

To act as the senior pharmacy representative within Directorate governance structures and contribute to Directorate decision-making processes.

To influence clinical and operational practice through participation in Directorate, Clinical Group and Trust-wide committees and working groups.

To demonstrate expert practice in aspects of medicines management in CRIC Services.

To provide medicines management advice on complex clinical cases

To provide professional and clinical leadership across Southeast London and national paediatric pharmacy networks with a particular focus on paediatric respiratory medicine.

To represent Evelina London Pharmacy on regional and national specialist groups, medicines optimisation forums and professional networks.

To contribute to the development of regional and national guidance, standards and policy relating to paediatric pharmacy practice.

Management of service

To enable the safe provision of clinical pharmacy services for patients admitted to Cardiac, Respiratory and Intensive Care (CRIC) directorate and the Respiratory service in accordance with the priorities set by the Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist in close liaison with the Consultants pharmacists in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients

To manage the operational delivery of pharmaceutical services to the Cardiac, Respiratory and Intensive Care (CRIC) directorate and the Respiratory service

Provide effective line management for pharmacy staff, including recruitment, retention, performance management, appraisal, training, mentorship and succession planning, ensuring compliance with Trust policies and the development of a skilled, engaged and high-performing workforce. To identify and prioritise clinical pharmacy services to the directorate

To reconcile national priorities with local realities

To help ensure national and local agendas are delivered

To establish processes for the setting of standards of care

To identify and manage changes that need to occur to achieve these in liaison with the Consultant Pharmacists, to lead service transformation, skill mix review redesign and quality improvement programmes that enhance patient outcomes, improve efficiency and support delivery of Trust objectives.

To evaluate emerging models of care and implement innovative approaches to medicines management across the Directorate.

To identify and manage the risks involved

To delegate authority appropriately to junior staff

To evaluate performance against identified criteria using Trust PDR tools

To promote Improvements in working Lives

To provide evaluated pharmaceutical and financial information for Childrens Services in accordance with the needs of the directorate

To manage changes in prescribing practices that may impact on the drugs budget.

To identify new prescribing practices that may impact on the medication budget (horizon scanning)

To provide expert financial stewardship for medicines expenditure within the Directorate, supporting delivery of efficiency programmes whilst maintaining high standards of patient care

To lead the evaluation and implementation of high-cost medicines, biosimilars and cost-improvement initiatives through collaboration with clinical and operational teams.

To demonstrate professional accountability to service users, stakeholders and the profession

Help produce and implement business plans for all advancements of pharmacy services

To be aware of and adhere to SFIs and the Trusts Corporate Governance commitments

Evaluation of Service

To monitor clinical pharmacy services for patients admitted to the Cardiac, Respiratory and Intensive Care (CRIC) directorate and the Respiratory service in accordance with the objectives set by the post holder and Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist in close liaison with the Consultants pharmacists in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients.

Help ensure that the quality of the Paediatric pharmacy services is recognised as a leader in the national field in line with the corporate objectives

To evaluate the contributions of the Paediatric pharmacists to the directorate

To ensure departmental standards are met

To undertake clinical audit as part of the multi-disciplinary audit process

To undertake assessments / evaluations as required

Clinical Practice

To act as a clinical role model for Paediatric pharmacists and demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs in these patients

Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge in Paediatrics particularly respiratory medicine

To prescribe in the area of Paediatrics under Independent Prescribing Legislation (if required by the service)

To follow legal, ethical, professional and employers codes of conduct

To plan, manage, monitor and review therapeutic programmes

To develop recognition as a national expert within the speciality of paediatric clinical pharmacy and paediatric respiratory medicine

To enhance the quality of patient care

To manage difficult and ambiguous problems

To tolerate uncertainty

To make decisions with limited information

To demonstrate an intuitive grasp of situations based on deep tacit understanding

To demonstrate a whole-system patient-focused approach

To demonstrate advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement

To participate as a contributor of the SEL Paediatric Formulary

To demonstrate professional accountability to Paediatric patients

To demonstrate awareness and commitment to the Trusts Clinical Governance Agenda.

Research and Development

To develop and deliver on the Research & Development Agenda surrounding Paediatric Medicines Management within Cardiac, Respiratory and Intensive Care (CRIC) directorate and the Paediatric Respiratory service in liaison with the Consultant pharmacists

To demonstrate a critical approach towards pharmacy practice in paediatrics

To integrate research evidence into practice

To identify gaps in the evidence base

To support the development of research capability amongst pharmacy staff.

To guide and support others undertaking research

To develop, implement, monitor and evaluate protocols and guidelines

To actively seek to improve the ward and clinical services provided

Education and Training

To identify training needs of staff in order to undertake the roles required

To develop strategies to meet the training needs of staff

To lead and develop the training programme for the Clinical Diploma within Childrens Services

To liaise with Academia to collaborate in the development of training courses for paediatric staff

To provide education and training to pharmacy and other staff in relation to Paediatrics

To evaluate the training provided

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What is the salary for this pharmacist role in London?

The advertised salary for this pharmacist role at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is £75328.00 to £86114.00 p.a.. Typical pharmacist pay in London varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

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