Specialist Pharmacist – Clinical Governance and Injectable Medicines
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,927 - £68,676 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7316239/200-NN-7156212-HS-Z-B |
Summary
A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Pharmacy Department at St George’s is innovative, dynamic, successful and highly valued across the Trust. Our patients are at the centre of everything we do.. The department is friendly, forward thinking and constantly expanding with opportunities for personal development and further postgraduate education. Furthermore, we are constantly expanding our pool of non-medical prescribing pharmacists. We support pharmacists to pursue opportunities in research to further expand their portfolio.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our Medicines Governance Team to provide pharmacy and medicines optimisation services to patients at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will need to have excellent communication skills and be confident to provide training and guidance to the multi-disciplinary team. Working alongside the Principal Pharmacist – Clinical Governance and Medicines Policy you will be contributing to the delivery of the Trust Medicines Clinical Governance agenda and provide expert input into the management of injectable medicines. The postholder will also lead, manage, develop and evaluate the smart infusion pumps across the organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to drive positive changes in medicines governance and injectable medicines at the Trust.
- To support the Principal Pharmacist – Clinical Governance and Medicines Policy in the delivery of the trust clinical governance agenda in relation to medicines
- To support in updating and maintaining Trust Policies and Guidance in relation to medicines
- To support in updating and maintaining Trust Patient Group Directions
- To lead and manage the Trust’s smart infusion pumps including education and training of healthcare professionals.
- To support the development of education and training amongst pharmacy staff in all areas of practice, and across the multi-disciplinary team where required to meet national standards
- To support in maintaining up to date Standard Operating Procedures within Pharmacy
- Through the use of audit and quality improvement projects, provide assurance to relevant Trust committees of compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) expectations
- To provide pharmacy input into clinical governance and safe injectable medication practice across the Trust, and act as an expert resource in this area
- To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and promote safe and cost-effective use of medications.
- To support in overseeing the risk management process within pharmacy and medication related risks in the trust.
With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Their main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research.
St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London.
A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totaling around 3.5 million people. The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.
*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****
This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Jul 2025
The Pharmacy Department at St George’s is innovative, dynamic, successful and highly valued across the Trust. Our patients are at the centre of everything we do.. The department is friendly, forward thinking and constantly expanding with opportunities for personal development and further postgraduate education. Furthermore, we are constantly expanding our pool of non-medical prescribing pharmacists. We support pharmacists to pursue opportunities in research to further expand their portfolio.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our Medicines Governance Team to provide pharmacy and medicines optimisation services to patients at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will need to have excellent communication skills and be confident to provide training and guidance to the multi-disciplinary team. Working alongside the Principal Pharmacist – Clinical Governance and Medicines Policy you will be contributing to the delivery of the Trust Medicines Clinical Governance agenda and provide expert input into the management of injectable medicines. The postholder will also lead, manage, develop and evaluate the smart infusion pumps across the organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to drive positive changes in medicines governance and injectable medicines at the Trust.
- To support the Principal Pharmacist – Clinical Governance and Medicines Policy in the delivery of the trust clinical governance agenda in relation to medicines
- To support in updating and maintaining Trust Policies and Guidance in relation to medicines
- To support in updating and maintaining Trust Patient Group Directions
- To lead and manage the Trust’s smart infusion pumps including education and training of healthcare professionals.
- To support the development of education and training amongst pharmacy staff in all areas of practice, and across the multi-disciplinary team where required to meet national standards
- To support in maintaining up to date Standard Operating Procedures within Pharmacy
- Through the use of audit and quality improvement projects, provide assurance to relevant Trust committees of compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) expectations
- To provide pharmacy input into clinical governance and safe injectable medication practice across the Trust, and act as an expert resource in this area
- To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and promote safe and cost-effective use of medications.
- To support in overseeing the risk management process within pharmacy and medication related risks in the trust.
With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Their main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research.
St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London.
A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totaling around 3.5 million people. The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.
*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****
This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Jul 2025
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