Highly Specialist Pharmacist Paed Palliative Care & Academic Link
| Posting date: | 18 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £64,156.00 to £71,148.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £64156.00 - £71148.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE1 9RT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9196-26-0203 |
Summary
Leadership To lead clinical pharmacy services for paediatric palliative care patientsin accordance withthe priorities set by the post holder and the clinical lead pharmacist,in order toensure safe, clinically effective andcost efficientuse of drugs in these patients. To ensure the delivery of pharmaceutical services to paediatric palliative care patients Toidentifyand promote best practice To ensure drug information provided in the paediatric formulary is up to date and evidence based To implement agreed clinical governance initiatives To motivate and inspire others To proactively develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives Todemonstrateinnovation To work collaboratively with senior pharmacy, medical and nursing staff, the multidisciplinaryteamand management and toparticipatein the pharmacy services agendain accordance withthe agreed objectives To act as a Professional Tutor foridentifiedclinical pharmacy staff Management of service To provide clinical pharmacy services for paediatric palliative care patientsin accordance withthe priorities set by the post holder and clinical lead pharmacistin order toensure safe, clinically effective andcost efficientuse of drugs in these patients. Toidentifyand prioritise clinical pharmacy services to the paediatric palliative care patients within the directorate To ensure national and local agendas are delivered To follow and conform to relevant standards of care To coordinate and support the development and maintenance of the paediatric formulary Toidentifyand manage risks in relation to medicines use according to policy/protocol Toestablishprocesses for the setting and implementation of standards of care Toidentifyand manage changes that needs to occur to achieve new standards or care and toidentifyand manage the risks involved Toidentifyresourcesrequiredto improve clinical pharmacy services To delegate authority appropriately to junior staff and to evaluate their performance against identified criteria using Trust tools To provide evaluated pharmaceutical and financial information for paediatric palliative care patients Toidentifynew prescribing practices that mayimpacton budget (horizon scanning) Todemonstrateprofessional accountability to service users,stakeholdersand the profession Evaluation of Service Tomonitorclinical pharmacy services for paediatric palliative care patientsin accordance withthe priorities set by the post holder and clinical lead pharmacistin order toensure safe, clinically effective andcost efficientuse of drugs in these patients. To evaluate the contributions of the pharmacists to the directorate To ensure that the quality of thepaediatric palliative care service isrecognised as a leaderin the national field, in line with the corporate objectives To ensure departmental standards are met To undertake clinical audit as part of the multi-disciplinary audit process To undertake assessments / evaluations asrequired Clinical Practice To act as a clinical role model for paediatric pharmacists anddemonstratethe ability to provide safe, clinicallyeffectiveand cost-efficient use of drugs to paediatric palliative care patients. Todemonstrateexpert pharmaceutical knowledge within paediatric palliative care To manage and makeappropriate referrals To follow legal, ethical, professional and employers codes of conduct To plan, manage,monitorand review therapeutic programmesforpaediatricpatients To enhance the quality of patient care To manage difficult and ambiguous problems To tolerate uncertainty Todemonstratean advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement Todemonstratea whole-system patient-focused approach Todemonstrateprofessional accountability Toidentifytrends in drug errors from Radar reports and pharmaceutical misadventure data and develop strategies to minimise these Todemonstrateawareness and commitment to the Trusts Clinical Governance Agenda Research and Development To develop clinical pharmacy services for paediatric palliative care patientsin accordance withtheobjectivesset by the post holder and clinical lead pharmacistin order toadvance the safe, clinicallyeffectiveand cost-efficient use of drugs in these patients. Todemonstratea critical approach towards pharmacy practice To develop, implement,monitorand evaluate protocols and guidelines To develop clinical pathways To integrate research evidence into practice Toidentifygaps in the evidence base To activelyseekto improve the ward and clinical services provided To develop a research strategy and undertake and publish practice research To guide and support others undertaking research To liaise with clinical staffin order toassistwith the identification and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate projects Toassistin the development of pharmacy practice research links between KCL and the hospital To promote the publication and presentation of research undertaken at both the hospital and university 4.6 Education and Training Academic Responsibilities To lead on the design and delivery and assessment of the postgraduate Pharmacist Independent Prescribing (PIP) PG Cert To carry out administrative duties associated with the PIP PG Cert programme, such as scheduling of teaching and assessments Act as a Personal Tutor forallocatedKCL undergraduate and/or postgraduate students To act as a professional role model to undergraduate and postgraduate students Contribute to the development and progression of pharmacy education and clinical placement links between KCL and GSTT Contribute to and develop theMPharmprogramme in line with current practice Design, deliver and assess elements of the PIP PG Cert including the Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) Participate in clinical pharmacy teaching and multi-disciplinary teaching as appropriate Co-ordinate GSTT input into theMPharmand postgraduate programme and manage the relationships with clinical teaching staff tofacilitateteaching and assessment Work with pharmacy staff hosting placement students to develop their skills in education,identifyingthe training needs of pharmacy stafftoundertake the rolesrequired To coordinate technicallogisticsfor students undertaking placements at GSTT Tomaintaindocumentation To design and supervise undergraduate research projects as appropriate To contribute to studentselectionfor admission to bothMPharmand postgraduate professional programmes Assist in KCL academic administrative duties such as examinations, curriculum development,professionalismand fitness to practise investigations, and pastoral care Maintain a portfolio of practice Participate in education and training programmes to develop skills as part of a commitment to continuing education and the concept of lifelong learning Trust based E&T Responsibilities To support the Trust Education and Training team working for the Evelina team and the across all sites at GSTT. Toidentifyown training needs Toparticipatein education and training programmes to develop skills as part of a commitment to continuing education and the concept of lifelong learning Tomaintaina portfolio of practice Toparticipatein the clinical training of pharmacy staff, wardpharmacistsand the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate Other duties To undertake clinical duties over the weekend as part of the clinical rotation To liaise with other clinical pharmacists to ensure efficient transferof care To provide other duties as specified by the Clinical Lead Pharmacist forMedicine& Neonates To be aware of, and apply, relevant legislation such as the H&S AWA, COSHH, Medicines Act, GMP etc. At all times practicein accordance withthe General Pharmaceutical Councils Standards for Conduct, Ethics and Performance At all times, act in line with and deliver projects through the lens of the Trusts values around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Anti-Racism culture The precise allocation of time and duties between the two bases will be decided and amended from time to time by discussion between the Trust and College managers. It will be determined partly by seasonal factors, so that although an approximate 60:40 (GSTT:KCL) time allocation will prevail, the time spent in either base will vary according to predictable changes in workload.