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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
About
Welcome
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.
Our values
Our PROUD values demonstrate to staff, patients and the public the standards of care and experience they should expect from our services:
- Putting patients first
- Responsive to patients and staff
- Open and honest
- Unfailingly kind
- Determined to develop
Proud of our history
- Westminster Hospital was founded in 1719 and was replaced by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in 1993.
- Brentford Infirmary opened in 1896, renamed West Middlesex Hospital in 1920.
- Our two hospitals merged in 2015 to become one Trust.
Our vision and strategy
Our ambition is simple—to provide world class care. We combine globally recognised clinical expertise with locally delivered care to represent the NHS at its best. This has been tested with staff, patients and stakeholders and is delivered though our staff’s commitment to our values and our organisation’s focus on our 3 strategic priorities:
- To deliver high-quality care: Patients, their friends, family and carers will be treated with unfailing kindness and respect by every member of staff in every department and their experience and quality of care will be second to none.
- To be the employer of choice: Provide every member of staff with the support, information, facilities and environment they need to develop in their roles and careers, and recruit and retain people needed to deliver high-quality services to our patients and other service users.
- To provide better care at lower cost: Continuously improve the quality of care and patient experience through the most efficient use of resources (financial and human, including staff, partners, stakeholders, volunteers and friends).
These priorities are reflected in our clinical services strategy, our quality strategy and our annual operating plan. They are set out in our divisions’ detailed business plans and are the framework for our staff’s objectives and appraisals.
Who we are
- 7,500 staff and 700 volunteers
- We treat someone in A&E every 2 minutes
- We deliver a baby every 50 minutes
- We operate on a patient every 17 minutes
- We do 52 imaging procedures each hour
- We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life
Proud of our services
- We have one of the largest and busiest HIV and sexual health services in Europe, delivering world-class care and outcomes for 269,000 patients a year
- We’re proud to be part of Fast Track Cities, a global movement to end new cases of HIV by 2030
- We run specialist trans clinics and offer the first NHS-commissioned masculinising surgery service
- We have one of the largest and safest maternity services in the UK, delivering 10,500 babies every year
- Our world-renowned burns service is the leading centre in London and the south east
- We are one of the largest urgent and emergency services providers with some of the lowest ambulance handover times in the UK, treating 270,000 people this year
Proud of our workforce
- Our approximately 7,500 staff are recruited from our local communities as well as from all over the world
- Our staff rate us second among acute trusts in London as a place to work
- Despite challenges in the NHS, our staff vacancy rate remains significantly lower than the national average
- We are passionate about the health and wellbeing of our staff with a huge support offer, including our nationally-recognised free back-up care scheme and Timewise accreditation as a flexible employer
- We love to develop our people, offering a range of development programmes and apprenticeships, with our healthcare support worker apprentices winning Apprentice of the Year for two years running
- We offer a fantastic range of salary sacrifice schemes, from season ticket loans, bicycles and vehicles, to gym memberships, home electronics and holidays
Proud of our diversity
- Being truly inclusive involves commitment from our leaders, managers and all individuals across the Trust
- We encourage our staff to have a voice with four staff network groups—Enrich, Women, LGBTQ+ and Disability
- We embrace cultural diversity and inclusion with our maternity cultural safety champions and our development programme to support our leaders to lead with compassion and inclusivity
- We are a gold-awarded Veteran Aware employer, recognising our work in advocating for and supporting former and current defence and armed forces personnel
- We have an NHS Pastoral Care quality award for supporting our international recruits with an internationally educated nurse accelerated development programme and tailored approaches to onboarding
Proud of our supporters
Thanks to generous support from our local communities our charity CW+ can:
- Build and enhance clinical facilities to create an outstanding environment for patients and staff
- Deliver an art and design programme to support the wellbeing of our patients
- Invest in health innovation to deliver exceptional patient care
Proud of our environment
- Our intensive care unit is a world-class facility, home to the latest technology
- Our Sky Garden supports the mental health and wellbeing of our staff and patients
- Our neonatal intensive care unit cares for 150 more babies each year in a modern, purpose-built facility
- Our plans for a new ambulatory diagnostics centre at West Middlesex will bring care closer to home
Proud of our research
- We have recruited 3,500 patients into 160 research projects in the last year
- Our clinical trials unit, renowned for pioneered COVID-19 research, continues to lead in developing new antibody therapies and other treatments
- Our PrEP trial, the largest of its kind in the UK, has had significant national impact, underscoring our leadership in public health research
- We continue to lead research in areas such as maternal health, burns and infectious diseases
Proud to innovate
We continue to invest in digital innovation to improve care delivery:
- CW Innovation is a joint initiative between the Trust and our charity CW+ which tests and scales high-impact innovations to improve patient care and hospital operations, utilising digital systems, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
- Our portfolio of more than 90 projects positions us as a leader in innovation and next-generation health services.
- Our robotic surgery programme significantly reduces patient recovery time and length of stay.
- Sensium® sensors remotely monitor vital signs every two minutes, compared with traditional monitoring of 4+ hours.
- Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms give clinicians near-realtime risk prediction for COVID-19 patients.
Proud of our achievements
- One of the lowest hospital mortality rates in England
- Chief Executive Lesley Watts awarded CBE for her contributions to healthcare
- Magnet4Europe
- HSJ finalists for wellbeing and service redesign initiatives and highly commended in the Trust of the Year category
- RCM shortlist for excellence in maternity care during COVID
- Building Better Healthcare award for design of ICU
- Gaydio Award for 56 Dean Street #TestNowStopHIV campaign
Proud of our community
- Our 700 dedicated volunteers help improve and enhance patient experience
- We work closely with patient partners, community representatives, our membership base and council of governors to help shape our services
- Our community engagement efforts have been recognised through various awards, reflecting our commitment to building strong, supportive relationships with the people and communities we serve
Proud to support our frailty patients
- 1 in 10 patients over 65 and 1 in 2 patients over 85 live with frailty
- Our HOME initiative—Hydrate, Out of PJs, Mobilise, Engage—helps maintain our patients’ independence in and out of hospital
- In 2023/24 we conducted geriatric assessments on nearly 99% of eligible patients, ensuring better identification and management of frailty to improve health outcomes
Proud of our sustainability
- Our green plan is pivotal to delivering our vision—deliver high-quality care, be the employer of choice and make the best use of resources
- We have committed to reach net zero by 2040, with an interim goal of an 80% reduction by 2028–2032—our efforts have already led to a 20% reduction in our NHS carbon footprint with 2019/20, highlighting our proactive approach to sustainability
Flexible working
The Trust supports flexible working for our staff and we will consider flexible working applications. Flexible working arrangements need to meet the needs of the service. For further information please discuss this with the recruiting manager.
Find out more
Rotational Pharmacist
Accepting applications until: 11-Dec-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 11-Dec-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- West Middlesex Hospital
- Address
- Twickenham Road
- Town
- Isleworth
- Postcode
- TW7 6AF
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 per annum incl. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Pharmacy
Job overview
Do you want the challenging experience of a hospital pharmacy within a busy London based teaching hospital with plenty of training and development opportunities.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a enthusiastic pharmacist or current trainee pharmacist qualifying this year to join our rotational team providing an operational and clinical pharmacy service to meet the demands of a busy hospital environment at the West Middlesex site of Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. You will gain experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy, with rotations in clinical areas such as Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Cardiology, AMU, Technical and Cancer Services, Patient Services and Older People.
You will be provided with the necessary supervision and training in each rotation. There may be an opportunity to undertake the Joint Programmes Board/ UCL School of Pharmacy Post Graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice for which West Middlesex , Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust is an accredited centre.
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1. To effectively participate in the provision of clinical and operational pharmaceutical services to Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, West Middlesex site, under appropriate supervision for grade and experience, rotating through various specialist areas on a 4 monthly basis
2. To participate in on call, weekend and shift working on a rotational basis and participate in 7 day working when required.
Working for our organisation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Patient Services
- Provision of legally required supervision and validation aspects of the dispensing process
- Dispensing for inpatients and outpatients (including clinical trials and controlled drugs)
- Checking technician/ assistant/ trainee pharmacist dispensing
- Counselling outpatients to defined local, national and legal standards
- Support management of stock control, dispensing workload, dispensary staff and contributing to the maintenance of a quality service that relates to clinical governance issues
- Provision of legally required supervision and validation aspects of the dispensing process
- Dispensing for inpatients and outpatients (including clinical trials and controlled drugs)
- Checking technician/ assistant/ trainee pharmacist dispensing
- Counselling outpatients to defined local, national and legal standards
- Support management of stock control, dispensing workload, dispensary staff and contributing to the maintenance of a quality service that relates to clinical governance issues
- Participates in service audits as required
- Effectively contribute to the production of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the relevant section
- Undertake specific projects in accordance with objectives set
- Clinical Pharmacy ServicesThe pharmacist will rotate through a range of clinical areas, including medicine, surgery, care of the elderly, paediatrics and cardiology, along with oncology and haematology as part of their Technical Services rotation.
- Provision of ward/ clinical pharmacy services to the wards of the Trust to defined local and regional standards. Identification of pharmaceutical problems of patients and application of therapeutic knowledge gained from clinical training programmes and experience as a practising pharmacist. This includes:
- Ensuring that inpatient prescriptions are safe, accurate, legal, clinically appropriate for the individual patient, cost effective and compliant with local prescribing policies. Recommending changes to the prescriber to ensure the above.
- Advising other professional staff on medicines management and optimisation issues.
- Participating in clinical intervention systems and other quality monitoring initiatives
- Implementing local formulary recommendations/ therapeutic guidelines and other related support to Divisional/ Specialist pharmacists
- Implementing risk management and other Trust medicines related policies
- Participation in clinical training schemes including timely attendance and completion of course work and assessments
- Analysis of all medicine charts for patient on allocated wards
- Prioritisation and resolution of pharmaceutical problems involving all other healthcare professionals when necessary
- Responsibility for the supply of prescribed medication to patients on allocated wards in a timely manner
- Responsibility for the review of the stock holding of medication on that ward with the nursing staff on the ward in order to ensure that there is an adequate amount and range of medication on the ward
- Review prescriptions for accuracy and legality and identify actual or potential problems
- Ensure the effective supply of medicines suitable for use as an inpatient and appropriately labelled for discharge if applicable
- Ensure the effective outcomes of treatment with medicines
- Monitor patients for potential and actual adverse effects of their medicines
- Support the planning of patient discharge with respect to medication, including the transcription of requests for dispensing and timely discharge of patients in line with Trust requirements
- Demonstrate professional accountability to patients
- Participation in developing medicines management systems and auditing the outcomes of these developments
- Responsibility for ensuring that all medicines (including controlled drugs) are stored according to requirements (including three monthly stock checks)
- Undertake training in specialist areas as service and development needs arise
- Provision of ward/ clinical pharmacy services to the wards of the Trust to defined local and regional standards. Identification of pharmaceutical problems of patients and application of therapeutic knowledge gained from clinical training programmes and experience as a practising pharmacist. This includes:
- Acute Medical Unit
- Participate in the provision of a clinical and dispensary service to the Acute Medicine unit including the duties outlined above
- Participation in late and weekend shifts to the Acute Medical Unit
- Technical and Cancer Services
- Participation and accreditation in all aspects of technical and cancer services including:
- Checking and screening for oral and intravenous chemotherapy
- Checking and screening accreditation for adult and neonatal total parenteral nutrition
- Checking and screening accreditation for extemporaneous products and small numbers of prepacks
- Quality control systems in line with EC Good Manufacturing Practice and risk management principles
- Clinical pharmacy services to haematology/ oncology, as well as legally required professional supervision of pharmacy staff and validation aspects associated with technical and cancer services dispensing
- Participation and accreditation in all aspects of technical and cancer services including:
- Additional/ Other
- Deputising for relevant senior staff
- Participation in weekend/ public holiday and on call rotas
- Participation in late duties
- Participation in performance review and appraisal and identification of own learning and development needs
- Participation in audit and project work in line with service development
- Assisting in training and supervision of pharmacy technicians/ assistants and trainee pharmacists
- Promotion of safe, economic and effective use of medicines
- Ensuring that a written record of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is maintained for review at appraisal
- Attendance and participation in departmental meetings and participation in departmental quality initiatives
- Follow legal, ethical, professional and employers' codes of conduct
- Demonstrate awareness and commitment to the Trust's Clinical Governance Agenda
- Any other relevant duties as directed by Senior Pharmacy Managers
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.
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Evidence of how the candidate meets Trust values
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy (+completion of pre-registration training)
- Registered as a practising pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Mandatory CPD to assess fitness to practise
Desirable criteria
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society Membership
- Certificate level in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent training/ experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Pre-registration training providing supevised experience in hospital pharmacy in line with professional regulation requirements
- Use of Pharmacy computer systems for stock control and labelling
Desirable criteria
- Hospital experience including Medicines Information and dispensing rotation
- Experience of using stock management programmes, preferably JAC/ Wellsky
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good oral and written communication and presentation skills to convey complex and potentially sensitive information
- Word processing, spread sheets, email, accurate data entry skills
- Problem solving and risk assessment abilities
- Demonstrate ability to use initiative
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to motivate self and others and work independently on designated tasks
- Demonstrate ability to provide safe and clinically effective use of medicines
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Mature and positive approach to on call and weekend commitments
- Methodical with attention to detail
- Friendly, empathetic and reliable team worker able to relate to all grades of staff
- Ability to cope well within a busy environment
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Judith Barr
- Job title
- Principal Pharmacist, Clinical Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8321 6931
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