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Job overview

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as Principal Pharmacist, Medicines Advice and Governance. 

This person will lead on the provision of Medicines Information and pharmacy advice to the Trust and service users. They will co-ordinate with Lead Pharmacists to collect and report on medicines issues relating to Safety and Governance. They will also lead on training pharmacy staff to provide medicines advice in a professional and effective way to ensure services are of the highest standards, evidence based and meets the needs of the user.

It is an exciting time to join our team as we have recently restructured our team to help meet our ambition of providing outstanding pharmacy services.  You will be a key member of the pharmacy clinical team, working together with clinical services, patient services and procurement teams to provide excellent patient focused care.

You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication and time management skills, and have a good attention to detail.  Previous experience of working in hospital pharmacy and knowledge of pharmacy medicines information and governance processes is essential.

If you think you have what it takes please give us a call for an informal chat, we can facilitate departmental walk rounds and can give further information about this exciting role.

Main duties of the job

1. To introduce and review prescribing recommendations into the Trust as required in line with local and national policies, guidelines and frameworks e.g. NICE, Patient Safety Alerts.
2. To ensure all reference sources, guidelines and protocols in Medicines Information are current and up to date.
3. To ensure seamless transfer of pharmaceutical care for patients, liaising with other acute Trusts, GPs, Community and primary care pharmacists as appropriate.
4. To identify and address prescribing issues across the interface and ensure seamless transfer of pharmaceutical care for patients liaising with the other acute Trusts, GPs, Community and PCN pharmacists as appropriate.
5. To promote the safe, rational and cost-effective use of medicines in accordance with recommendations of the SWL Joint Formulary, Surrey Heartlands APC and other evidence based guidelines.
6. To be responsible for the development, maintenance and evaluation of evidence based treatment guidelines, policies, procedures, shared care protocols and patient group directions (PGDs)
7. Apply specialist clinical knowledge and judgment to analyse information, at times where evidence may be lacking, in order to negotiate the optimal clinical outcome
8. To provide a medicines information service to the Trust, ensuring appropriate documentation and recording of enquiries in the Medicines Information database. 

Working for our organisation

The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South West London, comprised of St George’s University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future.

As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including; workforce, key functions such as medication safety and education and training and digital workstreams.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

Together, as a Group, we will be the driving force behind the most integrated local system in the NHS.