# Band 8a Senior Specialist Pharmacist (FMH CDC/ Imaging)

**Company**: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £63665.00 to £70887.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Band 8a Senior Specialist Pharmacist to join our team at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will be responsible for advising and supporting the development of clinical documents, developing proformas for administration of prescription only medicines, and providing support for Imaging Services across the sites.

The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and divisional managers to ensure the safe and cost-effective use of drugs and demonstrate effective control of drug expenditure within these areas.

Key responsibilities include:

- Advising and supporting the development of clinical documents

- Developing proformas for administration of prescription only medicines

- Initial CQC medicines management compliance working closely with the Chief Technician

- Providing similar support for Imaging Services across the sites

- Medicine financial reporting

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of benefits, including flexible working hours, generous benefits, and next level training.

To be eligible for this role, you will need to have:

- MPharm or equivalent

- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

- Postgraduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent

- Experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist

- Evidence of a comprehensive B6 & 7 rotations

- Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure

- Evidence of leading change management and service development projects

- Experience in education and training

Desirable qualifications and experience include:

- Advanced qualification in specialist area

- Registered Independent Prescriber

- RPS Faculty membership

In return for your hard work, we offer a salary of £63,665 to £70,887 per annum.

## Skills

### Required
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good negotiation skills and ability to influence key stakeholders
- Demonstration of advanced clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical skills
- Ability to manage time, people and resources effectively
- Ability to identify and manage risks
- Ability to identify and implement best practice
- Ability to communicate with patient/carers and staff of all levels
- Ability to integrate within a multidisciplinary forum
- Ability to organise and prioritise work
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Ability to take full responsibility for and be accountable for own actions
- Demonstrate initiative particularly in relation to problem solving
- Ability to work accurately under pressure
- Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands
- Ability to justify and reason any advice given
- Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous situations
- Ability to undertake clinical audit and own research
- Ability to evaluate quality of service provided
- Ability to contribute to business plans, policies and clinical protocols

### Nice to have
- Experience of working within appropriate clinical specialties
- Advanced qualification in specialist area
- Registered Independent Prescriber
- RPS Faculty membership

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