Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Rheumatology | Barts Health NHS Trust

In collaboration with the Pharmacy and Specialist Medicine team, the post holder will be responsible for delivering and managing the pharmacy service to Rheumatology. You will gain experience in business planning, service improvement, financial management and clinical governance. You will be supported to further develop your leadership capabilities via a combination of internal and external training programmes., The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as the Highly Specialist Pharmacist for Rheumatology to deliver patient focused, quality care, based at Whipps Cross Hospital.

You will be a core member of the Trust's Rheumatology team, providing professional pharmaceutical governance, medicines safety, medicines information, medicines finance, education and training and medicines optimisation support to the team and the service's patients. You will build relationships and work with internal stakeholders and external partners to support the delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical care to all patients.

The post holder will support the Associate Director of Pharmacy, Deputy Head of Pharmacy and the Lead Pharmacist for Specialist Medicine, in managing the professional, clinical and technical input of pharmacy into Rheumatology.

Whipps Cross Hospital has been a healthcare cornerstone in East London. Serving a vibrant community of over 350,000 people from Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Epping Forest and beyond. Our comprehensive services ranging from general inpatient care to specialised maternity services and a 24/7 Emergency department, ensure that every patient receives care tailored to their needs., The post holder might be required to work across the Trust at any time throughout the duration of his/her contract, which may entail travel and working at a different hospital sites.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.