Job summary An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist with excellent clinical and interpersonal skills to support a high-quality service to the Surgical Specialist Division based at Westmoreland Street. As the post is part time and there will be an opportunity for flexible working, but which needs to help support the Andrology team within the Urology Division and rest of the Pharmacy team. Over recent years the challenges for outpatient services have increased, with a growing backlog in all services, despite some of the highest service activity across London. Increased capacity tied to transformation is vital to reduce the growing waiting list.As a senior clinical pharmacist, you will be responsible for supporting your Division in ensuring that our service users' needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach towards patients' treatment. The successful candidate will be joining the largest and most prestigious Urological Department in the UK. We are a highly specialist department seeing referrals from across the UK and abroad as well as being a center for excellence and research, you will have an opportunity to contribute to service development and quality improvement projects within the Urology Services Division. Main duties of the job This new role willo Set up triage for new GP ED referrals and give advice on medication to GPs on first line treatments, diverting significant number of referrals that could be managed in primary care.o Provide guidance to GPs and patients about their eligibility for future treatments.o Work with the operational team and NCL ICB on procurement and prescription process for vacuum pump devices.o Aim to standardise post prostatectomy erectile dysfunction pathways and identify workforce needed due to increase in robotic prostatectomies at UCLH.o Support operational team with demand and capacity modelling and workforce review, and how the changes to the service will be maintained after this trial period.You will work as part of the Surgical Speciality multidisciplinary team (MDT), delivering the highest quality service for both inpatients and outpatients, working closely with the Urology consultants, clinical fellows, clinical nurse specialists, managers and other healthcare professionals. Your duties will include collaborating closely with Andrology team within the Urology Division and providing specialist advice to optimise patient care. You will use your independent prescribing skills in both the inpatient and outpatient setting to optimise the prescribing of specialist or supportive medications. About us University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals University College Hospital Grafton Way Building Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre The Hospital for Tropical Diseases University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. Date posted 19 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS, pro-rata Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 309-UCLH-6097 Job locations University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street (formerly the Heart Hospital) 16-18 Westmoreland Street London W1G 8PH Job description Job responsibilities The department offers comprehensive care for the whole spectrum of Urology services and is split into 6 sub-groups, the teams work together closely along with Outpatients at Westmoreland St. Where possible, you will work to develop and enhance our existing systems, particularly where efficiency and productivity can be improved through our Electronic Health Records System, EPIC. Additional management and leadership responsibilities for the Surgical Speciality will include governance, medicines expenditure analysis and reporting, audit and service evaluation, multi-professional education and training, and other strategic projects as required. You will also represent the UCLH Pharmacy Department at directorate and divisional clinical governance meetings. You will work as part of our broader clinical pharmacy team and contribute to local and national initiatives to develop and enhance the pharmacy service. You will also contribute to the delivery of educational and developmental programmes, including the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, and our rotational programme for band 7 clinical pharmacists. Job description Job responsibilities The department offers comprehensive care for the whole spectrum of Urology services and is split into 6 sub-groups, the teams work together closely along with Outpatients at Westmoreland St. Where possible, you will work to develop and enhance our existing systems, particularly where efficiency and productivity can be improved through our Electronic Health Records System, EPIC. Additional management and leadership responsibilities for the Surgical Speciality will include governance, medicines expenditure analysis and reporting, audit and service evaluation, multi-professional education and training, and other strategic projects as required. You will also represent the UCLH Pharmacy Department at directorate and divisional clinical governance meetings. You will work as part of our broader clinical pharmacy team and contribute to local and national initiatives to develop and enhance the pharmacy service. You will also contribute to the delivery of educational and developmental programmes, including the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, and our rotational programme for band 7 clinical pharmacists. Person Specification Qualifications, knowledge & competence Essential Masters of Pharmacy degree or equivalent Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Minimum of five years' experience as a dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner Substantial post-registration experience Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in General Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy Desirable Undertaken leadership and/or management training courses Management & leadership skills Essential Ability to evaluate quality of own work, and that of junior colleagues Desirable Identifies personal development needs, and those of junior colleagues Clinical & interpersonal skills Essential Ability to identify and undertake clinical audit and quality improvement projects Desirable Demonstrable use of clinical audit and quality improvement to improve practice Education & training skills Essential Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy Identifies and meets own training needs Desirable Previous experience in delivering education and training in a multidisciplinary environment Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met Research & development skills Essential Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in acute medicine Maintains a portfolio of practice Desirable Participation in multidisciplinary health services research Integrates research evidence into practice Person Specification Qualifications, knowledge & competence Essential Masters of Pharmacy degree or equivalent Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Minimum of five years' experience as a dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner Substantial post-registration experience Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in General Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy Desirable Undertaken leadership and/or management training courses Management & leadership skills Essential Ability to evaluate quality of own work, and that of junior colleagues Desirable Identifies personal development needs, and those of junior colleagues Clinical & interpersonal skills Essential Ability to identify and undertake clinical audit and quality improvement projects Desirable Demonstrable use of clinical audit and quality improvement to improve practice Education & training skills Essential Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy Identifies and meets own training needs Desirable Previous experience in delivering education and training in a multidisciplinary environment Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met Research & development skills Essential Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in acute medicine Maintains a portfolio of practice Desirable Participation in multidisciplinary health services research Integrates research evidence into practice Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) . UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) . UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street (formerly the Heart Hospital) 16-18 Westmoreland Street London W1G 8PH Employer's website https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab) Employer details Employer name University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street (formerly the Heart Hospital) 16-18 Westmoreland Street London W1G 8PH Employer's website https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab). Location : University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street (formerly the Heart Hospital), 16-18 Westmoreland Street, W1G 8PH London, United Kingdom