Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist to join our Medicine team in Pharmacy.
The postholder will assist in delivering and developing a consistently high-quality clinical pharmacy and medicines management service to patients within Acute Medicine including AMU (Acute Medical Unit), AAU (Acute Assessment Unit), respiratory Medicine and TREAT (triage readmissions elderly admissions team) services and support to Accident and Emergency unit. The role will also support the medicine pharmacy team who deliver services to the medical specialities including Rheumatology, Dermatology, and Immunology in accordance with the objectives set by the Principal Pharmacist. The postholder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team, service line leads and divisional managers for the relevant specialties to initiatives and guidelines to ensure safe and cost-effective use of medicines in the Medicine team, and across the interface between primary and secondary care. The postholder will also support the commissioning processes for the safe use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin within the Trust.
Potential candidates will have experience working as a band 7 pharmacist at minimum, with experience of working in Medicine and other associated specialities. You will be comfortable working with nursing and medical staff at ward level. Previous experience of high-cost drug processes and writing of drug reviews and clinical guidelines would also be beneficial.
Main duties of the job
Act as a deputy for Principal Pharmacist when necessary To provide a high-quality clinical pharmacy service as part of the multidisciplinary team to medical specialities patients, to ensure maximum efficacy, safety, and economic drug use and to demonstrate professional accountability to enhance patient care. To act as a clinical role model, and support training and supervision of junior members of the pharmacy team Development and implementation of clinical guidelines Effective control of drug expenditure and management of processes regarding high-cost drugs To support the commissioning and funding processes for intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) including adherence to the national NHSE commissioning policy and evaluation of evidence for use To participate in audits and practice research To work with the clinical risk team to minimise the risk of medicines
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
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
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience of working in hospital-based pharmacy, some experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist and experience working within medicine and /or medical specialties
- Experience of working with high-cost drugs and commissioning processes including individual funding requests (IFRs)
- Experience of managing change and leading service developments
- Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure
- Experience of writing / implementing clinical guidelines and government directives
- Evidence of multidisciplinary working
- Evidence of comprehensive B6&7 rotations
- Evidence of clinical audit/practice research and the promotion of evidence-based practice
- Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback
- Experience in delivering education and training
- Experience as a clinical pharmacy tutor
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good presentation skills
- Good management skills
- Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged.
- Ability to communicate with patients/carers and staff of all levels.
- Ability to manage time, people, and resources to deliver timely outcomes.
- Ability to work alone and a part of a team.
- Ability to work accurately under pressure.
- Ability to motivate and act as a role model.
- Demonstrates initiative particularly in relation to problem solving
- Ability to identify and manage risk.
- Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical care skills and high level of clinical reasoning and judgment.
- Undertakes own research.
- Critical appraisal skills
- Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
- Understanding of current national standards, guidelines, and service delivery issues relevant to clinical pharmacy
- Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
- Computer literate (including word processing, email & use of internet. Preferably knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages)
Royal Free shared commitments
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic, well-motivated, hardworking, flexible
- Identifies own training needs actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice.
- Flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and potential 7 day working
- Reliable with good attendance record
Education and Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent
Desirable
- Registered non-medical prescriber
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This advert is for Band 8A Senior Pharmacist – Medicine with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in Royal Free Hospital. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £66,274 - £73,496 Per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (For an initial 12-month term). The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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