# Band 8a Senior Specialist Pharmacist- Microbiology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8a-senior-specialist-pharmacist-microbiology/1fe47ca0-077b-4142-b359-af2dc8dff199 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8a-senior-specialist-pharmacist-microbiology/1fe47ca0-077b-4142-b359-af2dc8dff199.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £63,665 - £70,887 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed-term for 12 months (maternity leave cover)) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes weekend, late duty and bank holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T07:01:48.881Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Barnet/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8050429 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8050429?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity is available to be a part of the microbiology team to improve antimicrobial stewardship. Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ### Main duties of the job Working closely with the microbiologists, nursing staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to improve the quality of anti-infective drug use across the Trust. Key duties include: Participation in microbiology ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings Review of anti-infective prescribing including making recommendations based on local policies and best practice Review of expenditure on anti-infectives including implementing measures to control this Auditing current practice and developing and monitoring the application of key performance indicators within the anti-infective area Development and review of anti-infective guidelines Please find JD/PS attached for more details. ### 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 ## Job Details An exciting opportunity is available to be a part of the microbiology team to improve antimicrobial stewardship. Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Job Description Working closely with the microbiologists, nursing staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to improve the quality of anti-infective drug use across the Trust. Key duties include: Participation in microbiology ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings Review of anti-infective prescribing including making recommendations based on local policies and best practice Review of expenditure on anti-infectives including implementing measures to control this Auditing current practice and developing and monitoring the application of key performance indicators within the anti-infective area Development and review of anti-infective guidelines Please find JD/PS attached for more details. ## Responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Considerable experience working in hospital pharmacy and proven experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist - Experience of managing own patient workload - Experience of managing change and leading service developments - Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure and high cost drugs - Experience of writing / implementing clinical guidelines and government directives - Experience of multidisciplinary working - Evidence of clinical audit/drug evaluation/practice research and the promotion of evidence based practice - Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback - Experience in delivering education and training. - Comprehensive band 6/7 rotation **Desirable** - Experience of working in clinics ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical care skills in the specialist areas - Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills - Demonstrates good interpersonal skills - Demonstrates good negotiation skills and the ability to influence medical, pharmacy and management staff - Ability to communicate with patients and staff of all levels - Ability to manage a complex workload - Demonstrates good presentation skills - Demonstrates good teaching and training skills - Demonstrates good management skills - Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands. - 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 integrate in a multidisciplinary forum - Ability to motivate and act as a role model - Ability to identify and implement best practice using critical appraisal skills - Ability to identify and manage risk and understands clinical risk and clinical governance - Ability to contribute to business plans, policies and clinical protocols - Understanding of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to the specialist area - Computer literate (including word processing, email & use of internet) Preferably knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages) - Understanding of NHS national and local priorities - Implements finding of clinical and practice based research **Desirable** - Undertakes own research ### Royal Free World Class Values **Essential** - Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust values ### Personal Qualities and Attributes **Essential** - Enthusiastic/positive attitude, self motivated and, hardworking - Reliable to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and oncall. - Identifies own training needs actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice. - Reliable with good attendance record ### Education & Professional Qualifications **Essential** - Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent) - GPhC (GB) registration - Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent **Desirable** - Registered supplementary or independent prescriber. - Advanced qualification in specialist area ## Documents - [person specification (pdf, 176.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10339794) - [functional requirements (pdf, 78.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10339795) - [jd - band 8a senior specialist pharmacist- microbiology (pdf, 264.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10339793) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.