# Highly Specialist Pharmacist, Inflammatory Bowel Disease > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-pharmacist-inflammatory-bowel-disease/a1904fdd-4f4b-4f7e-a989-0a1038bd7e16 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-pharmacist-inflammatory-bowel-disease/a1904fdd-4f4b-4f7e-a989-0a1038bd7e16.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Central Middlesex Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £63,665 - £70,887 Inclusive of HCAS pro rata - per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (12 months fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T16:00:51.980Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/London_North_West_University_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Inflammatory_Bowel_Disease/Inflammatory_Bowel_Disease-v8319795 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8319795?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting 12-month fixed-term opportunity to support and further develop the specialist IBD pharmacy service at St Mark’s Hospital, the National Bowel Hospital, the UK’s only specialist bowel hospital and a nationally and internationally recognised referral centre for intestinal and colorectal disorders. The successful candidate will join a highly regarded multidisciplinary team caring for patients with complex inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal, hepatology and intestinal failure conditions. The role combines advanced clinical practice, service development, education, leadership, and research, providing specialist pharmaceutical care across inpatient and outpatient settings. This post offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced pharmacist to develop expertise in advanced therapies and biologics, contribute to clinical research and quality improvement initiatives, and support the ongoing development of a nationally recognised tertiary IBD service. It is ideally suited to a pharmacist looking to broaden their clinical and leadership experience within a specialist gastroenterology setting. ### Main duties of the job ### Key Responsibilities - Provide a highly specialist pharmacy service for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at St Mark's Hospital. - Support and deputise for the Lead IBD Pharmacist as required. - Deliver pharmacist-led outpatient clinics, including biologics and advanced therapies, and participate in MDT clinics. - Dedicate one day per week to IBD clinical outcomes, research, audit, and service development projects under consultant supervision. - Develop and implement clinical protocols, guidelines, and pathways with key stakeholders. - Lead education and training initiatives within St Mark's, the Pharmacy Department, and the wider Trust. - Work closely with the IBD MDT, homecare providers, and commissioners to optimise biologics and homecare services. - Undertake audit, quality improvement, and service redesign projects to enhance patient care and operational efficiency. - Provide clinical pharmacy support to allocated inpatient areas and specialist gastroenterology services as required. - Participate in weekend, late-duty, and on-call rotas in line with departmental requirements. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Gastroenterology clinical experience - Experience in providing / supporting a pharmaceutical service to wards and departments - Previous experience in delivering training and education - Change management, audit and therapeutic review, critical appraisal experience **Desirable** - Ability to use research findings to develop clinical services /guidelines - Experience of working within a range of clinical specialities ### Education/ Qualifications **Essential** - Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) - Diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent qualification (MSc) training - Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council - Experience in hospital pharmacy - Evidence of Continuing Professional Development **Desirable** - Independent prescriber - Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society - MSc in a relevant subject ### Skills, Abilities and Attributes **Essential** - Good interpersonal skills. Confident and assertive when working with other professionals with the ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under pressure - Good verbal and written presentation skills - Flexible approach to working methods - Able to work independently and as part of a team **Desirable** - Evaluation skills - Excel skills - Ability to manage change and influence senior pharmacy, medical, management and multidisciplinary staff ## Documents - [heart values (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2615) - [guidance for applying (pdf, 914.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1549) - [highly specialist pharmacist ibd 8a jd (pdf, 432.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10643036) ## 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.