Lead Pharmacist - Asthma & Specialist Medicine

Job overview

We are excited to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and forward-thinking pharmacist to join our Asthma & Pharmacy Specialist Medicine Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

The team provides clinical pharmacy services across several specialties within the Specialist Medicine directorates. This is a split role, three days have been funded by the asthma service where you will work with the asthma MDT including running a pre-biologic asthma adherence check clinic and two days you will work within the pharmacy specialist medicine team.

There may be flexibility to reduce the hours on the pharmacy days for the right candidate. At Imperial, you will be part of a vibrant pharmacy team living our values – expert, kind, collaborative, and aspirational. You will work alongside leading clinicians, pushing boundaries in patient care and gain experience that will fast-track your career.

Main duties of the job

• To lead, deliver, manage and develop a high quality patient focused pharmacy service to asthma patients.
• To take active part in the multidisciplinary team meetings for asthma patients prescribed biologic medicines or other drugs to ensure prescribing & doses are appropriate.
• To manage a caseload of asthma patients & continue to develop the role of the pharmacist in clinics working alongside the specialist nurses and consultants.
• To ensure all asthma patients prescribed high cost drugs are funded appropriately.
• To lead work with the specialist nurses & consultants to implement adoption of new asthma medicines when appropriate products become available.
• To offer expert advice on medication and pharmaceutical issues to the asthma team and other health care professionals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.