# Pharmacist - Aseptic Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacist-aseptic-services/1d836c42-ae91-412f-b45b-fc7db8832d51 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacist-aseptic-services/1d836c42-ae91-412f-b45b-fc7db8832d51.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** King's College Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum, including high cost allowance - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (includes 7 day working, weekends 1 in 6) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-12T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-29T12:10:33.412Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Kings_College_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8338584 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8338584?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to join the Pharmacy Aseptic Services team at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the delivery of specialist aseptic and clinical pharmacy services. The post holder will work within the Trust’s Section 10 aseptic units, providing pharmaceutical expertise for chemotherapy, immunotherapy, parenteral nutrition (PN), clinical trial medicines and CIVAS products. Key responsibilities include clinical validation of PN prescriptions, technical verification of aseptic prescriptions, final checking and release of aseptically prepared medicines, and supporting clinical nutrition services. The role also contributes to service development, training, quality improvement, research and the day-to-day operational management of Aseptic Services. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will support the delivery of a comprehensive aseptic pharmacy service, ensuring the safe, efficient and timely preparation and supply of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, parenteral nutrition (PN), clinical trial medicines and CIVAS products across the Trust. They will undertake clinical validation of parenteral nutrition prescriptions, technical verification of aseptic prescriptions, and the final checking and release of aseptically prepared medicines, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Trust policies and professional standards. The role includes providing pharmaceutical input to the adult, paediatric and neonatal nutrition teams, reviewing PN regimens for stability and appropriateness, and ensuring patients receive safe, individualised nutritional support. Working closely with pharmacists, technicians and multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will coordinate daily aseptic workload, support operational service delivery, and contribute to service development, audit, research and quality improvement initiatives. Responsibilities also include supervising and training trainee pharmacists and technical staff, supporting quality monitoring and error reporting processes, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement and patient safety. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Deliver a comprehensive aseptic pharmacy service, supporting the preparation and supply of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, parenteral nutrition (PN), clinical trial medicines and CIVAS products. - Clinically validate parenteral nutrition prescriptions and provide pharmaceutical input to adult, paediatric and neonatal nutrition teams, ensuring safe and appropriate patient-specific regimens. - Undertake technical verification of aseptic prescriptions and perform final checks and release of aseptically prepared medicines in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Trust policies. - Coordinate day-to-day aseptic workload, working with pharmacists, technicians and clinical teams to ensure safe, efficient and timely patient treatment. - Provide specialist medicines and nutrition advice to healthcare professionals and contribute to the safe, effective and economical use of medicines across the Trust. - Support service development, audit, research and quality improvement activities, including clinical trials and quality monitoring. - Supervise, train and support trainee pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other junior staff, promoting high professional and quality standards. - Support error reporting, quality assurance activities and workload monitoring to maintain a safe, efficient and cost-effective aseptic service. - Participate in late duties, weekend, bank holiday and cross-site working to support service delivery and patient care ### 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 ### Skills and Competencies **Essential** - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to communicate drug or medicine related information (in both written and verbal formats) to prescribers, clinicians, patients and their carers - Ability to analyse drug charts and patient information to provide advice on medicines, dosages and production requirements ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Knowledge of regulations and legislation relating to general pharmacy practice - GMP, GCP etc **Desirable** - Understanding of Aseptic Services and Good Manufacturing Practice - Experience working in pharmacy, in either community/primary care or hospital pharmacy ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Pharmacy degree – MPharm - Professional registration GPhC - Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice ## Documents - [band 6 jd (docx, 196.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10734305) - [denmark hill site map (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=606) - [agenda for change salary 26-27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3032) - [visa and sponsorship information (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2817) ## 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.