Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our dynamic, innovative and friendly team dedicated to improving our Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) services. In this key post you will be working as part of an established multidisciplinary team and be responsible for providing a high quality pharmacy service with IBD.
The successful candidate will be expected to work Monday – Friday and participate in weekend (Saturday and Sundays) and Bank Holiday rotas.
Main duties of the job
As an enthusiastic, patient-centred Pharmacist, you will combine expert clinical knowledge with exemplary professional practice to enhance patient care and support the continued development of our Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) service.
Working at the forefront of the IBD multidisciplinary team (MDT), you will play a key role in implementing, delivering, and continuously improving medicines optimisation and management for patients with IBD. Your responsibilities will include medicines reconciliation, promoting and undertaking medication reviews, and supporting the discharge process to facilitate high-quality patient outcomes. Through these activities, you will help reduce prescribing errors, optimise treatment, and ensure patient safety.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the key responsibilities and person requirements for this role.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Clinical pharmacy skills- demonstrates good clinical reasoning and judgment, manages difficult and ambiguous problems
- IT literate, including word processing, email and use of internet to search for evidence based medicine, knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages
- Ability to priorities a complex workload and to work accurately under pressure
- Enthusiasm /positive attitude, professional image and good team worker/ player
Desirable
- Evaluation skills
Experience
Essential
- Some experience in specialist field of practice
- Experience in providing / supporting a pharmaceutical service to wards and departments
- Previous experience in delivering training and education
Desirable
- Experience of working within a range of clinical specialities
- Change management, audit and therapeutic review, critical appraisal experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Master in Pharmacy Degree
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
Desirable
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent diploma
- RPS membership
- Independent prescribing qualification
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This advert is for Specialist Pharmacist Gastroenterology with London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in Harrow, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 per annum pro rata Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Aug 2026.
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