Band 8A Senior Pharmacist – Medicine
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Hampstead, NW3 2QGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£66,274 to £73,496
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
We have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist to join our Medicine team in Pharmacy. The postholder will assist in delivering and developing a cons...
Act as a deputy for Principal Pharmacist when necessaryTo provide a high-quality clinical pharmacy service as part of themultidisciplinary team to medical specialities patients, to ensuremaximum efficacy, safety, and economic drug use and to demonstrate professional accountability to enhance patient care.To act as a clinical role model, and support training and supervision of junior members of the pharmacy teamDevelopment and implementation of clinical guidelinesEffective control of drug expenditure and management of processes regarding high-cost drugsTo support the commissioning and funding processes for intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) including adherence to the national NHSE commissioning policy and evaluation of evidence for useTo participate in audits and practice researchTo work with the clinical risk team to minimise the risk of medicines
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Education and Professional Qualifications
Essential: - MPharm or equivalent; - Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC); - Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent
Desirable: - Registered non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience of working in hospital-based pharmacy, some experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist and experience working within medicine and /or medical specialties
- Experience of working with high-cost drugs and commissioning processes including individual funding requests (IFRs)
- Experience of managing change and leading service developments
- Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure
- Experience of writing / implementing clinical guidelines and government directives
- Evidence of multidisciplinary working
- Evidence of comprehensive B6&7 rotations
- Evidence of clinical audit/practice research and the promotion of evidence-based practice
- Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback
- Experience in delivering education and training
- Experience as a clinical pharmacy tutor
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good presentation skills
- Good management skills
- 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 motivate and act as a role model.
- Demonstrates initiative particularly in relation to problem solving
- Ability to identify and manage risk.
- Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical care skills and high level of clinical reasoning and judgment.
- Undertakes own research.
- Critical appraisal skills
- Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
- Understanding of current national standards, guidelines, and service delivery issues relevant to clinical pharmacy
- Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
- Computer literate (including word processing, email & use of internet. Preferably knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages)
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic, well-motivated, hardworking, flexible
- Identifies own training needs actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice.
- Flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and potential 7 day working
- Reliable with good attendance record
Royal Free shared commitments
Essential: - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
7 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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