Band 8b Principal Pharmacist - Medicine (maternity cover)
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Hampstead, NW3 2QGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£75,328 to £86,114
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and capable pharmacist to lead the pharmacy service (for maternity cover) which is provided to ...
To lead the clinical pharmacy service provided to acute medicine and the specialties of rheumatology, dermatology, respiratory and immunology.
To act as the lead pharmacist for immunoglobulins for the trust and act as the secretary for the trust's IVIG Committee.
To work with the relevant stakeholders to develop new pathways for patient care within medicine / medical specialties.
To oversee the provision of a ward based clinical pharmacy service including medicines reconciliation and rapid turnaround of discharge prescriptions.
To ensure the cost effective use of drugs including ensuring appropriate funding is in place for high cost drugs.
Development and implementation of local and national guidelines including any NICE appraised drugs.
Managing a large pharmacy team including recruitment and selection, setting of objectives and appraisals.
Training of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals within medicine.
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/
World Class Values
Essential: - Demonstrates ability to meet Trust values
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent
- Non-medical prescriber
Desirable: - Advanced qualification in specialist area; - Member of RPS
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience of working in hospital based pharmacy, and significant experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist and some experience of working withing medicine/medical specialties
- Experience working with high cost drugs and commissioning processes
- Experience working as a Band 7/8a hospital pharmacist
- Experience of managing & leading staff and projects
- Experience of managing change and leading service developments
- Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure
- Experience of writing / implementing clinical guidelines and government directives
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Evidence of clinical audit/drug evaluation/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
Desirable: - Experience of working in clinics and/or prescribing and monitoring medicines
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills when dealing with staff and patients
- Good presentation skills
- Excellent teaching and training skills
- Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands
- Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged
- Ability to communicate with patients/carers and staff of all levels
- Good negotiation skills and the ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, and the management team
- 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 integrate in a multidisciplinary forum
- Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous situations
- Demonstrates innovation and strategic thinking
- Ability to motivate and act as a role model
- Demonstrates initiative particularly in relation to problem solving
- Ability to identify and implement best practice
- Ability to identify and manage risk
- Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical care skills
- Critical appraisal skills
Desirable: - Undertakes own research
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic, well motivated, hardworking
- Identifies own training needs actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice
- Flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and oncall and potential 7 day working
- Reliable with good attendance record
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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