Job summary
Consultant Pharmacist - Haemato-Oncology and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP) - 8C
Barts Health has an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced and motivated individual to join the pharmacy department in a Consultant Pharmacist for Haemato-Oncology and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP).
This post will have leadership and management responsibility for the development and delivery of effective pharmacy services for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs). The post holder will work in conjunction with the specialist clinical leads, clinical trials (R&D), pharmacy aseptic staff and Quality Assurance specialists to develop the provision of an efficient, high quality, professional and well-coordinated service capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements relating to ATMPs including clinical trials. In line with national guidance, the Consultant Pharmacist has four main functions relating to expert practice; professional leadership; education, mentoring and overview of practice; and research, evaluation and service development
The position is based at St Bartholomew's Hospital but you will also visit other sites within Barts Health.
Interview date: 10th October 2025
Main duties of the job
Key dutieso To strategically lead and develop pharmacy services for ATMPs and Haemato-Oncology for the Trust.o To act as a role model and national expert in ATMPs, ensuring a consistently high level of pharmacy input in line with corporate objectives and NHS England policy.o To provide expert advice to the Trust and pharmacy clinical trials teams in respect of all aspects of ATMP manufacture, procurement and use of and adherence to associated legislationo To promote the safe use of medicines management for ATMPs across the Trust and act as an expert resource in these practice areas across the Trust, the region and nationally.o To work with the relevant stakeholders in developing a model of care delivery for the introduction and management of ATMPs, including prescribing, preparation, storage, dispensing, administration and patient monitoring, initially for CAR-T cells and then other ATMPs as they become available, working closely with clinical trials colleagues and NHS England.o To lead education and development in ATMPs and Haemato-Oncology for Trust staff and other staff working in these therapeutic areas regionally and nationally.o To accept referrals from clinical staff regarding introduction of ATMPs, providing expert opinion and consultancy support where appropriate.o Ensuring delivery of cost-effective prescribing across trust by working with commissioners to manage budgets, formulate cost improvement plans and monitors any potential savings.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMPharm or equivalent
- oRegistered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- oPostgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum Postgraduate Diploma level)
- oSpecialist competencies in area relevant to practice or relevant short courses taught at postgraduate level
- oIndependent prescribing qualification and actively using the qualification.
- oHave evidence demonstrating competencies that meet the RPS Consultant Pharmacist Curriculum (incl. the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework competencies)
Desirable
- oManagement qualification
- oMSc in pharmacy practice or equivalent
- oCredentialed as a consultant pharmacist
- oRoyal Pharmaceutical Society membership
Experience
Essential
- oProven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts
- oExtensive post registration hospital experience, including the provision of highly specialist clinical pharmacy services with previous accountability for service delivery
- oSignificant experience and knowledge in ATMP delivery
- oDemonstration of majority of competencies in expert professional practice, building working relationships and leadership clusters at a mastery level in the RPS Advanced Practice Framework
- oDemonstration of majority of competencies in management, education, training and development and research and evaluation clusters at an intermediate level in the RPS Advanced Practice Framework
- oExperience of contributing to national policies and consultations
- oDemonstrate experience of working with Senior healthcare professionals outside of Pharmacy to achieve Trust developments.
- oDemonstrable experience and ability to project manage and supervise a range of projects (e.g. clinical audit, QI, research)
- oExperience of conducting own research project and presentation of abstracts at conferences
- oExperience of managing staff (including performance management, CPD facilitation, learning needs assessment, appraisals and feedback)
- oExperience of coaching other to reach potential
- oExperience in successfully leading and managing a clinical pharmacy team delivering high quality clinical pharmacy services
- oExperience of successfully managing change and leading projects in a complex environment
- oExperience of developing and delivering strategic plan for own team and critical care agenda in organisation
- oExperience of developing and delivering training programs for a multi-professional team
- oSuccessful working in a multidisciplinary team
- oExperience in delivering policy implementation and development of a service in order to advance clinical practice
Desirable
- oEvidence of innovative working which extends the boundary of current practice
- oExperience in working with service user groups
- oExperience of contributing to national policies and consultations
- oHas published in peer-reviewed journals
- oExperience of leading or contributing to national projects
- oExperience of training (incl. in collaboration with academic institutions) / education and teaching / education skills
- oExperience of contributing to national decision making E.g. NICE, UKCPA
- oA portfolio of work that has been published / presented at a national level.
Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills relevant to Haemato-Oncology and ATMPs including CAR-T cells
- oDemonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- oDemonstrate innovation
- oDemonstrates expert knowledge covering a range of services
- oKnowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
- oKnowledge of GMP. GDP. GCP and GTP
- oExcellent understanding of potential risks involved with sharing care of medicines at the healthcare interfaces
- oGood understanding of the key literature relating to pharmacy practice
- oGood understanding of clinical governance, clinical risk management and patient safety initiatives
- oDemonstrates a good awareness of current national standards, guidelines, and service delivery issues as appropriate.
- oDemonstrates ability to interpret overall health service policy and strategy in order to establish goals and standards for others within the defined area(s)
- oUnderstanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
Skills
Essential
- oDemonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- oAble to analyse highly complex information relating to pharmaceutical and medication safety issues
- oAble to make sound judgments and act as the expert for ATMPs
- oAble to make complex arguments to negotiate with and influence senior managers and clinicians
- oAble to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
- oAble to communicate in highly pressurised and emotive environment
- oAble to chair and lead Trust level committees and boards
- oHas advanced quality improvement skills
- oAbility to manage staff resource and delegated financial budget
- oAbility to manage development of staff according to needs, working with partners in and out of the department
- oAble to write business cases
- oAble to develop and review options appraisals and identify the most appropriate option
- oAbility to apply knowledge in clinical practice and influence others to do the same
- oAble to apply of critical evaluation skills in the context of working practice
- oAbility to create evidence via research and lead on implementing recommendations in practice
- oAble to collaborate with multi-professional colleagues to conduct, contribute to and supervise research
- oAble to evaluate clinical evidence and clearly summarise to decision makers
- oAble to manage services and effectively enact and manage change
- oAble to use skills to manage difficult and dynamic situations
- oAble to present complex, sensitive or contentious information to large groups of patients, clinicians and senior managers
- oAble to make decisions in the absence of evidence or data or where there is conflicting evidence or data
- oAble to motivate and act as a role model, with mentoring and coaching skills
- oAble to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenges and possible solutions
Desirable
- oDemonstrated ability to successfully present research at a national level
Other
Essential
- oAdvanced IT skills - including MS Word, Excel, email and PowerPoint
- oAble to act as a role model
- oEffective leadership skills
- oTraining skills
- oAbility to deliver lectures, workshops and formal presentations
- oRequired to work on a weekend and bank holiday rota
- oAble to participate in the pharmacy on-call backup rota
- oExcellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings
- oDecisive, using sound judgment in decision making in a timely and confident manner.
- oWorks across boundaries to build relationships and share information, plans and resources
- oHigh self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations
- oLeads by example, promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, integrity and probity.
- oMember of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMPharm or equivalent
- oRegistered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- oPostgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum Postgraduate Diploma level)
- oSpecialist competencies in area relevant to practice or relevant short courses taught at postgraduate level
- oIndependent prescribing qualification and actively using the qualification.
- oHave evidence demonstrating competencies that meet the RPS Consultant Pharmacist Curriculum (incl. the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework competencies)
Desirable
- oManagement qualification
- oMSc in pharmacy practice or equivalent
- oCredentialed as a consultant pharmacist
- oRoyal Pharmaceutical Society membership
Experience
Essential
- oProven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts
- oExtensive post registration hospital experience, including the provision of highly specialist clinical pharmacy services with previous accountability for service delivery
- oSignificant experience and knowledge in ATMP delivery
- oDemonstration of majority of competencies in expert professional practice, building working relationships and leadership clusters at a mastery level in the RPS Advanced Practice Framework
- oDemonstration of majority of competencies in management, education, training and development and research and evaluation clusters at an intermediate level in the RPS Advanced Practice Framework
- oExperience of contributing to national policies and consultations
- oDemonstrate experience of working with Senior healthcare professionals outside of Pharmacy to achieve Trust developments.
- oDemonstrable experience and ability to project manage and supervise a range of projects (e.g. clinical audit, QI, research)
- oExperience of conducting own research project and presentation of abstracts at conferences
- oExperience of managing staff (including performance management, CPD facilitation, learning needs assessment, appraisals and feedback)
- oExperience of coaching other to reach potential
- oExperience in successfully leading and managing a clinical pharmacy team delivering high quality clinical pharmacy services
- oExperience of successfully managing change and leading projects in a complex environment
- oExperience of developing and delivering strategic plan for own team and critical care agenda in organisation
- oExperience of developing and delivering training programs for a multi-professional team
- oSuccessful working in a multidisciplinary team
- oExperience in delivering policy implementation and development of a service in order to advance clinical practice
Desirable
- oEvidence of innovative working which extends the boundary of current practice
- oExperience in working with service user groups
- oExperience of contributing to national policies and consultations
- oHas published in peer-reviewed journals
- oExperience of leading or contributing to national projects
- oExperience of training (incl. in collaboration with academic institutions) / education and teaching / education skills
- oExperience of contributing to national decision making E.g. NICE, UKCPA
- oA portfolio of work that has been published / presented at a national level.
Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills relevant to Haemato-Oncology and ATMPs including CAR-T cells
- oDemonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- oDemonstrate innovation
- oDemonstrates expert knowledge covering a range of services
- oKnowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
- oKnowledge of GMP. GDP. GCP and GTP
- oExcellent understanding of potential risks involved with sharing care of medicines at the healthcare interfaces
- oGood understanding of the key literature relating to pharmacy practice
- oGood understanding of clinical governance, clinical risk management and patient safety initiatives
- oDemonstrates a good awareness of current national standards, guidelines, and service delivery issues as appropriate.
- oDemonstrates ability to interpret overall health service policy and strategy in order to establish goals and standards for others within the defined area(s)
- oUnderstanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
Skills
Essential
- oDemonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- oAble to analyse highly complex information relating to pharmaceutical and medication safety issues
- oAble to make sound judgments and act as the expert for ATMPs
- oAble to make complex arguments to negotiate with and influence senior managers and clinicians
- oAble to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
- oAble to communicate in highly pressurised and emotive environment
- oAble to chair and lead Trust level committees and boards
- oHas advanced quality improvement skills
- oAbility to manage staff resource and delegated financial budget
- oAbility to manage development of staff according to needs, working with partners in and out of the department
- oAble to write business cases
- oAble to develop and review options appraisals and identify the most appropriate option
- oAbility to apply knowledge in clinical practice and influence others to do the same
- oAble to apply of critical evaluation skills in the context of working practice
- oAbility to create evidence via research and lead on implementing recommendations in practice
- oAble to collaborate with multi-professional colleagues to conduct, contribute to and supervise research
- oAble to evaluate clinical evidence and clearly summarise to decision makers
- oAble to manage services and effectively enact and manage change
- oAble to use skills to manage difficult and dynamic situations
- oAble to present complex, sensitive or contentious information to large groups of patients, clinicians and senior managers
- oAble to make decisions in the absence of evidence or data or where there is conflicting evidence or data
- oAble to motivate and act as a role model, with mentoring and coaching skills
- oAble to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenges and possible solutions
Desirable
- oDemonstrated ability to successfully present research at a national level
Other
Essential
- oAdvanced IT skills - including MS Word, Excel, email and PowerPoint
- oAble to act as a role model
- oEffective leadership skills
- oTraining skills
- oAbility to deliver lectures, workshops and formal presentations
- oRequired to work on a weekend and bank holiday rota
- oAble to participate in the pharmacy on-call backup rota
- oExcellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings
- oDecisive, using sound judgment in decision making in a timely and confident manner.
- oWorks across boundaries to build relationships and share information, plans and resources
- oHigh self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations
- oLeads by example, promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, integrity and probity.
- oMember of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
