Job summary
Highly Specialist Respiratory Pharmacist 12 months fixed term- Band 8a
(37.5 hours a week including back-up on call and weekend commitments)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join the respiratory team at Barts Heart & Thoracic Centre within Barts Health NHS Trust.
The post holder will work alongside the Respiratory ArCare and pharmacy team and deliver quality care to patients through efficient medicines optimisation. The post provides several opportunities for professional and personal development, contributing to quality improvement projects and supporting the delivery of world-class and innovative respiratory services.
Interview week commencing 27th April 2026
Main duties of the job
There is a need for close coordination with the Adult Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation (ArCare) Team, pharmacy respiratory team and wider primary care MDT such as general practitioners, pharmacy professionals, nurses, practice managers, etc to plan workload and priorities. This involves optimising cardio-respiratory medicine for COPD patients across Tower Hamlets primary care services within North-East London (NEL).
The post holder will work with primary care teams to continually develop the service, while maintaining high standards and achieving best practice to meet the needs of patients and the Trust.
The post holder communicates effectively with patients to help optimise their pharmaceutical management and through liaising with other health care professionals to design, implement plans to optimise health outcomes
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.
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.
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.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
- Experience in supervising and organising staff and work
- Experience of providing a hospital-based service to specialist respiratory patients at specialist pharmacist level or equivalent
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
- Experience appraising staff and giving feedback
Skills
Essential
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- Able to work unsupervised and under pressure
- Excellent clinical and managerial critical appraisal skills enabling effective decision making relating to the adoption of new therapies
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of drugs and therapeutics in respiratory at Diploma level or equivalent
Desirable
- Sound knowledge of drugs and therapeutics in respiratory at Diploma level or equivalent
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Postgraduate certificate in pharmacy practice or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Independent prescribing qualification
Other
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Member of Faculty
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
- Experience in supervising and organising staff and work
- Experience of providing a hospital-based service to specialist respiratory patients at specialist pharmacist level or equivalent
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
- Experience appraising staff and giving feedback
Skills
Essential
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- Able to work unsupervised and under pressure
- Excellent clinical and managerial critical appraisal skills enabling effective decision making relating to the adoption of new therapies
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of drugs and therapeutics in respiratory at Diploma level or equivalent
Desirable
- Sound knowledge of drugs and therapeutics in respiratory at Diploma level or equivalent
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Postgraduate certificate in pharmacy practice or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Independent prescribing qualification
Other
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Member of Faculty
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).
