Job summary
As the pharmacist leading our clinical dispensary service, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping a safe, efficient, and patient-centred dispensing operation. You'll mentor and support our rotational resident and trainee pharmacists, helping them grow while ensuring excellence in service delivery for both patients and clinical teams.
You'll be a visible role model and a passionate advocate for our ethos of continuous improvement, inspiring those around you to strive for better every day.
With your experience, you'll also work closely with the chief pharmacy technician to uphold the highest standards of Good Clinical Practice. This includes ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and guidelines for the supply of clinical trials, chemotherapy, and unlicensed medicines.
Main duties of the job
- You will uphold a high standard of clinical practice while conducting medication reviews on your allocated ward, with opportunities to further develop your clinical expertise across a diverse range of local specialties.
- In addition to your clinical responsibilities, you will monitor and escalate any risks encountered during the delivery of pharmacy supply services, including chemotherapy and clinical trial dispensing, ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance.
- As a motivator and mentor, you will inspire colleagues, support learners, and champion continuous improvement through service evaluation and quality improvement methodologies. Collaboration will be key, as you work closely with stakeholders across all dispensary sites, pharmacy clinical leaders, and our service users.
- You will also play a vital role in fostering an inclusive and equitable environment, embedding the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion into staffing plans, duty rotas, and development opportunities for individuals and teams.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- Member of the GPhC
- Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Appropriate short management courses
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice
Skills
Essential
- Good ability to organise and prioritise work
- Good clinical practice (GCP).
- Ability to communicate complex information
- Analytical ability for problem solving
Desirable
- Good clinical practice qualification
- Microsoft office software competence at a basic level (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Teams).
- Quality improvement level 2 (practitioner) certificate or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- 12-18 months post registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy
- This must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (e.g. medicines' information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing, clinical pharmacy rotations specialist or otherwise).
- Experience in delivering training and education.
- Experience in managing others
Desirable
- Clinical guidelines development
- Planning and developing services
- Previous experience of ePMA systems
- Previous experience of managing specialist services
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- Member of the GPhC
- Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Appropriate short management courses
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice
Skills
Essential
- Good ability to organise and prioritise work
- Good clinical practice (GCP).
- Ability to communicate complex information
- Analytical ability for problem solving
Desirable
- Good clinical practice qualification
- Microsoft office software competence at a basic level (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Teams).
- Quality improvement level 2 (practitioner) certificate or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- 12-18 months post registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy
- This must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (e.g. medicines' information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing, clinical pharmacy rotations specialist or otherwise).
- Experience in delivering training and education.
- Experience in managing others
Desirable
- Clinical guidelines development
- Planning and developing services
- Previous experience of ePMA systems
- Previous experience of managing specialist services
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).
