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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
290-WCCS-2099
Employer
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hammersmith Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£64,156 - £71,148 pa inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/08/2025 23:59

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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Lead Pharmacist- Education and Training

Band 8a

 Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.  

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.  

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

 

 

Job overview

The pharmacy department at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for a highly motivated pharmacist keen to develop and deliver education and training across our hospitals. 

Great changes are forecast for the pharmacists in the next 5 years, including introduction of pharmacist who are Independent Prescribers from registering as pharmacists. Their development however doesn’t stop there. We are dedicated to ensuring continued educational support for further development across the board. 

In addition, we want to provide opportunities in developing research and project skills, teaching and training on clinical and practical skills to enhance a pharmacist's experience whilst working in this department.
As a key member of the education and training team, you will be focused on leading the development and support needs of new qualified pharmacists and work closely with the Non-Medical Prescriber Lead, to implement high standards for clinical pharmacists.

The role also involves supporting post- graduate diploma training, clinical supervision, managing finances for educational requests, supporting audit work and line managing junior staff within the team.
It’s a great chance to build your leadership skills, managing and training people, project management and advancing your communication skills.

Main duties of the job

  • To lead, co-ordinate, develop, implement and deliver a robust training programme for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in accordance with the objectives set by the Associate Chief Pharmacist for Education and Training.
  • To ensure training programmes for MPharm student placements are developed, implemented and delivered in accordance with NHS WT&E and higher education institution requirements.
  • To support the associate chief pharmacist, clinical services, education and training in the workforce development of pharmacists
  • To support the associate chief pharmacist, clinical services & medicines governance with the identification, allocation, supervision and follow up of audits, service evaluation and QI
  • To ensure annual Learning Needs Analysis (LNA) exercises are undertaken to plan for education / CPD expenditure, and to ensure expenditure is in accordance with agreed budgets. 
  • Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to band 6 and band 7 pharmacists.
  • To develop, maintain and update Pharmacy education and training and study leave guidance. 

Working for our organisation

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. .

 

Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
  • Master’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
  • Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Postgraduate diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
  • HEE Educational Supervisor programme completion (or working towards) or other equivalent qualification/experience.
Desirable criteria
  • Appropriate management short courses
  • Registered Independent Prescriber (or working towards)
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post qualification experience of working in a UK hospital; this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy.
  • Experience of training and supervision of pharmacy staff
  • Demonstrate experience of mentoring and tutoring
  • Knowledge of methodologies to support learning and education.
Desirable criteria
  • Practical experience with an electronic in-patient prescribing system (Cerner)
  • Line-management experience
  • Experience of training of nursing and/or medical staff
  • Experience of using Quality Improvement tools in practical environment

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate with all staff and patients at all levels.
  • Ability to justify any advice given with supporting literature- evidence, should this be challenged.
  • Ability to collaborate, influence and motivate a wide range of individuals.
  • Excellent listening skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Disability confident employerAccredited Living Wage EmployerNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeWe Work Flexibly

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lamia Samrin
Job title
Assoc. Chief Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02033132628
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