Job vacancy: Lead Specialist Pharmacist, Homecare & IBD, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London

Job summary

Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Not applicable)
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (30 hours per week)
Job ref: 337-NP-9892LC

Employer: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Central Middlesex Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £72,719 - £83,505 per annum inclusive HCAS pro Rota
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/09/2026 23:59

Lead Specialist Pharmacist, Homecare & IBD

Band 8b

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

H onesty
E quity
A ccountability
R espect
T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the key responsibilities and person requirements for this role.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

Master’s degree in Pharmacy
Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Diploma Pharmacy Practice
Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice

Desirable criteria

MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
Evidence of formal management training.
Independent prescriber within Inflammatory Bowel Disease and biologics

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Significant clinical experience in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and high cost drugs.
Excellent knowledge of commissioning and specialist medicine.
Experience of managing a small team.
Demonstrates strategic thinking.
Experience of identifying training needs and delivering education and training programmes for all clinical staff groups.
Evidence of evaluating own and pharmacy staff’s work to drive and deliver improvements in service quality.
Excellent ability to manage change within the pharmacy department and within medical and nursing teams to drive service improvements.

Desirable criteria

Evidence of collaborative regional work.
Experience of delivering research projects and influencing changes in practice.
Evidence of managing and developing a pharmacy service or section

Skills, Abilities & Attributes

Essential criteria

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise, persuade and influence the executive team, senior managers, and senior clinical staff.
Ability to manage services provided by homecare by rigorous review and the ability to identify and manage risks.
Demonstrate excellent communication skills (oral and written).
Demonstrate excellent problem solving skills and demonstrates the integration of research evidence into practice.
IT literate, including use of spreadsheets to capture and manipulate data, search for evidence-based practice.
Excellent ability to prioritise a complex workload and work accurately under pressure.

Desirable criteria

Excel skills

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Angela chana
Job title: Lead IBD pharmacist
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0208 453 2236
Additional information: or Uchu Meade [email protected]

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Lead Specialist Pharmacist, Homecare & IBD

Band 8b

Job overview

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Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Skills, Abilities & Attributes

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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