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Outpatient Clinical Pharmacist
Grade
Grade G
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Role include additional Bank holiday and additional rotation)
Job ref
391-RFL-7993891
Employer
Royal Free London Pharmacy
Employer type
Private Sector
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/07/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Free London Pharmacy logo

Band 7 Senior Clinical Outpatient Pharmacist

Grade G

Royal Free London Pharmacy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and works in partnership with the trust to create and maintain environments that support and promote good clinical outcomes, enhance the patient experience and enable staff to deliver world class care.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, our “parent” Trust, is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 2 million people a year through our 4 main hospital sites Barnet, Chase Farm, Royal Free and North Middlesex Hospital. 

The Trusts mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

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Job overview

As a Senior Pharmacist, you will be responsible for the management and the provision of exceptional professional pharmacy services. The focus of your role will be to act as Responsible Pharmacist, provide support to the Superintendent Pharmacist, the rest of the pharmacy team and support the development of the business. You will help in ensuring a high-quality patient and customer experience is maintained. 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking pharmacists to join our Outpatient Pharmacy team. You will need to be organised and well-motivated and have excellent communication and people skills, as well as the ability to adapt quickly to new situations. If you are looking for a challenging role in which to develop your skills and knowledge then this post will provide an excellent opportunity for you, while providing you with the all of the support and training that you need, including the opportunity to study for an appropriate post graduate qualification.

If you would like to be a part of a successful, friendly, high-profile service, where your top priority is to provide World Class patient care, then this may be the job for you.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts with over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered with the GPhC with no adverse Fitness to Practice record
  • Masters degree or equivalent in pharmacy
Desirable criteria
  • Post graduate qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of managing and leading a pharmacy or a team
  • Experience of acting as Responsible Pharmacist in a Dispensary
  • Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using JAC pharmacy computer system
  • Experience of using prescription tracking systems
  • Experience of working in an automated dispensary environment
  • Accredited for locally commissioned enhanced services, e.g. EHC, Minor Ailments, health checks and running extended services
  • Pharmacy management experience

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Strong communication skills – must be able to recognize and overcome barriers to understanding e.g. language, deaf, learning difficulties
  • Strong ability to multi -task, prioritise plan and organize
  • Demonstratble commitment to CPD and a member of the GPhC
  • Fluent written and spoken English including good numeracy
  • Clean DBS or able to pass one when required

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Asrah Rasool
Job title
Deputy Superintendent Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 7794 0500
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