Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 337-NP-8938KS
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- All LNWH NHS Trust sites - NPH, CMH & EH
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Junior Rotational Pharmacist
Band 6
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.
Job overview
The pharmacy department of LNWUHT is undergoing significant modernisation and change. If you wish to be an integral part of this change - this is the opportunity for you.
We have an established competency based training scheme and support is available from both an assigned mentor and senior colleagues during individual rotations. You will take part in our CPD scheme and other in-house training programmes; opportunities exist to study for the diploma in general pharmacy practice.
The pharmacy department at LNWUHT are proud to be leaders in the practice of person-centred care, using a coaching approach in medicines-related consultations to support medicines optimisation. Our department offers comprehensive pharmaceutical services across site including a well-respected clinical pharmacy service supported by a dedicated TDM pharmacist, Specialist Pharmacists and a well-equipped drug information centre integrated into the Regional Medicines Information Centre. Other regional specialists units on site include the Clinical Pharmacy Unit. A large licensed ‘specials’ manufacturing unit compliments these services.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role are listed in the job description. A few examples are below:
- Provides specialist pharmaceutical care services to wards
- Ensures compliance with medicines legislation, national and local policies on all prescriptions clinically screened and dispensed for patients
- Reduces risks associated with medicine
- Provides advice to patients and medical staff about doses, possible side effects
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibilities, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
- Registered with GPhC
Desirable criteria
- Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
Knowledge / Experience
Essential criteria
- IT literacy including word processing, e-mail and use of the internet
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Good, broad clinical knowledge and ability to apply to a ward and dispensary setting
Desirable criteria
- Leadership skills to inspire staff within the department
Skills, Abilities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written
- Expect to deal with members of the public and other health care workers in a professional manner
- Available for out of hours services
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Catherine Rigby
- Job title
- Senior Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02088692202
- Additional information
Senior Pharmacist On-call Services Manager - NPH pharmacy
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