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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term contract to cover secondment)
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-6697651
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Barnet Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£70,396 - £80,837 per annum inclusive of HCAS ( pro rata )
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/11/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 8b Principal Pharmacist - Clinical Services

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Our trust has 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.

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Job overview

The Clinical Pharmacy Service at Barnet Hospital is highly respected across the Trust and our staff work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to advance patient care.  We are patient-centred, research-oriented, progressive and innovative, and work alongside senior managers and clinicians to provide comprehensive directorate services.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the Pharmacy Clinical Services team, who will take a lead on the day to day running of the pharmacy clinical services as well as negotiating and agreeing clinical guidelines and prescribing practice for the trust and more widely across Royal Free London.

Main duties of the job

Key activities of the post holder will include:

Provide a clinical commitment 
To standardise clinical practice and drive quality improvement work 
Deliver training to pharmacy staff in relation to approved clinical pharmacy policies and procedures
To lead and participate in clinical audit and quality improvement work for the pharmacy clinical service. 
To work closely with the Deputy Chief Pharmacist for Clinical Services

The post will be provided with many opportunities for personal and professional development.  The successful applicant will need to demonstrate initiative, innovation and effective teamwork within a busy environment. Previous experience as a clinical pharmacist, and directorate pharmacy, as well as operational experience and excellent interpersonal skills are essential for the role.  Candidates should have successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent). An independent prescribing qualification and experience of staff management are advantageous.

Working for our organisation

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet, Chase Farm, the Royal Free Hospitals and more than 30 services in the community. 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.

The Pharmacy department at The RFL is an ambitious and quality improvement focused team who are committed to optimising the use of medicines and providing the best pharmaceutical care to our patients. We are proud to lead the way in integrated training partnerships, digital transformation, and financial improvement programmes (FIP).

The Pharmacy Service comprises of inpatient and outpatient dispensary services, ward based clinical pharmacy services, medicines Information, aseptic and non-sterile production services, pharmacy stores & distribution, procurement, and homecare services. We cover a range of clinical specialties including HIV, general medicine, emergency services, surgery, rheumatology, hepatology, anti-coagulation, oncology & haematology, women’s health, paediatrics, and infection control.

For more information, please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Independent Prescribing
  • Experience in leading and managing a service
  • Experience relating to workforce development
Desirable criteria
  • L5 module (or equivalent) in leadership and management
  • Qualifications or experience pertaining to change management

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience developing standards and KPIs
  • Experience of writing/implementing clinical guidelines and government directives
  • Evidence of clinical audit/drug evaluation/practice research
  • Experience delivering and innovating education and training

Skills and aptitude

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Good presentation skills
  • Excellent teaching and training skills
  • Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands
  • Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged
  • Good negotiations skill and ability to influence senior team members
  • Ability to prioritise own and others workload
  • Ability to motivate and act as a role model
  • Ability to identify and manage risk
  • Understanding of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery relating to clinical pharmacy

Personal qualities and attributes

Essential criteria
  • Enthusiastic, well motivated and hardworking
  • Identifies own training needs and actively seeks training opportunities
  • Flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and on-calls
  • Reliable and good attendance record

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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
Steven Giddings
Job title
Principal Pharmacist - Education and Training
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
via MS Teams
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