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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
309-UCLH-7407-B
Employer
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University College London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£56,276 - £63,176 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/08/2026 23:59

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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Rotational Pharmacist – Patient Services

NHS AfC: Band 7

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a pharmacist to join the Patient Services team at UCLH. The successful candidate will rotate between the UCH inpatient dispensary, NHNN pharmacy service and homecare & procurement to deliver and develop the patient services.  You will be supported to develop new operational and line management skills, within an engaged and supportive environment. 
 
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with excellent organisational skills and with a desire to provide a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service to our patients.  This role is a great opportunity for a Band 6 pharmacist looking to move into a Band 7 position. Current Band 7 pharmacist looking to develop new skills that will help them progress into more senior roles should also consider the role. 

 

Main duties of the job

 
The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist – Patient Services on the UCH main site to:
• Ensure the delivery and development of a high quality patient services care to inpatients. 
• Lead on clinical incidents and complaints investigation related to medication incidents.
• Provide leadership and education and training to Rotational Pharmacists and Trainee Pharmacists, including practice supervision and management duties. 
• Deliver operational support to the patient services team, including the creation and management of rota and authorisation of time sheets.
• To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist – Patient Services, including as manager of the on-call pharmacy service. 
• 20% commitment for continued personal development in clinical pharmacy practice.   
 
 
 
The post holder will be based across multiple UCLH hospital sites.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.    

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:    

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)  
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 
  • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals 
  • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building 
  • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine  
  • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre  
  • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases 
  • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street 

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.   

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. 

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* 
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. 
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.  
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? 

 

 

 

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy and registration with the GPHC
  • Demonstrable evidence Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, or satisfactory evidence of equivalent competence, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio Applicants undertaking the JPB Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice will be expected to have completed at least two FS2s tasks

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Prior experience in hospital pharmacy
  • Demonstrable evidence of competence in general clinical practice including medicine and surgery
  • Meets expected levels of practice as defined by others
Desirable criteria
  • Identifies areas for practice improvement

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Understands pharmacy priorities
  • Demonstrates ability to meet service targets
  • Ability to utilise email and word processing software packages to support routine work activity
  • Collects data regarding service provision
  • Demonstrates initiative
  • Identifies own training needs
  • Demonstrates general clinical knowledge and skills
  • Demonstrable clinical reasoning and judgement skills
  • Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance
  • Demonstrable participation in clinical audit
  • Demonstrates ability to work as part of a multi- disciplinary team
  • Implements the findings of pharmacy practice research
  • Demonstrates awareness of how research evidence is produced and distributed
  • Demonstrated ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of Trust priorities
  • Identifies appropriate measures of service
  • Ability to utilise presentation, spreadsheet and database
  • Reports on data regarding service provision
  • Meets own training needs
  • Demonstrates agility
  • Demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge and skills
  • Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options
  • Demonstrates experience of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
  • Ability to identify and undertake clinical audit
  • Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
  • Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in clinical practice

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate in a verbal or written manner with patients, junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary
  • Displays honesty and integrity, is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to medicines use, and respects confidentiality
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of delivering educational material to junior colleagues
  • Able to organise own workload
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy
  • Experience in co-ordinating day to day practice activities of others

Specific Requirements

Essential criteria
  • The postholder will be required to participate in the on-call, bank holiday and extended working day rota

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Peter Hutchins
Job title
Lead Pharmacist – Patient services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07931176745
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