Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Specialist Medicine

Barts Health NHS Trust
Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Specialist Medicine
The closing date is 16 August 2026
Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east Londonand beyond.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated clinical pharmacist to lead our Specialist Medicines Pharmacy Service. You will provide highly specialist and advanced clinical and professional pharmaceutical services to patients at Newham Hospital.

The successful candidate will join a supportive, integrated pharmacy team, committed to delivering high quality patient care. You will have access to further educational opportunities and senior clinicians within Pharmacy and other disciplines who can provide mentorship and aid professional development.
Main duties of the job

• To provide a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to the Specialist Medicine Service department as part of the multidisciplinary team which includes the following:
• To provide clinical pharmacist ward cover as per the rota.
• Optimisation of medication for the individual patient ensuring medicines reconciliation, appropriate clinical screening as well as discharge support via drug listing.
• To provide clinical advice and care to specialist medicine inpatients when required.
• Provision of homecare prescription management
• Contribute to virtual biologic clinics and other multi-disciplinary meetings
• Development of evidence based prescribing guidelines
• To manage a Pharmacist-led specialist medicine Clinic:
• To prescribe medication within scope of practice
• To develop external links, local primary care organisations and any other relevant local and national specialist interest groups.
• To promote high-quality, cost-effective prescribing for patients
• To provide the Associate Director of Pharmacy and Clinical Services Manager with details of output, performance and activity at specified time intervals in an agreed format.
• To lead on the implementation and continuation of biosimilar switch schemes and ensure that patients are switched and within the required timeframe.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £63,665 to £70,887 a year per annum inc (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 259-8187830NUH
Job locations: Newham University Hospital, Glen Road, London, E13 8SL, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.For further information and an informal chat or visit, please contact: Nasira Makan Clinical Services Manager (View email address on meeveem.com), View phone number on meeveem.com

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.For further information and an informal chat or visit, please contact: Nasira Makan Clinical Services Manager (View email address on meeveem.com), View phone number on meeveem.com
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm Degree in Pharmacy
• Registered with GPhC
• Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level)
• Independent prescribing qualification, or willing to undergo training to become a non-medical prescriber

Desirable

• Management qualification or equivalent experience
• MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of GPhC revalidation requirements
• Knowledge of medicines management systems
• Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
• Understanding of stock control systems
• Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
• Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
• Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
• Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent

Desirable

• Knowledge of interface issues relevant to the patient group
• Knowledge of risk management issues relevant to the patient group and root cause analysis

Experience
Essential

• Significant Experience post registration in a hospital based clinical post
• Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
• Experience of providing a hospital-based service to specialist medicine patients at specialist pharmacist level or equivalent
• Experience of managing high cost drugs
• Good understanding of homecare process
• Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines
• Experience and knowledge of developing guidelines/ protocols
• Experience of developing and reviewing patient group directions and shared care guidelines
• Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
• Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. trainee pharmacists / foundation training pharmacists/other staff groups
• Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects
• Experience of working with electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) systems
• Experience of successfully managing staff, performing appraisals and giving feedback
• Experience of managing a budget

Desirable

• Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects
• Experience of working with electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) systems
• Experience of successfully managing staff, performing appraisals and giving feedback
• Experience of managing a budget

Skills
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Assertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate.
• Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
• Data analysis skills
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
• Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
• Demonstrates initiative to work independently and as part of a team
• Demonstrates critical appraisal skills
• Able to work unsupervised, follow written instruction and work under pressure
• IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
• Demonstrates effective customer service skills
• Good team worker
• Evidence of good ward practice
• Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
• Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
• Effective pharmaceutical care skills
• Ability to motivate and act as a role model
• Ability to work under pressure, dealing with peaks and troughs in workload
• Ability to identify when advice needs to be sought
• Reflective practice skills

Other
Essential

• DBS - Enhanced check with a check of the barred lists required as patient facing may interact with adults / children
• Reliable with a good attendance record
• Flexibility with regards to working hours for late and early meetings
• Demonstrable commitment to CPD
• Highly motivated and reliable
• Demonstrates values consistent with those of the Trust
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, bank holidays or backup oncall duties (as required by the department)

Desirable

• Member of the Royal College of Pharmacy (RCP)

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm Degree in Pharmacy
• Registered with GPhC
• Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level)
• Independent prescribing qualification, or willing to undergo training to become a non-medical prescriber

Desirable

• Management qualification or equivalent experience
• MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of GPhC revalidation requirements
• Knowledge of medicines management systems
• Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
• Understanding of stock control systems
• Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
• Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
• Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
• Knowledge of drug and therapeutics at Diploma level or equivalent

Desirable

• Knowledge of interface issues relevant to the patient group
• Knowledge of risk management issues relevant to the patient group and root cause analysis

Experience
Essential

• Significant Experience post registration in a hospital based clinical post
• Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
• Experience of providing a hospital-based service to specialist medicine patients at specialist pharmacist level or equivalent
• Experience of managing high cost drugs
• Good understanding of homecare process
• Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines
• Experience and knowledge of developing guidelines/ protocols
• Experience of developing and reviewing patient group directions and shared care guidelines
• Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
• Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. trainee pharmacists / foundation training pharmacists/other staff groups
• Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects
• Experience of working with electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) systems
• Experience of successfully managing staff, performing appraisals and giving feedback
• Experience of managing a budget

Desirable

• Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects
• Experience of working with electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) systems
• Experience of successfully managing staff, performing appraisals and giving feedback
• Experience of managing a budget

Skills
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Assertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate.
• Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
• Data analysis skills
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
• Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
• Demonstrates initiative to work independently and as part of a team
• Demonstrates critical appraisal skills
• Able to work unsupervised, follow written instruction and work under pressure
• IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
• Demonstrates effective customer service skills
• Good team worker
• Evidence of good ward practice
• Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
• Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
• Effective pharmaceutical care skills
• Ability to motivate and act as a role model
• Ability to work under pressure, dealing with peaks and troughs in workload
• Ability to identify when advice needs to be sought
• Reflective practice skills

Other
Essential

• DBS - Enhanced check with a check of the barred lists required as patient facing may interact with adults / children
• Reliable with a good attendance record
• Flexibility with regards to working hours for late and early meetings
• Demonstrable commitment to CPD
• Highly motivated and reliable
• Demonstrates values consistent with those of the Trust
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, bank holidays or backup oncall duties (as required by the department)

Desirable

• Member of the Royal College of Pharmacy (RCP)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details
Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust
Address: Newham University Hospital, Glen Road, London, E13 8SL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Services Manager Nasira Makan, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com
Employer details
Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust
Address: Newham University Hospital, Glen Road, London, E13 8SL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website