Specialist Clinical Pharmacist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inc (pay award pending) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7288904/259-7288904RLH |
Summary
Do you want to join an award-winning department that puts clinical pharmacists at the forefront of medicines optimisation and patient care?
The Pharmacy Department at Barts Health covers a population of 2.5 million. We provide medicines management and medicines optimisation services from our four hospital sites across the City of London and East London.
The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Acute and General Medicine topromote the responsible, safe, and cost-effective prescribing of medicines to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety within acute and general medical wards at the Royal London Hospital.
The post holder will deliver patient focused, quality care and act as a clinical role model within Acute and General Medicine and if required supervises rotational staff working in these areas.
Be a registered non-medical prescriber (or willing to undertake training for this) and to make prescribing decisions, including de-prescribing, and prescribing for patients under their care.
You will also be expected to contribute to the research agenda working with staff across the Pharmacy department and student placements.
The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Acute and General Medicine topromote the responsible, safe, and cost-effective prescribing of medicines to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety within acute and general medical wards at the Royal London Hospital.
The post holder will deliver patient focused, quality care and act as a clinical role model within Acute and General Medicine and if required supervises rotational staff working in these areas.
Be a registered non-medical prescriber (or willing to undertake training for this) and to make prescribing decisions, including de-prescribing, and prescribing for patients under their care.
The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post-holder. The post holder might be required to work across the Trust at any time throughout the duration of their contract, which may entail travel and working at a different hospital site.
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.
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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Jul 2025