Principal Pharmacist for Technical Services and Haematology
| Posting date: | 15 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £64,455.00 to £74,896.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £64455.00 - £74896.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 August 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS10 5NB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9339-25-0624 |
Summary
Summary of main responsibilities of this key role within Technical Services are:- To be the professional and strategic lead for NBT Pharmacy Technical Services and take overall responsibility for the preparation of aseptic products compounded into a ready-to-administer form. To act as the Accountable Pharmacist in accordance with Section 10 of the Medicines Act 1968. This includes provision of highly specialised advice to patients, prescribers, clinicians on drugs and regimens, prescription verification, product approval, supervision, co-ordination and leadership of related specialist clinical services. To act as the lead for the pharmacy clinical haematology service provision To lead change within Technical Services, including managing the workstreams that support the action plan from the Assurance of Aseptic Preparation of Medicines To ensure that aseptic preparation service is safe, effective, efficient and adequately resourced with capacity and capability to meet the local needs and national standards. To monitor and review workload to inform management decisions through the review of iQAAPS Performance Indicators. To communicate highly complex information effectively to a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders (e.g. NBT Pharmacy Management Group, NBT Executive Team, staff, governance committees). To further develop and maintain a robust Pharmaceutical Quality System. This will include the implementation and development of an electronic solution, QPulse once a QPulse manager is recruited. To manage and lead the Pharmacy Technical Services team, working closely with the Lead Technician, Specialist Pharmacists and Quality Assurance team to develop the service Management of ChemoCare in conjunction with the ChemoCare System Manager, ensuring competency assessments of pharmacy staff are undertaken and maintained, managing the protocol build workload as part of the multidisciplinary team. For more information on this exciting opportunity please seethe attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake. If you are interested in the role and would like further details or to arrange a visit, please contact: Rachel Hingston (Current post holder) Rachel.Hingston@nbt.nhs.uk Tel: 0117 414 2288 Matt Kaye, Director of Pharmacy Matthew.kaye@nbt.nhs.uk Tel: 0117-414 2276