Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical trials | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 per annum incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7745743/289-CS-322 |
Summary
· To lead and manage the delivery of all clinical trials within Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust (C&W) that have an Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) involved in the research.
· To provide specialist advice to investigators carrying out clinical trials involving IMPs.
· To ensure that all research involving pharmacy services is carried out within the ethical and legal frameworks and meet the requirements of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), with optimal regard for documentation and patient safety.
· To provide a clinical pharmacy service to patients at ward level within the Medicine Directorate, ensuring safe and effective use of medicines.
· To support and supervise less experienced pharmacists on rotation.
· To lead and manage the delivery of all clinical trials within Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust (C&W) that have an Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) involved in the research.
· To provide specialist advice to investigators carrying out clinical trials involving IMPs.
· To ensure that all research involving pharmacy services is carried out within the ethical and legal frameworks and meet the requirements of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), with optimal regard for documentation and patient safety.
· To provide a clinical pharmacy service to patients at ward level within the Medicine Directorate, ensuring safe and effective use of medicines.
· To support and supervise less experienced pharmacists on rotation.
Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.
We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.
If you haven’t heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probation.Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
· Manage the delivery of pharmacy clinical trials at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and offsite clinics.
· Ensure that all clinical trials that include an IMP comply with the Trust guidelines, protocols and policies. This includes making sure that no clinical trial can start without the appropriate approvals and are compliant with current law, regulations and policies.
· Be responsible for ensuring that professional input is provided to the Sponsor regarding the legal procurement of IMP in line with clinical trial legislation.
· Review any contracts that exist for clinical trials where pharmacy is involved, to include Technical Agreements with any third party providers and sponsors.
· Act as a role model for junior pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists in the rotation.
· Promote best practice e.g. evidence-based practice through prescription monitoring.
· Be responsible and accountable for the clinical pharmacy service provided to an allocated group of patients within the Medicine directorate Chelsea and Westminster site.
· Review prescriptions for accuracy and legality and identify actual or potential problems.
· Ensure the effective supply of medicines suitable for use as an inpatient and appropriately labelled for discharge if applicable.
Please see the attached JD/PS for full details of the role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Feb 2026