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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 18.75 hours per week
Job ref
259-7318194RLH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£61,927 - £68,676 per annum inc (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/07/2025 23:59
Interview date
28/07/2025

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Highly Specialist Pharmacist – Clinical Immunology

Band 8a

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.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

Are you an experienced pharmacist seeking an opportunity to develop your clinical skills and expertise?  We are pleased to offer an exciting new opportunity for the role of Highly Specialist Pharmacist – Clinical Immunology

The successful candidate will become an integral member of the Immunology multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively with colleagues to support and advance the service. This role offers a unique chance to contribute to a dynamic clinical environment whilst enhancing your specialist knowledge and professional development.

The post holder will:

·         Contribute to the provision of pharmaceutical expertise within the operational delivery for Clinical Immunology.

  • Ensure compliance with all regulatory and national standards and that Clinical Immunology service are achieving their KPI targets
  • Work with the Clinical Immunology multidisciplinary team and the wider pharmacy teams to optimise patient flow
  • To develop, implement and maintain medicines protocols, and risk reduction initiatives within the speciality.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver a high quality clinical pharmacy service to Clinical Immunology speciality. The role will include being the site lead for immunology services at Royal London Hospital. Also, the role has specialist cross site responsibilities for Clinical Immunology services across the Trust.

The post holder will be responsible for promoting a responsive, high quality, safe and cost effective Pharmacy service within the Clinical Immunology speciality in order to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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. 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post-registration experience in a hospital based clinical post.
  • Experience of undertaking research, quality improvement or audit projects
  • Experience in managing home therapy service
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of service developments, outcomes and publications

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to work unsupervised, accurately follow written procedures and work under pressure
Desirable criteria
  • Experience investigating and managing medication-related Incidents.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates sound clinical knowledge
  • Awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to Clinical Immunology

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MPharm or equivalent
  • Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jennifer Amartey
Job title
Lead Pharmacist-Infection and Immunity
Email address
[email protected]
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