Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8C
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-9937DG
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £85,641 - £97,746 Inclusive of HCAS pro rata - per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Principal pharmacist Technical Services
Band 8C
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic Technical Services Specialist Pharmacist to join our team to lead the development and management of our Pharmacy Technical Services
At LNWH Pharmacy Technical Services, we have four cleanroom suites, manufacturing sterile/aseptic, non-sterile and prepacks products under our Specials manufacturing licence. The Trust has successfully added two new cleanrooms with VHP technology to our Specials Manufacturing licence. As the Principal Pharmacist, you will be responsible for the operational delivery, training, recruitment and as well as maintaining regulatory compliance of the Specials manufacturing. Your will be leading a competent and experience team in the manufacturing of specials products.
We are looking for someone who has a proven track record of operational delivery and the ability to improve our current systems and services.
As we work closer with our local partners in the ICS you will support planning the future of Pharmacy Technical Services in North West London.
As a member of the Pharmacy Senior Leadership team, you will support the development of the Pharmacy vision and strategy for the Trust.
Main duties of the job
• Manages and develops all aspects of Technical Services
• The post holder is required to manage a robust Pharmaceutical Quality System to assure compliance with all relevant legislation, Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Clinical Practice.
• The post holder is responsible for the manufacturing of Specials products under the “Specials” Manufacturers Licence. The post holder will be managing the Production managers in Non-Sterile, Sterile, Prepacks and Aseptic department as well as the Specialist Technical Services Pharmacist team.
• Be the leading subject matter in all aspects of technical services.
• Working with the Divisional Finance team to proactively manage the Pharmacy Technical services business and budget
• Overall responsibility for the management, recruitment, training and appraisal of Pharmacy Technical services staff working within the pharmacy department
• Member of the Pharmacy Senior Leadership Team
Working for our organisation
Working for your organisation:
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video we are London North West University Healthcare
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- GPhC Registered Pharmacist
- Postgraduate Qualification in management or specialist area or relevant management experience
- Thorough knowledge and experience of running a high quality pharmacy service
- Extensive experience of developing pharmacy services, either clinical or operational, to improve delivery and workflow Medicines Optimisation Strategy and delivery plans of a Pharmacy Department.
- Demonstrates strategic planning skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing a similar service
Desirable
Essential criteria
- Experience of running a large clinical or operational pharmacy team
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive knowledge and experience of compliance with the legislation surrounding pharmaceutical manufacture, GMP and GCP
- Extensive knowledge and experience of managing a Pharmaceutical Quality System
- Extensive knowledge and experience of the Pharmaceutical aspects of Clinical Trials
- Sound knowledge of current therapeutics and pharmaceutics
Desirable criteria
- Extensive Knowledge of engineering issues associated with clean room design build and maintenance.
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Sound project management skills to meet deadlines
- Excellent communication and team building skills
- Good problem solving, analytical and judgement skills
- Well-developed negotiating and influencing skills
- Proven ability to manage change
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kenny Wong
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07538792624
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