Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 289-CS-42
- Employer
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Middlesex Hospital
- Town
- Isleworth
- Salary
- £59,490 - £66,239 per annum incl. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/06/2025
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacist, Patient Services
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
Senior Pharmacist, Patient Services
West Middlesex Hospital
Band 8a + EDC
1 WTE
(Job Share will be considered)
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our established, friendly pharmacy team on the West Middlesex site.
You will be responsible for overseeing the management of Patient Services, with an emphasis on providing clinical leadership in this area.
This is an ideal opportunity for a motivated pharmacist who is keen to build on their management skills and help develop Patient Services to meet the changing needs of the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include
- Ensuring the provision of a high quality, patient focused dispensing service.
- Providing clinical and professional leadership to all dispensary staff.
- Supervision of the training and development of pharmacists, trainee pharmacists and other members of the team.
- Working collaboratively with the Dispensary Management team to co-ordinate the day to day management of staff within Inpatient and Outpatient Dispensary services as necessary.
- Provide a clinical pharmacy service to a designated ward.
As a valued member of the pharmacy team, full support will be given to your continuing professional development, including further post-graduate education.
Working for our organisation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation 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 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission 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 Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Responsible for the management, development, monitoring and professional/clinical leadership of all aspects of the Patient Services section of the Pharmacy Department via a team of directly accountable staff.
- Ensures that services are delivered to a high standard in a safe and cost effective manner according to relevant legislation, professional standards/requirements and local strategy.
- Responsible for the oversight of all dispensary based clinical trials.
· Contributes to the operational and general management of the pharmacy department in conjunction with other principal pharmacists and performs an active role in the strategic development of pharmacy services and medicines management initiatives
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration hospital experience
- Experience in managing patient services
- Experieice in staff management
- Training & supervisory experience
- Change management experience
Desirable criteria
- Formal management training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Meena Hunjan
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist Cancer Technical& Patient Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02083216935
- Additional information
Parmeet Bhamra (Senior Pharmacist, Patient Services) on 020 8321 6981
email Parmeet.[email protected]
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