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Job summary

Main area
Respiratory Team
Grade
Band 8A
Contract
12 months ((Maternity cover) Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7903289SBH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£64,156 - £71,148 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/04/2026 23:59
Interview date
27/04/2026

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Highly Specialist Respiratory Pharmacist

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.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

8A Highly Specialist Respiratory Pharmacist – Fixed Term 12 months Maternity Cover

 8A Highly Specialist Respiratory Pharmacist

St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, Bart’s Health NHS Trust

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours a week including weekend and bank holiday commitments)

Interview week commencing 27th April 2026

Main duties of the job

Barts Heart and Thorax centre situated in St Bartholomews hospital is a tertiary referral centre providing high quality complex care to a range of respiratory specialities.

We are looking for someone who is dynamic, passionate about patient care and committed to innovation, clinical leadership and quality improvement to join our respiratory team as a fixed term 12-month maternity cover.

We are well embedded MDT members of our specialist teams within the respiratory directorate. We are constantly innovating and developing pharmacist led clinics and projects across Severe Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Tuberculosis, NTM-PD and ILD to name a few.

The ideal candidate will also have a proven ability to deliver on high quality clinical pharmacy service while managing a specialist service for both in and outpatients. A demonstrable interest in clinical or pharmacy research is essential.

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.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
  • Experience in supervising and organising staff and work
  • Experience of providing a hospital-based service to specialist respiratory patients at specialist pharmacist level or equivalent
  • Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
  • Experience appraising staff and giving feedback

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Effective problem-solving skills
  • Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
  • Able to work unsupervised and under pressure
  • Excellent clinical and managerial critical appraisal skills enabling effective decision making relating to the adoption of new therapies

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Sound knowledge of drugs and therapeutics in respiratory at Diploma level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • • Knowledge of the medication issues at the interface of primary and secondary care.

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MPharm or equivalent
  • Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
  • Postgraduate certificate in pharmacy practice or equivalent knowledge and experience
  • Independent prescribing qualification

Other

Desirable criteria
  • Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Member of Faculty

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.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Christabelle Chen
Job title
Lead Respiratory Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
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