Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: n/a
- Hours
- Job share - 18.75 hours per week (Monday, Tuesdays & alternate Wednesdays)
- Job ref
- 337-NP-9452DG-A
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ealing Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £61,631 - £68,623 Per annum inclusive of HCAS pro-rata (figure is for full time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Services Pharmacist
Band 8a
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
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the pharmacy clinical team. This fantastic opportunity is for those who have a passion for advancing our clinical pharmacy services.
Main duties of the job
- To lead, deliver, develop and evaluate general clinical pharmacy services in accordance with the objectives and priorities agreed between the post holder, Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Services Manager in order to ensure safe, clinically effective, and cost efficient use of medicines.
- To be a valued member of the clinical pharmacy team, work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams to provide a consistently highly specialist pharmaceutical service to patients on acute
wards. - To provide a consistently highly pharmaceutical service for patients within a range of areas within the acute hospital wherever needed.
- To be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team within the department and wider teams to ensure optimal medicines usage and value for money.
- To provide a framework for the safe, efficient and cost effective use of medicines within the Trust, by developing procedures, policies and guidelines, and participating in clinical audit.
- To participate in multidisciplinary ward-based education and training of junior doctors, pharmacists and nursing staff.
- To provide daily ward visits to acute wards as well inputting on appropriate guidelines and attend MDT ward rounds.
- To provide regular support to the dispensary.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Application form
Essential criteria
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Relevant hospital experience
Desirable criteria
- MSC
- Previous publications in national journals
- Independent Prescriber
- Previous experience as a tutor or mentor
interview proforma
Essential criteria
- Wide range of ward pharmacy experience
- Training, mentorship, supervision of staff
- Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage workload
- Evidence of time management skills
Desirable criteria
- Management of people, systems and change
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
- Sabina Islam
- Job title
- Principal Pharmacist, Clinical Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 869 2219
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