Job summary
- Main area
- Sickle cell
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-7117269-A
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex University Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £59,490 - £66,239 pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Highly Specialist Pharmacist –Haemoglobinopathies/ED Bypass unit
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
We are looking for a Highly Specialist Pharmacist to work within the Red Cell team at North Middlesex university hospital, the post holder will be part of the ED Bypass unit pilot working to development, implementation and review all clinically focused pharmaceutical services to the sickle cell ED Bypass unit and adult haemoglobinopathy out, daycase, ED and inpatients under the care of NMUH.
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARY: Specialist Pharmacist – Haemoglobinopathies /Haematology day unit
Is responsible for the development, implementation and review of clinically focused pharmaceutical services to the sickle cell Haematology day unit and adult haemoglobinopathy out, daycase, ED and inpatients under the care of NMUH.
· Is responsible for the NMUH components of the set-up, implementation and ongoing provision of the Sickle Cell Community pharmacist referral scheme working with the NCL Red Cell Community Pharmacist.
· Is responsible for identification, collation and presentation of NMUH clinical pharmacy related KPIs in relation to the ED Bypass Unit pilot project and the Sickle Cell Community pharmacist referral scheme.
· Is responsible for providing a comprehensive day to day highly specialist clinical pharmacy service to Haemoglobinopathy patients and the multidisciplinary team.
· Is responsible for providing highly specialist clinical pharmacist advice and support to the wider pharmacy team in the areas of sickle cell and thalassaemia in conjunction with the rotational specialist pharmacist working on the red cell home ward and home care for iron chelation agents.
· Please refer to JD for full list of duties.
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Working for our organisation
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description for details of this post and for main responsibilities and duties.
Person specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BPharm/MPharm or equivalent
- Registered with GPhC
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
- Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Supplementary/ Independent prescriber qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 3 years Post Registration Hospital Pharmacy Experience
- Minimum 4 years Post Registration Hospital Pharmacy Experience
- Ability to deal directly with public, senior clinicians & other health service & pharmaceutical industry staff
- Significant and recent clinical ward pharmacy experience
- Significant and recent haemoglobinopathy clinical ward pharmacy experience
- Understanding of current key issues in haemoglobinopathy management
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Able to communicate complex information effectively and concisely using clear written and spoken English
- Demonstrates effective customer service skills
- Able to work flexible and unsocial hours including Late duties, Weekend duties and bank holidays as rostered
- Able to do participate in out of hours service
- Good team worker
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
- Anne Cummins
- Job title
- Lead pharmacist: Oncology and Haematology services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02088872387
- Additional information
Additional contact information:
Clara Lai ([email protected])
Deputy Chief Pharmacist – Acute Medicines and Emergency Services
020 8887 3409 / extension 3409
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