Lead Pharmacist Paediatric Haematology & Gene Therapies
Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust based in London. The advertised salary is £66,274 to £73,496. Applications close on 30 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Are you ready for a new challenge? We are looking for an experienced pharmacist to join our friendly paediatric pharmacy team at St Mary's Hospital, P...
- To lead, deliver, and develop clinical pharmacy services for children within the haematology specialty, including those undergoing stem cell transplantation and autologous gene therapy treatments.
- To lead and deliver pharmacy services relating to apheresis of patients undergoing stem cell collection.
- To be an expert on pharmaceutical care for children.
- To check and verify systemic anti-cancer treatments (SACT) and conditioning cytotoxic therapies.
- To work collaboratively with the Senior Lead Pharmacist Paediatrics to develop services
- To work collaboratively with other Lead Pharmacists to deliver care to stem cell transplant patients.
- To facilitate and support the safe, efficient and cost-effective use of drugs and to generate ideas for drug expenditure savings and quality improvement.
- To support and develop the women & children's rotational band 7 pharmacists
- To actively contribute to the development, monitoring and integration of written policies/guidelines/PGDs to align with EBMT/JACIE accreditation requirements.
- To provide a comprehensive ward clinical pharmacy service within children's service and to train other pharmacists in these specialties.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.
Essential: - Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent; - Active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC); - Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy practice or equivalent; - Undertakes continuing professional development (CPD) and maintains a CPD portfolio; - BOPA SACT passport accreditation or equivalent experience
Desirable: - Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) membership; - Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG) membership; - Non-medical prescriber annotation with GPhC; - UK BMT passport accreditation; - Management/Leadership qualifications
Essential: - Post-registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy including substantial experience in paediatric pharmacy.; - Evidence of experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines Information, ward services and dispensing); - Evidence of experience in haematology/oncology, stem cell transplantation and verification of cytotoxics; - Multi-disciplinary ward round experience; - Evidence of experience in dealing with high cost drugs and NHSE commissioning (e.g. Blueteq)
Desirable: - Previous experience in managing staff and conducting appraisals; - Financial reporting and management of appropriate clinical medicines expenditure; - Paediatric TPN experience, aseptics experience
Essential: - Able to work under pressure and make clinical decisions with limited information.; - Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and senior management.; - Computer literacy to effectively use computer systems including Microsoft Office applications.; - Ability to analyse and provide valuable insight from drug usage reports.
Desirable: - Microsoft Office applications at an advanced level; - Communicates best practice both inside and outside the organisation; - Demonstrate leadership skills; - Practice research
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