Band 8a Senior Specialist Pharmacist (FMH CDC/ Imaging)

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Training opportunities

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive and collaborative pharmacist to join its Clinical Pharmacy team. The post focuses on coordinating high-quality pharmacy services across CDC and Imaging, advising on policies, and supporting governance to ensure safe, cost-effective drug use.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, contribute to medicines management, and assist with CQCs compliance and reporting. Flexible hours and training opportunities are part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Advise and support the development of clinical documents such as policies, DTC applications, patient group directions/written instructions, etc
• Develop proformas for administration of prescription-only medicines
• Initial CQC medicines management compliance working closely with the Chief Technician
• Provide support for Imaging Services across the sites
• In year we would then assess the long-term pharmacist requirements for the service and scale appropriately
• Medicine financial reporting

Job description

In accordance with the objectives set by the RFL Group Chief Pharmacist and Senior Operations Managers for CDC and Imaging, in line with medicines legislation to co-ordinate and develop the provision of high quality pharmacy services to patients visiting the services. To be an active member of the clinical, operational and governance for the services providing specialist advice and support. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team and divisional managers, the post holder will ensure the safe and cost-effective use of drugs and demonstrate effective control of drug expenditure within these areas.

• Responsible for advising and supporting the development of clinical documents e.g. policies, DTC applications, patient group directions/written instructions, etc
• Developing proformas for administration of prescription only medicines,
• Initial CQC medicines management compliance working closely with the Chief Technician.
• Providing similar support for Imaging Services across the sites
• In year we would then assess the long-term pharmacist requirements for the service and scale appropriately.
• Medicine financial reporting

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Wendy Spicer Job title: Group Chief Pharmacist Email address: [e-mail]