Band 8A Senior Specialist Pharmacist (Fmh Cdc/ Imaging)

Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced specialist clinical pharmacist to join the Medicines Governance and Clinical Policy team. You will contribute to policy development, compliance, and cost-effective drug use within Imaging and Diagnostic services.

You will lead on expenditure analysis, support service development, and work within a multidisciplinary group to implement national standards and local guidelines.

Qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent, GPhC registered, and postgraduate diploma in pharmacy practice.
• Experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist with evidence of leadership in change management.
• Experience in managing and analysing drug expenditure and medicines governance.

Responsibilities

• Advise and support development of clinical documents.
• Develop administration proformas for prescription medicines.
• Support Imaging Services across the sites.
• Contribute to medicine expenditure control and financial reporting.
• Ensure safe and cost-effective use of drugs.
• Provide specialist advice within multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Negotiation skills

Clinical pharmacy expertise

Whole-system patient-focused approach

Time and resource management

Risk identification and management

Best practice implementation

Team collaboration

Organisational skills

Decision making under pressure

Clinical governance

Education

MPharm or equivalent

GPhC registration

Postgraduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

• 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

About us

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 more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Details

Date posted: 23 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £63,665 to £70,887 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 391-RFL-8355316

Person Specification

Essential experience

• Experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist
• Evidence of a comprehensive B6 & 7 rotations
• Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure
• Evidence of leading change management and service development projects
• Experience in education and training
• Evidence of writing/implementing clinical guidelines and government directives
• Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback

Desirable experience

• Experience of working within appropriate clinical specialties

Essential skills

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good negotiation skills and ability to influence key stakeholders
• Demonstration of advanced clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical skills with a high level of clinical reasoning and judgement
• Demonstrates a whole-system patient-focussed approach to work
• Ability to manage time, people and resources effectively to deliver timely outcomes
• Ability to identify and manage risks
• Ability to identify and implement best practice
• Ability to communicate with patient/carers and staff of all levels
• Ability to integrate within a multidisciplinary forum
• Ability to organise and prioritise work
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Ability to take full responsibility for and be accountable for own actions
• Demonstrate initiative particularly in relation to problem solving
• Ability to work accurately under pressure
• Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands.
• Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged
• Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous situations
• Ability to undertake clinical audit and own research
• Ability to evaluate quality of service provided
• Ability to contribute to business plans, policies and clinical protocols
• Understanding of current national standards and guidelines and service delivery issues within Hepatology and Liver Transplantation.
• Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
• Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
• Computer literate with good presentation skills
• Ability to identify own training needs and maintains portfolio of practice
• Good teaching and training skills
• Ability to motivate and act as a role model

Essential qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent

Desirable qualifications

• Advanced qualification in specialist area
• Registered Independent Prescriber
• RPS Faculty membership

Essential personal qualities

• Enthusiastic, well-motivated, hardworking
• Identifies own training needs actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice
• Flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and on call
• Reliable with good attendance record

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Finchley Memorial Hospital, Community Diagnostic Centre, Granville Road, London, N12 0JE, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Contact for questions about the job

Group Chief Pharmacist: Wendy Spicer, [e-mail]

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