Dispensary Pharmacist | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a pharmacist to lead their clinical dispensary service. The role involves mentoring pharmacist learners, ensuring regulatory compliance in medication dispensing, and championing continuous improvement in service quality. Candidates should have a strong background in clinical pharmacy and a commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace. This position offers flexible working options and excellent career development opportunities.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Onsite leisure facilities membership options

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical pharmacy practice and compliance with regulations.
• Ability to mentor and inspire colleagues.
• Strong understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.

Responsibilities

• Conduct medication reviews and uphold clinical practice standards.
• Monitor risks in pharmacy supply services to ensure safety.
• Support learners and promote continuous improvement.
• Foster an inclusive environment in staffing plans and development opportunities.

Job description

Overview

As the pharmacist leading our clinical dispensary service, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping a safe, efficient, and patient-centred dispensing operation. You’ll mentor and support our rotational resident and trainee pharmacists, helping them grow while ensuring excellence in service delivery for both patients and clinical teams. You’ll be a visible role model and a passionate advocate for our ethos of continuous improvement, inspiring those around you to strive for better every day. With your experience, you’ll also work closely with the chief pharmacy technician to uphold the highest standards of Good Clinical Practice, including ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and guidelines for the supply of clinical trials, chemotherapy, and unlicensed medicines.

Responsibilities

• You will uphold a high standard of clinical practice while conducting medication reviews on your allocated ward, with opportunities to further develop your clinical expertise across a diverse range of local specialties.
• In addition to your clinical responsibilities, you will monitor and escalate any risks encountered during the delivery of pharmacy supply services, including chemotherapy and clinical trial dispensing, ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance.
• As a motivator and mentor, you will inspire colleagues, support learners, and champion continuous improvement through service evaluation and quality improvement methodologies. Collaboration will be key, as you work closely with stakeholders across all dispensary sites, pharmacy clinical leaders, and our service users.
• You will also play a vital role in fostering an inclusive and equitable environment, embedding the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion into staffing plans, duty rotas, and development opportunities for individuals and teams.

About Imperial College Healthcare

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Benefits

• 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.

Equality and Flexible Working

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.

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.

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025