Highly Specialist Pharmacist, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in London is recruiting a pharmacist to join the specialist IBD pharmacy service at St Mark's Hospital, the National Bowel Hospital.

This 12-month fixed-term post combines advanced clinical practice with leadership, service development, education, and research, supporting inpatient and outpatient care, including biologics and advanced therapies, and participation in MDT clinics.

Job description

This is an exciting 12-month fixed-term opportunity to support and further develop the specialist IBD pharmacy service at St Mark's Hospital, the National Bowel Hospital, the UK's only specialist bowel hospital and a nationally and internationally recognised referral centre for intestinal and colorectal disorders. The successful candidate will join a highly regarded multidisciplinary team caring for patients with complex inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal, hepatology and intestinal failure conditions. The role combines advanced clinical practice, service development, education, leadership, and research, providing specialist pharmaceutical care across inpatient and outpatient settings. This post offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced pharmacist to develop expertise in advanced therapies and biologics, contribute to clinical research and quality improvement initiatives, and support the ongoing development of a nationally recognised tertiary IBD service. It is ideally suited to a pharmacist looking to broaden their clinical and leadership experience within a specialist gastroenterology setting.

• Provide a highly specialist pharmacy service for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at St Mark's Hospital.
• Support and deputise for the Lead IBD Pharmacist as required.
• Deliver pharmacist-led outpatient clinics, including biologics and advanced therapies, and participate in MDT clinics.
• Dedicate one day per week to IBD clinical outcomes, research, audit, and service development projects under consultant supervision.
• Develop and implement clinical protocols, guidelines, and pathways with key stakeholders.
• Lead education and training initiatives within St Mark's, the Pharmacy Department, and the wider Trust.
• Work closely with the IBD MDT, homecare providers, and commissioners to optimise biologics and homecare services.
• Undertake audit, quality improvement, and service redesign projects to enhance patient care and operational efficiency.
• Provide clinical pharmacy support to allocated inpatient areas and specialist gastroenterology services as required.
• Participate in weekend, late-duty, and on-call rotas in line with departmental requirements.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.