Highly Specialist Pharmacist Paeds Critical Care/Specialist Medicine

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a passionate clinical pharmacist to join their women's and children's pharmacy team. You will lead the Paediatric Critical Care pharmacy service, support a multidisciplinary team, and collaborate on clinical guidelines to enhance patient care for paediatric patients. This role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity for professional development.

Qualifications

• Substantial hospital clinical pharmacy experience.
• Extensive experience in clinical pharmacy services to paediatrics.
• Experience in critical care unit provision.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pharmacy service for Paediatric Critical Care.
• Support the multidisciplinary PCCU team.
• Develop pharmacy services for the paediatric medicine team.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Numeracy skills

Complex problem solving

Education

MPharm or equivalent

Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification

Clinical Modules in Paediatrics

Job description

Overview

A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacist to join the women\'s and children\'s pharmacy team at Barts Health. This post offers an ideal opportunity to extend your expertise in paediatric critical care and specialist paediatric services. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated clinical pharmacist to join our pharmacy team. You will work with a team of highly specialist pharmacy staff to deliver patient-centred pharmaceutical care to paediatric patients across Barts Health. You will also support the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, liaising with clinicians and nurses and support the children\'s services in the effective usage of medicines with a specialty in Paediatric Critical Care and paediatric specialist medicine.

If you have experience delivering and leading paediatric pharmacy services and are interested in developing your career, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties

The post holder will be supporting the Service Lead Pharmacist in leading a team of staff in the delivery of high quality clinical and directorate related pharmacy services to paediatrics, in particular at the Royal London Hospital. The post holder might be required:

• To be the lead pharmacist and manage the professional, clinical and technical input to the Paediatric Critical Care Service (PCCU) and paediatric specialist medicine.
• To support the multidisciplinary PCCU team.
• To be actively involved in developing the PCCU pharmacy service.
• To train and supervise junior staff in paediatric services.
• To be the ward pharmacist and lead development of services for PCCU.
• To lead the development of pharmacy services to the paediatric specialist medicine team including pain, neurology, immunology, antimicrobial and theatres.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain\'s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging.

Details

• Date posted: 15 September 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £64,156 to £71,148 a year per annum inc
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 259-7482321RLH
• Job locations: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR

Person Specification

Experience

• Substantial hospital clinical pharmacy experience
• Extensive experience in provision of a clinical pharmacy service to paediatrics and neonates
• Experience in provision of a clinical pharmacy service to a critical care unit (PICU/NICU)
• Management/supervisory experience of staff

Desirable

• Experience of training, pharmacists, nursing / medical staff
• Experience and knowledge in the provision of Paediatric and Neonatal bespoke PN

Skills

• Able to communicate complex information effectively using clear written and spoken English
• Demonstrated ability to influence others
• Able to work effectively in stressful situations
• Ability to perform accurate complex calculations and numeracy skills
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self and others
• Assertive, good team worker, proactive and innovative
• Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training; delivery of lectures, workshops and formal presentations
• Demonstrates ability to assess risk and propose change; identify, analyse root causes and develop options for complex problems
• Ability to work with children; effective team leadership skills

Knowledge

• Critical appraisal skills
• Able to follow local manual handling procedures
• Demonstrates ability to identify pharmaceutical problems, prioritise and resolve them
• Knowledge of medical management of complex paediatric, neonatal and critical care patients
• Awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to paediatric patients

Qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent; Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
• Postgraduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum postgraduate diploma level)
• Clinical Modules or equivalent experience: Paediatrics, Parenteral Therapy, Risk Management, Train the Trainer, Clinical Trials, Formulations, PICU, NICU, Neurology, Pain, Antimicrobial

Desirable: Independent prescribing qualification; MSc in clinical pharmacy practice or equivalent

Other

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure check will be required.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Barts Health NHS Trust, Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR