Highly Specialist Pharmacist – Renal and Urology | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is looking for a Highly Specialist Pharmacist to join the renal pharmacy team, focusing on medicines optimisation and patient care at the Royal London Hospital. This role involves leadership within a multidisciplinary team, improving clinical outcomes, and supporting the Lead Pharmacist. Candidates should have a PharmD and expertise in clinical pharmacy. This position offers a dynamic work environment and the chance to contribute to the research agenda within a reputable NHS trust.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Supportive working environment

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering medicines management in a clinical setting.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-focused care as a Highly Specialist Pharmacist.
• Promote safe and effective prescribing within the renal and urology fields.
• Support the Lead Pharmacist in managing clinical pharmacy services.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy expertise

Leadership skills

Medicines optimisation knowledge

Education

PharmD or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy

Tools

Clinical guidelines software

Electronic health records

Job description

Do you want to join an award‑winning department that puts clinical pharmacists at the forefront of medicines optimisation and patient care?

About the Pharmacy Department

The Pharmacy Department at Barts Health covers a population of 2.5 million. We provide medicines management and medicines optimisation services from our four hospital sites across North East London.

Role Overview

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic pharmacist to join the renal pharmacy team at Barts Health. You will work closely with medical and nursing staff and the wider multidisciplinary team on a wide range of medicines optimisation matters, and to ensure standardisation of medicine policies and procedures wherever appropriate.

You will also be expected to contribute to the research agenda working with staff across the Pharmacy department and student placements.

Key Responsibilities

• The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as the Highly Specialist Pharmacist in renal and urology to deliver patient focused, quality care, based at the Royal London Hospital.
• They will promote the responsible, safe and cost‑effective prescribing of medicines within renal and urology to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety.
• The post holder will be supporting the Lead Pharmacist in leading a team of staff in the delivery of a high‑quality clinical pharmacy service.
• They will support the Lead Pharmacist in managing the professional, clinical and technical input of pharmacy into the renal and urology directorates at the Royal London Hospital and will help deliver the broader medicines optimisation and governance strategy across the Trust.
• These outcomes will be achieved primarily through leadership of clinical staff, and the publication and implementation of guidelines and procedures to encourage best practice.

The job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post‑holder. The post holder might be required to work across the Trust at any time throughout the duration of their contract, which may entail travel and working at a different hospital site and travelling to satellite dialysis units in Romford and Redbridge.

About Barts Health

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. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025.