Lead Pharmacist - Asthma & Specialist Medicine

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is looking for a motivated pharmacist to join their Asthma & Pharmacy Specialist Medicine Team. This role involves managing a high-quality pharmacy service for asthma patients, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring appropriate funding for high-cost drugs. Candidates should possess a Masters in Pharmacy, relevant clinical qualifications, and strong communication skills. This is a permanent, full-time position offering competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Recognition scheme

Wellbeing programs

Qualifications

• Qualified as an Independent Prescriber.
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead, deliver, manage and develop a pharmacy service for asthma patients.
• Participate actively in multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Advise on medication and pharmaceutical issues.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to manage caseload

Collaboration with healthcare professionals

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Higher degree or diploma in clinical pharmacy

Independent Prescriber qualification

Membership of General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Overview

We are excited to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and forward-thinking pharmacist to join our Asthma & Pharmacy Specialist Medicine Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

The team provides clinical pharmacy services across several specialties within the Specialist Medicine directorates. This is a split role, three days funded by the asthma service where you will work with the asthma MDT including running a pre-biologic asthma adherence check clinic and two days in the pharmacy specialist medicine team.

We are looking for a self-motivated and organised individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You should be confident working with a wide range of healthcare professionals and comfortable using various IT systems and databases.

There may be flexibility to reduce the hours on the pharmacy days for the right candidate.

Main duties

• To lead, deliver, manage and develop a high quality patient focused pharmacy service to asthma patients.
• To take active part in the multidisciplinary team meetings for asthma patients prescribed biologic medicines or other drugs to ensure prescribing & doses are appropriate.
• To manage a caseload of asthma patients & continue to develop the role of the pharmacist in clinics working alongside the specialist nurses and consultants.
• To ensure all asthma patients prescribed high cost drugs are funded appropriately.
• To lead work with the specialist nurses & consultants to implement adoption of new asthma medicines when appropriate products become available.
• To offer expert advice on medication and pharmaceutical issues to the asthma team and other health care professionals.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You\'ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

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.

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.

Details

Date posted: 30 January 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £64,156 to £71,148 a year pa inclusive

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 290-WCCS-2365

Job locations: St Mary\'s Hospital, London, W2 1NY

Job responsibilities & Person Specification

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role; the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Higher degree or diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent relevant postgraduate experience
• Qualified as an Independent Prescriber
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Experience

Essential

• Appropriate post-registration training and experience in hospital Pharmacy in the UK, this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing)
• Experience of managing funding applications for high cost drugs
• Evidence of service development, facilitating change by collaborating with stakeholders to produce innovative practice and showing improved patient outcomes
• Evidence of service development, facilitating change by collaborating with stakeholders to produce innovative practice and showing improved patient outcomes

Desirable

• Experience of drug expenditure reporting
• Evidence of research or project work
• Experience of working with asthma patients prescribed biologic medicine

Disclosures

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address: St Mary\'s Hospital, London, W2 1NY

Website: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/