Lead Pharmacist, Homecare

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a registered pharmacist to lead the Homecare Medicines Team at Barts Health NHS Trust. The role involves managing high-quality homecare pharmacy services across multiple hospitals, promoting innovation in digital health solutions, and developing leadership skills through training programs. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and a passion for service quality in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC.
• Extensive post registration hospital experience.
• Broad clinical pharmacy or medicines management expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Homecare Medicines Team and provide expert pharmacy knowledge.
• Negotiate agreements with Homecare suppliers.
• Ensure governance and quality improvement in homecare services.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Attention to detail

Leadership

Education

Post Graduate pharmacy qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Job summary

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a registered pharmacist to lead the homecare medicines team at Barts Health NHS Trust for a period of a year. This opportunity is offered as either a part- or full-time post and can be undertake as a fixed term or secondment opportunity.

The Homecare Team currently look after approximately 14,000 patients across 12 Homecare Providers. We are looking for a pro-active, collaborative and motivated individual, who is forward-thinking and ready for a challenge, to join our Team. You will be responsible for leading the service in delivering high quality homecare pharmacy services across Barts Health including the Royal London hospital, Whipps Cross hospital, Newham hospital and St Bartholomew's for a range of clinical specialities.

The Homecare Medicines Service team at Barts Health are keen to explore new initiatives for Homecare, including digital programmes, and the post-holder will play a vital part in scoping and implementing the use of new technologies within the service.

Interview date: 3rd July 2025

Main duties of the job

You will be supported to further develop your abilities as a senior leader via a combination of internal and external training programmes, alongside developing your proficiency in homecare service delivery. We welcome applications from individuals with excellent communications skills who demonstrate excellent attention to detail and a keenness to develop collaborative relationships within the Trust, the wider NHS and our external stakeholders. You will require excellent prioritisation skills and have a passion for service review and quality improvement.

The primary responsibility of the post holder is to lead the Homecare Medicines Team and provide expert pharmacy knowledge to the service at Barts Health NHS Trust. This includes:o Negotiating and entering into agreements with Homecare suppliers for the procurement of Homecare Medicines services for the Trusto Leading on the overall management of Homecare Medicines contracts and SLAso Co-ordinating and managing the Pharmacy Homecare Medicines team and the supply of pharmaceutical products through Homecare Medicines companies in accordance with agreed service level agreements.o Ensuring training is delivered for Pharmacy and other Trust staff on Homecare Medicines functions.o Defining a strategic plan for the service, utilising technology and improving system processeso Routinely ensuring governance and providing assurance to the Trust on the safe, effective running of the service

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. 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.

Details Date posted

03 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year Per annum inc pro rata for part time (pay award pending)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

259-7251090GCS

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1BB

Job description Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.

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.

To learn more please contact either Safia Pheerunggee ([e-mail]) Lead Pharmacist, Homecare or Nick Cooley, Deputy Chief Pharmacist (n.cooley@nhs,net) to arrange an informal conversation.

Job description Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.

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.

To learn more please contact either Safia Pheerunggee ([e-mail]) Lead Pharmacist, Homecare or Nick Cooley, Deputy Chief Pharmacist (n.cooley@nhs,net) to arrange an informal conversation.

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Extensive post registration hospital experience, including experience of working in an acute hospital NHS setting
• Broad clinical pharmacy or medicines management expertise and experience
• Demonstrable successful performance in a previous post
• Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
• Experience of planning and implementing significant service developments and organisational change
• Experience of managing groups of staff, including appraisal, disciplinary and training
• Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions

Desirable

• Experience of providing Homecare services
• Experience of managing a budget
• Experience of working with regional teams (e.g.,LPP) involved in homecare.

Skills Essential

• Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
• Be able to provide highly complex homecare medicines information and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants / professor level)
• Able to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenges and possible solutions
• Demonstrates an ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload, to work under pressure and act with autonomy whilst retaining a sense of own capabilities and escalate when necessary
• Able to make sound judgments and act as a specialist for homecare medicines issues in the Trust

Knowledge Essential

• Good working knowledge of Homecare Services and the national homecare medicines strategy for the NHS
• Awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues, including Hackett and CMU requirements
• Understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management
• Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives

Qualifications Essential

• Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
• -Post Graduate pharmacy qualification or equivalent experience (minimum post graduate diploma level)

Desirable

• oPostgraduate management qualification or equivalent experience

Other Desirable

• Royal Pharmaceutical Society membership and faculty fellowship

Other Essential

• Leads by example, promoting the Bart's health values

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Extensive post registration hospital experience, including experience of working in an acute hospital NHS setting
• Broad clinical pharmacy or medicines management expertise and experience
• Demonstrable successful performance in a previous post
• Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
• Experience of planning and implementing significant service developments and organisational change
• Experience of managing groups of staff, including appraisal, disciplinary and training
• Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions

Desirable

• Experience of providing Homecare services
• Experience of managing a budget
• Experience of working with regional teams (e.g.,LPP) involved in homecare.

Skills Essential

• Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
• Be able to provide highly complex homecare medicines information and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants / professor level)
• Able to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenges and possible solutions
• Demonstrates an ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload, to work under pressure and act with autonomy whilst retaining a sense of own capabilities and escalate when necessary
• Able to make sound judgments and act as a specialist for homecare medicines issues in the Trust

Knowledge Essential

• Good working knowledge of Homecare Services and the national homecare medicines strategy for the NHS
• Awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues, including Hackett and CMU requirements
• Understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management
• Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives

Qualifications Essential

• Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
• -Post Graduate pharmacy qualification or equivalent experience (minimum post graduate diploma level)

Desirable

• oPostgraduate management qualification or equivalent experience

Other Desirable

• Royal Pharmaceutical Society membership and faculty fellowship

Other Essential

• Leads by example, promoting the Bart's health values

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1BB

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1BB

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)