Pharmacist - Aseptic Services

King's College Hospital; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London is seeking a Pharmacist to join the Aseptic Services team at Band 6. You will support the delivery of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, PN and CIVAS products, ensuring safe and timely preparation and release.

The role involves clinical validation, GMP/GCP compliance, supervision of trainees and ongoing service development, with an emphasis on patient safety and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Professional registration GPhC
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice

Responsibilities

• Deliver a comprehensive aseptic pharmacy service, supporting the preparation and supply of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, PN, clinical trial medicines and CIVAS products.
• Clinically validate parenteral nutrition prescriptions and provide pharmaceutical input to adult, paediatric and neonatal nutrition teams, ensuring safe and appropriate patient-specific regimens.
• Undertake technical verification of aseptic prescriptions and perform final checks and release of aseptically prepared medicines in accordance with GMP, GCP and Trust policies.
• Coordinate day-to-day aseptic workload, working with pharmacists, technicians and clinical teams to ensure safe, efficient and timely patient treatment.
• Provide specialist medicines and nutrition advice to healthcare professionals and contribute to the safe, effective and economical use of medicines across the Trust.
• Support service development, audit, research and quality improvement activities, including clinical trials and quality monitoring.
• Supervise, train and support trainee pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other junior staff, promoting high professional and quality standards.
• Support error reporting, quality assurance activities and workload monitoring to maintain a safe, efficient and cost-effective aseptic service.
• Participate in late duties, weekend, bank holiday and cross-site working to support service delivery and patient care

Skills

Aseptic services

Clinical pharmacy

GMP/GCP knowledge

Pharmacy experience

Communication skills

Education

GPhC registration

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (includes 7 day working, weekends 1 in 6) Job ref 213-Division-A-8338584

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Town London Salary £47,951 - £56,863 per annum, including high cost allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Pharmacy Aseptic Services team at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the delivery of specialist aseptic and clinical pharmacy services. The post holder will work within the Trust’s Section 10 aseptic units, providing pharmaceutical expertise for chemotherapy, immunotherapy, parenteral nutrition (PN), clinical trial medicines and CIVAS products. Key responsibilities include clinical validation of PN prescriptions, technical verification of aseptic prescriptions, final checking and release of aseptically prepared medicines, and supporting clinical nutrition services. The role also contributes to service development, training, quality improvement, research and the day-to-day operational management of Aseptic Services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the delivery of a comprehensive aseptic pharmacy service, ensuring the safe, efficient and timely preparation and supply of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, parenteral nutrition (PN), clinical trial medicines and CIVAS products across the Trust. They will undertake clinical validation of parenteral nutrition prescriptions, technical verification of aseptic prescriptions, and the final checking and release of aseptically prepared medicines, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Trust policies and professional standards.

The role includes providing pharmaceutical input to the adult, paediatric and neonatal nutrition teams, reviewing PN regimens for stability and appropriateness, and ensuring patients receive safe, individualised nutritional support.

Working closely with pharmacists, technicians and multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will coordinate daily aseptic workload, support operational service delivery, and contribute to service development, audit, research and quality improvement initiatives. Responsibilities also include supervising and training trainee pharmacists and technical staff, supporting quality monitoring and error reporting processes, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement and patient safety.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are deliveringhigh-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Deliver a comprehensive aseptic pharmacy service, supporting the preparation and supply of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, parenteral nutrition (PN), clinical trial medicines and CIVAS products.
• Clinically validate parenteral nutrition prescriptions and provide pharmaceutical input to adult, paediatric and neonatal nutrition teams, ensuring safe and appropriate patient-specific regimens.
• Undertake technical verification of aseptic prescriptions and perform final checks and release of aseptically prepared medicines in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Trust policies.
• Coordinate day-to-day aseptic workload, working with pharmacists, technicians and clinical teams to ensure safe, efficient and timely patient treatment.
• Provide specialist medicines and nutrition advice to healthcare professionals and contribute to the safe, effective and economical use of medicines across the Trust.
• Support service development, audit, research and quality improvement activities, including clinical trials and quality monitoring.
• Supervise, train and support trainee pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other junior staff, promoting high professional and quality standards.
• Support error reporting, quality assurance activities and workload monitoring to maintain a safe, efficient and cost-effective aseptic service.
• Participate in late duties, weekend, bank holiday and cross-site working to support service delivery and patient care

Education and Qualifications

• Professional registration GPhC
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of regulations and legislation relating to general pharmacy practice - GMP, GCP etc
• Understanding of Aseptic Services and Good Manufacturing Practice
• Experience working in pharmacy, in either community/primary care or hospital pharmacy

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate drug or medicine related information (in both written and verbal formats) to prescribers, clinicians, patients and their carers
• Ability to analyse drug charts and patient information to provide advice on medicines, dosages and production requirements

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Name Laura Morgan Job title Associate Chief Pharmacist - Aseptic Services Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07707379516

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