Principal Pharmacist – Hepatology

NHS; Tooting; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Principal Pharmacist to lead the hepatology pharmacy team at St George's Hospital, enhancing liver health across Southwest London. This role demands expert clinical knowledge, leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams for optimal patient care. You will manage pharmacy staff, promote research and education while ensuring safe and efficient service delivery in a challenging yet rewarding environment.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy is essential.
• Professional registration with the GPhC is necessary.
• Experience in a leadership role and multi-disciplinary team is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Lead the hepatology pharmacy team to enhance liver health services.
• Manage, supervise, and develop pharmacy and hepatology staff.
• Provide clinical pharmacy services and improve service delivery.

Skills

Clinical competency

Team leadership

Training and education

Clinical risk governance

Research capability

Education

BPharm / MPharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or equivalent

Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent

Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Registered Independent Prescriber

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, influential pharmacist with advanced, expert clinical knowledge and skills to lead the hepatology pharmacy team at St George's Hospital. The Hepatology team have recently achieved Improving Quality in Liver Service (IQILS) level 2. The team are dedicated to improving liver health across Southwest London both in secondary and primary and community services. The pharmacy team have received a special commendation for their contribution to the service. SGH provides tertiary Hepatology services to SW London and Surrey providing level 2 and 3 care. They are the regional hub for PBC second line treatment with a dedicated pharmacist led clinic for assessment, treatment and monitoring.

The post offers a pivotal role to act as the principal pharmacist, working closely with multidisciplinary and senior management teams to ensure the cost effective and safe running of the service. The post holder will be an experienced pharmacist with extensive hepatology, leadership and management experience. You will manage, supervise and support pharmacy and hepatology staff and lead on the provision and development of the clinical pharmacy services. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership, management, and clinical skills in a rewarding, challenging, and dynamic environment.

Main duties of the job

To work as an advanced expert pharmacist within hepatology including independent prescribing, outpatient clinics, MDT meetings and ward rounds

To lead on the provision and development of the clinical pharmacy services across the region including clinical risk and governance, finance, operations and research.

To act as a role model providing education, training, and mentoring to staff within pharmacy and the specialty.

To manage and develop pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, trainee pharmacists and students.

To attend and participate in care group, divisional and other trust meetings, working collaboratively with key stakeholders internal and external to the Trust to develop the service.

To progress service improvement initiatives through multi-disciplinary working to ensure safe and timely provision of medicines.

To lead on and promote research and audit within the speciality.

To participate in the senior management team within pharmacy.

The successful applicant will be able to manage multiple priorities and deliver against deadlines. You will have excellent communication skills and be an enthusiastic educator. You should possess a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent and have the relevant hospital pharmacy experience. Experience of working and influencing in a multi-disciplinary team and an independent prescribing qualification are essential.

About us

The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South West London, comprised of St George's University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future. As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including; workforce, key functions such as medication safety and education and training and digital workstreams.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust itself is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.

Together, as a Group, we will be the driving force behind the most integrated local system in the NHS.

Details Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£70,387 to £80,465 a year Per annum pro rata including inner london HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-7212193-AK-DG

Job locations

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackshaw road

Tooting

SW17 0QT

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• BPharm / MPharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or equivalent
• Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
• Registered Independent Prescriber
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice

Desirable

• Masters in advanced pharmacy Practice or relevant clinical area
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Accredited educational and practice supervisor
• Formal leadership and management training

Experience Essential

• Experience in hepatolog
• high level of clinical competency,
• Experience of operational and strategic direction of the clinical service
• Experience of directorate work including: Drug expenditure reporting, DTC applications and formulary management, Service development, Quality improvement, Procedure, policy and guideline writing and implementation
• Demonstrable experience in working across the interface including ICBs, GPs and community pharmacy
• Experience in delivering training and education at undergraduate and postgraduate level

Desirable

• Experience of leading, implementing into practice and/or publishing research
• Experience of being a designated prescribing practitioner and/or clinical supervisor
• Experience of using an electronic patient and medicines administration system

Skills Essential

• Ability to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting
• Ability to work on own initiative and effectively as part of a team both within pharmacy and a multidisciplinary environment
• Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively alone and for a team including the ability to delegate appropriately
• Demonstrates leadership and management skills including excellent communication skills
• Applies sound professional judgement to clinical, legal and ethical issues

Knowledge Essential

• Advanced clinical and professional knowledge of hepatology and related specialties
• Core knowledge of wider therapeutics and pharmacology with a record of successful application
• Knowledge of NHS issues, priorities, policy, procedures and guidelines and ability to implement these locally
• Demonstrates awareness of a commitment to Clinical Governance
• Demonstrates an awareness of interface issues
• Demonstrates ability to analyse and interpret highly complex clinical information
• Demonstrates experience in managing medicines use expenditure/budgets

Desirable

• Familiarity with CMM and Cerner computer systems

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• BPharm / MPharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or equivalent
• Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
• Registered Independent Prescriber
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice

Desirable

• Masters in advanced pharmacy Practice or relevant clinical area
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Accredited educational and practice supervisor
• Formal leadership and management training

Experience Essential

• Experience in hepatolog
• high level of clinical competency,
• Experience of operational and strategic direction of the clinical service
• Experience of directorate work including: Drug expenditure reporting, DTC applications and formulary management, Service development, Quality improvement, Procedure, policy and guideline writing and implementation
• Demonstrable experience in working across the interface including ICBs, GPs and community pharmacy
• Experience in delivering training and education at undergraduate and postgraduate level

Desirable

• Experience of leading, implementing into practice and/or publishing research
• Experience of being a designated prescribing practitioner and/or clinical supervisor
• Experience of using an electronic patient and medicines administration system

Skills Essential

• Ability to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting
• Ability to work on own initiative and effectively as part of a team both within pharmacy and a multidisciplinary environment
• Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively alone and for a team including the ability to delegate appropriately
• Demonstrates leadership and management skills including excellent communication skills
• Applies sound professional judgement to clinical, legal and ethical issues

Knowledge Essential

• Advanced clinical and professional knowledge of hepatology and related specialties
• Core knowledge of wider therapeutics and pharmacology with a record of successful application
• Knowledge of NHS issues, priorities, policy, procedures and guidelines and ability to implement these locally
• Demonstrates awareness of a commitment to Clinical Governance
• Demonstrates an awareness of interface issues
• Demonstrates ability to analyse and interpret highly complex clinical information
• Demonstrates experience in managing medicines use expenditure/budgets

Desirable

• Familiarity with CMM and Cerner computer systems

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.

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.

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

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackshaw road

Tooting

SW17 0QT

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackshaw road

Tooting

SW17 0QT

Employer's website

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