Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Critical Care

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust seeks a Clinical Pharmacist for Critical Care to enhance their high-quality pharmacy services. This role requires expertise in critical care, leadership skills, and experience in governance tasks, alongside a commitment to education and developing clinical trials. The position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to a nationally recognized healthcare service.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience as a dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner.
• Full current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Support the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Critical Care with clinical pharmacy services.
• Act as an expert on safe and effective use of medicines.
• Lead on audit and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Digital systems competence

Data analysis

Education support

Education

Bachelor or Masters of Pharmacy degree

Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a proactive and dynamic individual with the requisite knowledge, skills, and experience, to support and further develop our high-quality clinical pharmacy service to the Critical Care Division at UCLH.

You will:o have some experience in the field of critical care, with a broad base of more general clinical pharmacy skills for patients in a range of different specialties. o be committed to developing your existing skills in critical care therapeutics & will strive for excellence in your provision of medicines-related support to our critical care units. You will also be confident in your leadership, taking colleagues of various professions with you on a clearly defined direction to service improvement.o be capable in addressing governance challenges, including the development and introduction of guidelines, policies and procedures; incident, complaint and claim handling & the monitoring and evaluation of services. o be competent with digital systems and data analysis, including the evaluation of financial reports, and will enjoy maximising the potential of our digital health record and prescribing systems.

Your passion for education & research will be evident, you will thrive on supporting others around you to reach and maintain their full potential. Your thirst for knowledge will drive you to work collaboratively with colleagues in formulating new programmes of research and supporting the delivery of clinical trials within critical care.

Main duties of the job

You will support the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Critical Care on the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the Critical Care Division.You will act as an expert resource on the safe and effective use of medicines for the Critical Care Division.As an independent prescriber, you will optimise medication regimens, and apply your specialist pharmaceutical and therapeutic knowledge within the scope of your professional practice. You will also act as a Designated Prescribing Practitioner for others undertaking non-medical prescribing qualifications.You will support a range of medicines-related clinical governance functions for the Critical Care Division, and will identify and lead on quality improvement projects to enhance the safety, efficacy and/or efficiency of critical care services. You will also lead on audit, service evaluations, and research projects, including the implementation and monitoring of relevant clinical trials.You will support critical care medicines-related functionality and ongoing development of the UCLH implementation of Epic, the Trust's digital health record system.You will provide and comment upon relevant evaluated financial data for medicines expenditure, income, and cost saving or avoidance initiatives.You will be a role model for junior staff, and support their learning and development, and support education initiatives for pharmacy and other multidisciplinary staff groups on relevant medicines-related matters.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Details Date posted

27 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

309-UCLH-6506

Job locations

University College London Hospital

235 Euston Road

London

NW1 2BU

Job description Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Job description Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification Qualifications, knowledge & competence Essential

• Bachelor or Masters of Pharmacy degree
• Minimum of three years' experience as a dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner
• Six years post-registration with the GPhC
• Postgraduate Diploma and/or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy and/or General Pharmacy Practice
• Full current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification(s) in critical care
• Undertaken management training courses

Management & leadership skills Essential

• Ability to evaluate quality of own work, and that of junior colleagues

Desirable

• Identifies personal development needs, and those of junior colleagues

Clinical & interpersonal skills Essential

• Able to identify and undertake clinical audit

Desirable

• Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice

Education & training skills Essential

• Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy
• Identifies and meets own training needs

Desirable

• Previous experience in delivering education and training in a multidisciplinary environment
• Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met

Research & development skills Essential

• Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
• Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in acute medicine
• Maintains a portfolio of practice

Desirable

• Participation in multidisciplinary health services research
• Integrates research evidence into practice

Person Specification Qualifications, knowledge & competence Essential

• Bachelor or Masters of Pharmacy degree
• Minimum of three years' experience as a dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner
• Six years post-registration with the GPhC
• Postgraduate Diploma and/or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy and/or General Pharmacy Practice
• Full current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification(s) in critical care
• Undertaken management training courses

Management & leadership skills Essential

• Ability to evaluate quality of own work, and that of junior colleagues

Desirable

• Identifies personal development needs, and those of junior colleagues

Clinical & interpersonal skills Essential

• Able to identify and undertake clinical audit

Desirable

• Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice

Education & training skills Essential

• Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy
• Identifies and meets own training needs

Desirable

• Previous experience in delivering education and training in a multidisciplinary environment
• Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met

Research & development skills Essential

• Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
• Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in acute medicine
• Maintains a portfolio of practice

Desirable

• Participation in multidisciplinary health services research
• Integrates research evidence into practice

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

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University College London Hospital

235 Euston Road

London

NW1 2BU

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University College London Hospital

235 Euston Road

London

NW1 2BU

Employer's website

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