Senior Pharmacist, Patient Services

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 67,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a dynamic pharmacist, committed to delivering high-quality patient services. This exciting role offers the opportunity to lead a friendly pharmacy team, manage patient services, and develop your skills in a supportive environment. With a focus on clinical leadership and professional development, you will play a vital role in ensuring safe and effective pharmacy operations. This is your chance to make a significant impact in a top-performing trust that values diversity and invests in its staff. If you're passionate about patient care and eager to grow your career, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patient services and providing clinical leadership.
• Formal management training and training/supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management of Patient Services with clinical leadership.
• Ensure high-quality, patient-focused dispensing service.

Skills

Patient Services Management

Clinical Leadership

Training & Supervisory Skills

Pharmacy Services Development

Education

UK Professional Registration

Formal Management Training

Job description

We are an award winning organisation providing care at two main hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—and a number of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.

With 6,700 members of staff, we are proud to care for a diverse population of one million people. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce is just as diverse with a strong mix of skills and abilities.

Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that each and every person working at the Trust makes. One of our Trust priorities is to be an employer of choice—a place where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, professional development and support.

Main area: Pharmacist Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract: Permanent Hours:

• Part time
• Job share

22.5 hours per week (with weekend working and on call) Job ref: 289-CSS-1629-B

Site: West Middlesex Hospital Town: Isleworth Salary: £59,490 - £66,239 per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata) Salary period: Yearly Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59 Interview date: 20/01/2025

Job overview

West Middlesex Hospital

Band 8a + EDC

(0.6 WTE)

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our established, friendly pharmacy team on the West Middlesex site.

You will be responsible for overseeing the management of Patient Services, with an emphasis on providing clinical leadership in this area.

This is an ideal opportunity for a motivated pharmacist who is keen to build on their management skills and help develop Patient Services to meet the changing needs of the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring the provision of a high quality, patient focused dispensing service.
• Providing clinical and professional leadership to all dispensary staff.
• Supervision of the training and development of pharmacists, trainee pharmacists and other members of the team.
• Working collaboratively with the Dispensary Management team to co-ordinate the day to day management of staff within Inpatient and Outpatient Dispensary services as necessary.
• Provide a clinical pharmacy service to a designated ward.
• As a valued member of the pharmacy team, full support will be given to your continuing professional development, including further post-graduate education.

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Responsible for the management, development, monitoring and professional/clinical leadership of all aspects of the Patient Services section of the Pharmacy Department via a team of directly accountable staff.
• Ensures that services are delivered to a high standard in a safe and cost effective manner according to relevant legislation, professional standards/requirements and local strategy.
• Responsible for the oversight of all dispensary based clinical trials.
• Contributes to the operational and general management of the pharmacy department in conjunction with other principal pharmacists and performs an active role in the strategic development of pharmacy services and medicines management initiatives.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience in managing patient services
• Training & supervisory experience
• Formal management training

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name: Meena Hunjan Job title: Lead Pharmacist Cancer Technical & Patient Services Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02083216935

For additional information, please contact Parmeet Bhamra (Senior Pharmacist, Patient Services) on 020 8321 6981 or email [e-mail].

The recruitment team are available to provide support from 9am–5pm, Mon–Fri. To contact the team please call the Trust switchboard and ask for ‘Recruitment team, Human Resources Department’.