Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Paediatrics | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist for the Evelina London Children's Hospital. This role involves delivering high-quality clinical pharmacy services to paediatric patients, supporting their care across various clinical areas. The ideal candidate should have a pharmacy degree and be a registered pharmacist, with experience in paediatric services and strong leadership skills. Competitive compensation and professional development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical pharmacy services for paediatric patients.
• Ability to deliver effective drug management.
• Strong leadership skills in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services for patients admitted to Children’s Services.
• Evaluate and improve clinical pharmacy services for safe drug use.
• Act as a clinical role model for paediatric pharmacists.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy services

Patient care

Leadership

Pharmaceutical knowledge

Education

Pharmacy degree

Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

To deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to paediatric services at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital in accordance with the objectives set by the Lead Pharmacists. To act as a role model in the paediatric pharmacy field and provide a consistently high pharmaceutical service for paediatric areas in line with placement site corporate objectives and NHS Plan. There are a number of rotations available, including, cardiology, renal, neurology, respiratory, metabolic, general paediatrics, PICU and surgery. The rotations may be cross site between the Royal Brompton and the Evelina Children's Hospital sites.

To deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to different clinical areas within the Royal Brompton and Evelina London Children’s Hospital and to act as a role model in the paediatric pharmacy field and provide a consistently high pharmaceutical service for paediatric areas in line with placement site corporate objectives and NHS Plan.

Evelina London Children's Hospital is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

We provide hospital care and treatment at both our purpose-built children’s hospital on the St Thomas’ Hospital site and at Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital. We care for families in our local areas and provide an extensive range of specialist services for children with rare and complex conditions from across south London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.



The Evelina Children's Hospital site

Based in a stunning purpose-built building at St Thomas', our hospital includes:
• 151 inpatient beds, including 30 intensive care beds
• 52-cot neonatal unit
• 5 operating theatres, plus 1 cardiac theatre in East Wing, St Thomas'
• a full children's imaging service with MRI scanner, x-ray and ultrasound
• a kidney dialysis unit
• an outpatients department and a medical day care unit
• a hospital school
• a day surgery unit

This hospital includes its own stand alone dispensary and pharmaceutical services.

Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals sites

Provide specialist children’s services for heart and lung conditions at Royal Brompton Hospital and children’s heart and lung outpatient services at Harefield Hospital.

1. Leadership

To assist in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services for patients admitted to Children’s Services in accordance with the priorities set by the Lead Pharmacists in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients.

2. Management of Service

To provide clinical pharmacy services for patients admitted to Children’s Services in accordance with the priorities set by the post holder, and Lead Pharmacists in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients.

3. Evaluation of Service

To contribute to monitoring of clinical pharmacy services for patients admitted to Children’s Services in accordance with the objectives set by the post holder and Lead Pharmacists in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs in these patients.

4. Clinical Practice

To act as a clinical role model for paediatric pharmacists and demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients

5. Research and Development

To develop clinical pharmacy services for patients admitted in Children’s Services in accordance with the objectives set by the post holder and Lead Pharmacists in order to advance the safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients.

6. Education and Training
To participate in the clinical training of the ward pharmacists
To identify own training needs
To actively seek novel opportunities to meet training needs
To maintain a portfolio of practice

7. To maintain a Broad Level of Pharmacy Practice
To participate in other areas of clinical pharmacy practice in order to ensure a broad base of pharmaceutical knowledge
To undertake duties over the weekend and bank holidays and be involved in 7 day a week working .
To participate in the paediatric back-up service
To liaise with other clinical pharmacists to ensure efficient transfer of drug related care.


This advert closes on Sunday 20 Jul 2025