Specialist Pharmacist - Biologics | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a dedicated pharmacist to support the Lead Pharmacists in delivering safe and effective medication management. You will ensure patients get the best from biosimilar medicines and contribute to clinical governance initiatives. This role offers competitive salary, NHS pension membership, and ongoing professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme

Career-long learning and development opportunities

Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes

Free Pilates classes

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with experience in clinical pharmacy services.
• Ability to support medication management and patient education.
• Experience working within NHS frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Support Lead Pharmacists to maximise safe prescribing.
• Deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services.
• Educate healthcare professionals on biosimilar medicines.

Skills

Medication management

Clinical pharmacy services

Patient education

Cost management

Clinical governance

Education

Pharmacist qualification

Job description

Responsibilities

• The postholder will support the Lead Pharmacist for Biologics and the Lead Pharmacist for High-Cost Therapies Management & Homecare Services to maximise safe and cost-effective best practice in prescribing.
• Support the Lead Pharmacists in helping patients get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols.
• Support the Lead Pharmacists in the delivery and development of high-quality clinical pharmacy services and medicines optimisation initiatives related to the use of biosimilar medicines.
• Support the Lead Pharmacists in identifying patients who would be suitable for treatment with a biosimilar medicine and obtain patient consent for the switch to the biosimilar product.
• Support the Lead Pharmacists in monitoring patients who have been initiated or switched to a biosimilar medicine to ensure efficacy and safety.
• Support the Lead Pharmacists in monitoring the costs involved with the use of biosimilar medicines and contribute to the trust’s Cost Improvement Programme (CIP).
• To support the development and delivery of education and training initiatives for patients and other healthcare professionals in relation to the use of biosimilar medicines.
• The postholder will be required to deliver the above across all Moorfields sites, including City Road and Moorfields Satellite Sites across the North and South Networks.
• To support the Lead Pharmacists and work with clinicians to identify the opportunity for biosimilar introduction.
• To support the Lead Pharmacists in identifying those patients suitable for receiving the biosimilar medicine.
• To ensure other members of the team involved in the process understand the use of biological and biosimilar medicines and are familiar with the processes involved with initiation of treatment or switching patients to the biosimilar medicine.
• To support the Lead Pharmacists in ensuring that shared decision making is possible and supported by written materials, information sessions, education and patient alert cards/supplementary information leaflets.
• To support the Lead Pharmacists in monitoring and follow up of patients who have been initiated or switched to the biosimilar medicine to ensure efficacy and safety.
• To contribute to the trust’s Cost Improvement Plan (CIPs) by ensuring savings can be used effectively to offset costs, incentivise change and improve patient care.
• To participate in education and training activities as appropriate for pharmacy and other clinical staff groups.
• To provide active support for, and input into, pharmacy and medicines clinical governance and risk management initiatives and processes.
• To ensure safe and effective storage, dispensing and supply of high-cost medicines including biosimilars.
• To promote and collaborate on clinical audit related to the use of biosimilar medicines to ensure safety and efficacy of treatment.

What’s in it for You?

At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future. You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:

• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.

For full details on the main duties and responsibilities of this role, please refer to the job description and personal specifications document for this role.

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025