Lead Pharmacist Paediatric Haemoglobinopathies & Gene Therapies in City of Westminster

Lead Pharmacist Paediatric Haematology & Gene Therapies

Band 8a

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 290-WCCS-2750

Site St Mary's Hospital Town London Salary £66,274 - £73,496 pa Inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Are you ready for a new challenge? We are looking for an experienced pharmacist to join our friendly paediatric pharmacy team at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington.

What you’ll do:

• Deliver high-quality pharmaceutical care for children and young people with haemoglobinopathies as part of our stem cell transplantation programme.
• Develop and advance the haemoglobinopathies gene therapy service.
• Develop and review clinical guidelines and procedures.
• Help manage medicines governance and support cost-effective prescribing.
• Provide training and teaching for pharmacists and the wider team.
• Get involved in risk management, audit, and quality improvement.
• Support new drug applications.
• Provide clinical and specialist support to the outpatient pharmacy partnership.
• Deputise for the Senior Lead Pharmacist and other Leads, when needed.

Who we’re looking for:

• Solid foundation experience with hospital paediatric pharmacy.
• Specialist experience in stem cell transplantation (training can be supported)
• Someone motivated, enthusiastic, and keen to develop advanced practice skills.
• Systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) accreditation in paediatrics.

What we offer:

• A welcoming, enabling environment where everyone is valued.
• Strong support for your education and training.
• Opportunities to broaden your experience and progress your career.

Main duties of the job

• To lead, deliver, and develop clinical pharmacy services for children within the haematology specialty, including those undergoing stem cell transplantation and autologous gene therapy treatments.
• To lead and deliver pharmacy services relating to apheresis of patients undergoing stem cell collection.
• To be an expert on pharmaceutical care for children.
• To check and verify systemic anti-cancer treatments (SACT) and conditioning cytotoxic therapies.
• To work collaboratively with the Senior Lead Pharmacist Paediatrics to develop services
• To work collaboratively with other Lead Pharmacists to deliver care to stem cell transplant patients.
• To facilitate and support the safe, efficient and cost-effective use of drugs and to generate ideas for drug expenditure savings and quality improvement.
• To support and develop the women & children’s rotational band 7 pharmacists
• To actively contribute to the development, monitoring and integration of written policies/guidelines/PGDs to align with EBMT/JACIE accreditation requirements.
• To provide a comprehensive ward clinical pharmacy service within children’s service and to train other pharmacists in these specialties.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy practice or equivalent
• Undertakes continuing professional development (CPD) and maintains a CPD portfolio
• BOPA SACT passport accreditation or equivalent experience
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) membership
• Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG) membership
• Non-medical prescriber annotation with GPhC

Experience

• Post-registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy including substantial experience in paediatric pharmacy.
• Evidence of experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines Information, ward services and dispensing)
• Evidence of experience in haematology/oncology, stem cell transplantation and verification of cytotoxics
• Multi-disciplinary ward round experience
• Evidence of experience in dealing with high cost drugs and NHSE commissioning (e.g. Blueteq)
• Previous experience in managing staff and conducting appraisals
• Financial reporting and management of appropriate clinical medicines expenditure

Skills

• Able to work under pressure and make clinical decisions with limited information.
• Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and senior management.
• Computer literacy to effectively use computer systems including Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to analyse and provide valuable insight from drug usage reports.
• Microsoft Office applications at an advanced level
• Communicates best practice both inside and outside the organisation
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Practice research

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).

Vacancy Closing Date

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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