Lead Haematology Pharmacist - Ambulatory care and day unit

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract 12 months (Secondment / Fixed term) Hours

• Part time
• Job share

22.5 hours per week (This role is for 22.5 hours per week, to be worked over three fixed days.) Job ref 290-SCCS-2368

Employer Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Hammersmith Hospital Town London Salary £66,274 - £73,496 pa inclusive pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

Lead Haematology Pharmacist - Ambulatory care and day unit

Band 8a

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

Join the Haematology Pharmacy Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and become part of a specialist multidisciplinary team delivering services across inpatient, ambulatory, day unit and outpatient settings. This role offers the opportunity to gain experience in advanced haematology practice, including CAR-T therapy, haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and other novel treatments.We are seeking a motivated pharmacist to join our team as part of an established job-share arrangement.

The post holder will support pharmacy services within the Haematology Day Unit and Ambulatory Care Unit, providing specialist pharmaceutical care for patients with complex haematological conditions. They will contribute to the implementation of new therapies, service development and quality improvement initiatives. The role includes responsibilities across inpatient and outpatient haematology services, including HSCT, CAR-T therapy and ward-based clinical pharmacy services. Working closely with consultants, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, the post holder will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care and support ongoing service development. Suitably qualified independent prescribers may have opportunities to utilise and develop their prescribing skills within outpatient services, in line with service requirements. This is an excellent opportunity to develop advanced clinical, leadership and service development skills within a supportive specialist team.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services for the Haematology Day Unit and Ambulatory Care Unit.
• Provide expert pharmaceutical care to patients with complex haematological conditions, including those receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT), CAR-T therapy and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
• Clinically verify and optimise high-risk medicines, ensuring their safe, effective and cost-efficient use.
• Work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist advice to consultants, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
• Support the implementation of new therapies, treatment pathways, policies and service developments within haematology.
• Contribute to governance, audit, quality improvement, medicines optimisation and the safe introduction of innovative treatments.
• Support inpatient, ambulatory care and outpatient haematology services, helping to maintain efficient patient flow and timely access to treatment.
• Provide education and training to pharmacy, medical and nursing staff, and contribute to the development of junior pharmacists and technicians.
• For suitably qualified independent prescribers, there may be opportunities to contribute to outpatient clinic services in line with service requirements.

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 tous at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 tous at interview.

Person specification

Education

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Member of the GPhC
• BOPA Digital SACT verification Passport (Haematology) or equivalent

Experience

• Post-registration training and experience in hospital Pharmacy This must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing
• Practical Clinical experience working in Haematology services
• Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients
• Experience of using electronic prescribing systems e.g. Cerner
• Experience of managing change

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Able to evaluate and improve service quality
• Able to evaluate and improve service quality
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
• Published 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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