Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Adult Diabetes Services

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 309-UCLH-8418463

Site University College London Hospitals Town London Salary £66,274 - £73,496 Per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist with extensive
clinical expertise and strong interpersonal skills to join the Adult Diabetes Services at UCLH.
This is a fixed-term position covering maternity leave.
Adult Diabetes Services sit within the Medical Specialties Division, which encompasses a broad
range of specialist services across both inpatient and outpatient settings.
The Adult Diabetes team is a well-established multidisciplinary service comprised of consultants,
specialist registrars, associate specialists, clinical nurse specialists, dietitians, podiatrists and a
pharmacist working collaboratively to improve outcomes and support people living with type 1
and type 2 diabetes across both hospital and community care settings.
Within pharmacy services, the post-holder will work as an integral member of the Medicine and
Emergency Services Pharmacy Team, providing a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to
Adult Diabetes Services and, where appropriate, supporting the wider Medical Specialties
Division.
The role also offers the opportunity to work closely with primary care colleagues and partner
organisations across the West North London network, helping to enhance the quality, safety, and
continuity of care for patients with long term conditions such as diabetes, across hospital and
community care pathways.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the multidisciplinary diabetes team, you will play a key role in enhancing
the care and outcomes of patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes across inpatient and
outpatient settings.
You will participate in relevant MDT clinical huddles, ward rounds, and specialist meetings,
promoting the safe and effective use of medicines, reducing medicine-related harm during
transitions of care, and driving evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing practice.
As a valued member of the diabetes multidisciplinary team, you will use your advanced clinical
knowledge and experience to influence therapeutic decision-making and apply your
independent prescribing skills to optimise diabetes treatment regimens and improve outcomes
in in-patient settings and out-patient based initiatives such as virtual pre-operation assessment
clinics.
You will function as an expert source of advice and a key point of contact for the diabetes MDT,
other UCLH healthcare professionals, and patients requiring information and support
improvement initiatives relating to diabetes medicines and monitoring devices.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Through service evaluation, audit, and quality improvement initiatives, you will contribute to the
ongoing development of diabetes services, enhancing safety, efficiency, and productivity
through the effective use of Epic®, the Electronic Health Record system at UCLH.
Working collaboratively with primary care colleagues and partner organisations across the West
and North London Integrated Care System (WNL ICS), you will develop, implement, and
maintain clinical pathways for complex treatment regimens and high-cost medicines, supporting
seamless patient care across hospital and community settings.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest

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