Job summary
Are you a motivated and innovative pharmacist looking to develop your career in both specialist clinical practice and Technical Services? We are seeking an enthusiastic Specialist Pharmacist - Technical Services and Clinical Nutrition to join our Pharmacy Technical Services team at Barts Health NHS Trust.

This unique role offers the opportunity to combine advanced clinical pharmacy practice with specialist responsibilities in aseptic services, quality assurance and medicines governance. You will play a key role in supporting aseptic production services, including chemotherapy, CIVAS, parenteral nutrition (PN) and pharmaceutical specials, whilst ensuring compliance with GMP, MHRA requirements and Trust quality standards. You will also be responsible for the release of licensed and unlicensed medicines, contributing directly to patient safety and service quality.

Alongside your technical services responsibilities, you will provide specialist clinical pharmacy support to adult, paediatric and neonatal patients receiving parenteral nutrition, working as an integral member of the multidisciplinary nutrition team to optimise patient outcomes.

You will contribute to audit, quality improvement, service development and regulatory compliance activities, helping to shape and improve services across the Trust.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist pharmacist expertise and support across Pharmacy Technical Services and associated clinical services within Barts Health NHS Trust. The role encompasses specialist responsibilities in aseptic services, quality assurance, release of licensed and unlicensed medicines, and the provision of clinical pharmacy services to patients requiring parenteral nutrition and other specialist medicines.

The post holder will provide professional leadership and specialist pharmacist input to aseptic preparation services including chemotherapy, CIVAS, parenteral nutrition (PN) and unlicensed medicines. They will be accountable for ensuring compliance with current medicines legislation, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), MHRA requirements and Trust policies whilst contributing to the safe manufacture, quality assurance, certification and release of medicinal products.

The post holder will also provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients requiring parenteral nutrition and associated therapies, working as an integral member of the multidisciplinary nutrition team to optimise patient outcomes.

The role includes responsibility for education, training, supervision, quality improvement, audit, research and service development activities, supporting the Trust's strategic objectives and regulatory compliance requirements.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details
Date posted: 15 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 259-8152177GCS
Job locations: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Master degree in Pharmacy (Mpharm)
• Registered with General pharmaceutical council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, Advanced Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience.
• Independent Prescriber qualification or commitment to undertake training within an agreed timeframe.

Desirable

• Specialist postgraduate certificate in Technical Services (e.g. national course Technology and Quality Assurance)
• Member of Royal College of Pharmacy

Experience
Essential

• Post registration hospital experience
• Experience in providing a clinical pharmacy service to wards
• Previous clinical parenteral nutrition experience
• Proven experience and performance in previous posts
• Experience in a GMP / aseptic supervisory or training role
• Use of Datix incident reporting system or equivalent.

Desirable

• Line Management experience
• Experience of leading audits, service evaluations or quality improvement projects
• Experience of supervision and development of pharmacy staff.
• Experience of working within a licensed pharmaceutical manufacturing environment

Knowledge
Essential

• Basic Pharmaceutical care needs of PN patients
• Demonstrated Practical knowledge of GMP and QA
• Demonstrated knowledge of principles and practices of aseptic / parenteral e.g. formulation, stability, administration, legal issues
• Knowledge of COSHH and health and safety at work.

Desirable

• Intermediate Pharmaceutical care needs of PN patients
• An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to PN patients and regulation

Skills
Essential

• Able to communicate complex information effectively using clear written and spoken English
• Able to communicate effectively with all health care professionals, colleagues, patients and families
• Able to accurately follow written procedures
• Able to work effectively in stressful situations.
• Demonstrate ability to problem solve and use initiative.
• Demonstrates ability to perform accurate complex calculation and numeracy skills.
• Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise others and self.
• Able to work unsupervised and under pressure.
• Good Team worker
• Demonstrated ability to identify pharmaceutical problems, prioritise and resolve them
• Demonstrated ability to influence others.
• Intermediate IT skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programs
• Demonstrates ability to identify, analyse root cause and develop options for complex problems
• Demonstrates ability to manage deviations and develop and review action plans
• Critical Appraisal skills
• Demonstrates ability to assess risk and propose change

Desirable

• Demonstrates ability to deliver workshops and formal presentations.
• Demonstrate basic project management skills.

Other
Essential

• Awareness of the needs of confidentiality
• Awareness of equal opportunities
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, hard-working, conscientious
• Interest in expanding knowledge and self- development
• Good time keeping and attendance record
• Demonstrates a professional attitude
• Flexible approach
• Shows empathy towards patients and carers.
• Able to participate in on-call, weekends and Bank Holiday rotas
• Basic DBS check required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust
Address: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website.

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Deputy Chief Pharmacist Nick Cooley, n.cooley@nhs.net