Job summary
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 and bone marrow failure syndromes as part of our stem cell transplantation programme.
• Help manage medicines governance and support cost-effective prescribing.
• Provide training and teaching for pharmacists and the wider team.
• Support 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)
• Systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) or cytotoxic 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

Why join us?

• Be part of a team delivering cutting-edge therapies to children undergoing stem cell transplantation.
• Lead and mentor junior pharmacists, including managing a band 7 W&C pharmacist and supporting trainees.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver high-quality pharmaceutical care for children and young people with haemoglobinopathies and bone marrow failure syndromes as part of our stem cell transplantation programme.
• Develop and advance the 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.
• Support 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.

About us
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 sustainabilityClimate 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.

Details
Date posted: 24 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £66,274 to £73,496 a year
pa Inclusive
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 290-WCCS-2665
Job locations: St Marys Hospital, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom

Job description
Job 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
Essential

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Completed Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy practice or equivalent experience
• Undertakes continuing professional development (CPD) and maintains a CPD portfolio
• BOPA SACT passport accreditation or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) membership
• Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG) membership
• Non-medical prescriber annotation with GPhC
• UK BMT passport accreditation
• Management/Leadership qualifications

Experience
Essential

• Post-registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy including significant 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
• Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, assimilate and communicate complex therapeutic options for patients.

Desirable

• Previous experience in managing staff and conducting appraisals
• Financial reporting and management of appropriate clinical medicines expenditure
• Paediatric TPN experience, aseptics experience

Skills
Essential

• Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and senior management.
• Ability to analyse and provide valuable insight from drug usage reports.
• Able to work under pressure and make clinical decisions with limited information.
• Demonstrates good understanding of key NHS objectives and international standards relevant to the role

Desirable

• Microsoft Office applications at an advanced level
• Communicates best practice both inside and outside the organisation
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Practice research

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: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: St Marys Hospital, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead Pharmacist Paediatric Haematology & BMT, Poonam Lumb, poonam.lumb@nhs.net, 02033127617

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.