University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Adult Diabetes Services
The closing date is 22 November 2026
Job summary
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.
About us
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.
Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £66,274 to £73,496 a year, per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 309-UCLH-8418463
Job locations: University College London Hospitals, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, United Kingdom
Job description
Job 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. To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential

• Masters of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
• Full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
• Independent prescriber registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience
Essential

• Substantial post-registration experience as a GPhC dedicated clinical pharmacist practitioner
• Clinical experience of specialist service provision to general medical and surgical services including management of patient with diabetes
• Evidence of competence to Advanced Stage I of the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework for Leadership, Management and Education
• Maintains a broad knowledge of clinical and pharmacy practice with interest in Diabetes
• Undertaken management training courses

Desirable

• Stage I or II member of the RPS Faculty
• Experience delivering and/or managing patients in Diabetes clinic settings

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge and skills
• Able to identify and prioritise the delivery of clinical pharmacy services
• Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options and maintain confidentiality
• Demonstrates experience of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
• Ability to formulate suitable therapeutic solutions in areas of clinical uncertainty
• Ability to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff
• Able to identify and manage risks
• Maintains standards of patient care and meets appropriate measures of service
• Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance
• Able to identify and undertake clinical audit and quality improvement projects
• Demonstrates ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of unavoidable work pressures
• Displays honesty and integrity, and awareness of ethical dilemmas relating to clinical practice

Desirable

• Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills
• Evaluates service provision
• Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate complex therapeutic options in relation to diabetes management
• Demonstrates advanced level of clinical and critical reasoning and judgement in practice
• Ability to influence senior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff including issues not directly related to clinical management
• Able to develop and implement risk management procedures
• Enhances the quality of patient care
• Identifies and meets appropriate measures of service
• Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
• Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of more diverse unavoidable pressures
• Integrates research evidence into practice

Communication
Essential

• Able to utilise email, word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software packages to support routine work activities
• Able to manage difficult and ambiguous conversations where limited information is available
• Displays honesty and integrity, and awareness of ethical dilemmas relating to clinical practice

Desirable

• Able to utilise database or other software packages to support and enhance work activity
• Experience managing complex situation with conflicting interests

Personal and People Development
Essential

• Understands Trust and pharmacy values and priorities
• Experience in co-ordinating the day-to-day practice activities of others
• Able to evaluate quality of own work, and that of junior colleagues
• Demonstrates initiative and able to work autonomously
• Previous experience of delivering educational material within pharmacy

Desirable

• Experience in management of others
• Identifies personal development needs, and those of junior colleagues
• Identifies own training needs
• Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified and met
• Previous experience in delivering education and training in a multidisciplinary environment
• Delegates authority appropriately

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential

• Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

Specific Requirements
Essential

• Participates in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
• Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in diabetes and the management of long term conditions
• Collates data regarding service provision
• Able to analyse and critically appraise clinical and operational data
• Maintains a portfolio of practice

Desirable

• Integrates research evidence into practice
• Identifies novel and innovative ways of working to enhance services
• Able to develop and implement risk management procedures
• Implementation of strategies aimed at meeting Trust and pharmacy priorities

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
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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.
UK Registration
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Employer details
Employer name: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: University College London Hospitals, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Agnes Niemet, agnes.niemet@nhs.net
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