We are an award winning organisation providing care at two main hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—and a number of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.
With 6,700 members of staff, we are proud to care for a diverse population of one million people. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce is just as diverse with a strong mix of skills and abilities.
Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that each and every person working at the Trust makes. One of our Trust priorities is to be an employer of choice—a place where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, professional development and support .
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Main area Dermatology Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week Job ref 289-SC-438
Site Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Town London Salary £66,274 – £73,496 per annum plus HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 02/09/2026 23:59
Job overview
The post-holder will be responsible for leading the development of an advanced clinical pharmacy service to the Dermatology Department, in particular for patients with inflammatory dermatological conditions. They will provide an expert pharmaceutical service for the management of these patients, deliver high quality pharmaceutical care and improve patient safety.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide information and advice to the Dermatology team about drugs, doses administration and potential side effects, including initiating and modifying treatment. They will educate patients about changes to their medication and how to take specific medicines. They will be involved in the review of new and existing treatments, actively contributing to the activity of the Homecare pharmacy service by prescribing or clinically checking prescriptions, reviewing SLAs, liaising with the clinical team and Homecare providers, and ensuring compliance with Blueteq forms. The post-holder will be an independent prescriber and prescribe medicines for agreed patients within their own level of experience and competence, and in line with current legislation and local polices.
Working for our organisation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England’s top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us ‘Good’ in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and ‘Outstanding’ in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detail on this Highly Specialist Pharmacist role, please see the attached detailed job description.
Person specification
- Registered as a practicing pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent training
- ICH GCP Training
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) faculty membership
- Postgraduate qualifications in Medical
Experience
- Relevant and extensive post registration ward pharmacy experience including in medicine and surgery specialist areas
- Experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist in medicine or surgery, able to demonstrate a high level of competency e.g. equivalent to achieving Mastery in the majority of competencies within the Advanced Level Competency Framework
- Variety of clinical practice to include Acute Medicine and Surgery rotations
- Supervision of pharmacy staff in training
- Meets the necessary GPhC requirements in order to undertake role of GPhC Pre-registration Pharmacist Tutor
- Experience of Dermatology Pharmacy
- Management e.g. recruitment / appraisal / training / leadership / motivation / sickness absence
- Support in the education and training of hospital staff outside of pharmacy
- Completion of clinical audit(s) (E)Screening clinical trial protocols
Important
- There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
- During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
- Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
- 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)
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
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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