Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced pharmacist to take up the role of patient services pharmacist at King George Hospital, Goodmayes.
The post holder will manage and coordinate the day-to-day workload within the dispensary at King George Hospital and support the pharmacy department in providing a comprehensive, patient-orientated pharmacy service in the dispensary and at ward level throughout Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT). He/she will work closely with senior colleagues and technicians to ensure an integrated and efficient service. The post holder will coordinate operational demands of the service on a day-to-day basis and be the first point of contact for continuity plans. The post holder will be responsible for coordinating and publishing rotas for weekend and late duty shifts.
Responsibilities
* To provide comprehensive, patient orientated pharmacy services throughout King George Hospital and other BHRUT sites
* To ensure that service provision is flexible and responsive to patient needs
* Participate in the management and development of patient services
* Participate in the maintenance and development of pharmacy policies, procedures and standards in liaison with other members of the pharmacy team
* Assist with developing and maintaining assurance processes for quality and safety in all areas of medicines use and storage, including participation in regular audit
* To participate in the induction, training and supervision of Medicines Management Pharmacy technicians, pre-registration Pharmacists and band 6 pharmacists, including the development of such training programs
* To participate in other training external to the pharmacy department e.g. nurse training, patient rehabilitation education programmes
Qualifications and Experience
* Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice/Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
* Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner with a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice
* UK hospital pharmacy experience preferred
Skills and Abilities
* Advanced clinical reasoning and judgment; ability to manage difficult and ambiguous problems
* Demonstrates leadership skills (desirable)
Desirable
* Change management experience and involvement in service redesign, promoting evidence-based practice
* Prior experience as lead pharmacist in a busy Patient Services/dispensary environment
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we've been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Details
Date posted: 09 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £61,631 to £68,623 a year Per Annum Inclusive
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 162-7321-AV
Job locations: King George Hospital, Ilford, IG3 8YB
Job responsibilities
Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital Trusts in England serving a richly diverse population of over 750,000. We deliver our services across three main sites at Barking, Queens and King George Hospitals. Our main sites, Queens Hospital in Romford and King George Hospital in Goodmayes are in excellent locations less than 30 minutes from central London.
You will be joining an organisation committed to your development and one of the five Trusts across the country chosen by NHS Improvement to partner with the Virginia Mason Institute. Join us in shaping our services and make a difference
If you are interested in joining our team and would like further details, please contact:
Darren Martin, Head Pharmacist Operational Services, Pharmacy, Queens Hospital — Darren.martin3@nhs.net or Tel: 01708 435000 ext. 2861 or 8010
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The person specification listed below is not the full specification; please review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application. All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period. Applications should be made online; queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
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