Job summary This post is a fixed term role to cover a maternity leave within the pharmacy team at St Mark's Hospital. The post will support patients with intestinal failure as inpatients and as outpatients. These patients required nutritional support either given via the oral, enteral and or parenteral route. This patient cohort has complex pharmaceutical needs with special consideration needed around pharmacokinetics and drug absorption. In both of these areas the pharmacist has a key role in maintain patient safety, ensuring effective therapy and research. Many advances have been made in our clinical pharmacy practice over the years this post will continue to support these advances. Full training will be given by the MDT. We are looking for a pharmacist who is a quick learner, has experience within gastroenterology, surgery and or nutritional support. Or someone who wants to gain experience in a new clinical area. You must be able to work well with others and be able to work by yourself. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in weekend (Saturday and Sundays), late duty and bank holiday rota. There may be some cross site working at Northwick Park to cover nutrition outlier ward rounds in the absence of other staff. Main duties of the job The post holder's main responsibilities will include:- Working with the multidisciplinary team to ensure high quality pharmaceutical care to all patients within gastroenterology and colorectal specialties. This care should be seamless across healthcare boundaries. Supporting PN services at St Mark's Hospital. Provide specialist high level pharmaceutical care to all patients, including inpatients, outpatients and day cases at St Mark's either directly or by supervision of staff. Participating and contributing to nutrition clinics and MDT meetings Undertaking and implementing clinical audits. Taking part in research as part of the multidisciplinary team. Helping to deliver, develop and evaluate pharmacy services to St Mark's Hospital in accordance with appropriate Trust and Hospital objectives in conjunction with the lead pharmacist Compiling budget reports and taking forward any actions needed Line manage and support the growth and development of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification About us London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at: Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public. Date posted 28 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £59,490 to £66,239 a year pro rata pa inclusive Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 337-NP-8693AC Job locations Central Middlesex Hospital, St Mark's Hospital Acton Lane, Park Royal London NW10 7NS Job description Job responsibilities To provide a consistently highly specialist pharmaceutical service to all intestinal failure and colorectal patients. Provides professional leadership for all day to day management of the staff working within St Marks Hospital Deputise for the lead intestinal rehabilitation and nutrition pharmacist in their absence Liaise with homecare companies on the provision of HPN to Intestinal Failure Patients Provides a highly specialist pharmacy role within the multi-disciplinary Nutrition & Intestinal Rehabilitation team at Northwick Park, Central Middlesex Hospital and St Marks Hospitals Responsible for ensuring the supply of unlicensed products for intestinal failure and colorectal patients is in line with the Trusts policy Identifies training needs and ensures the delivery of core education and training of healthcare professionals working with intestinal failure and colorectal patients. Undertake audit and service development to further improve the pharmacy service to intestinal failure and colorectal patients. Provide a clinical pharmaceutical service to an allocated ward as part of a team To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification Job description Job responsibilities To provide a consistently highly specialist pharmaceutical service to all intestinal failure and colorectal patients. Provides professional leadership for all day to day management of the staff working within St Marks Hospital Deputise for the lead intestinal rehabilitation and nutrition pharmacist in their absence Liaise with homecare companies on the provision of HPN to Intestinal Failure Patients Provides a highly specialist pharmacy role within the multi-disciplinary Nutrition & Intestinal Rehabilitation team at Northwick Park, Central Middlesex Hospital and St Marks Hospitals Responsible for ensuring the supply of unlicensed products for intestinal failure and colorectal patients is in line with the Trusts policy Identifies training needs and ensures the delivery of core education and training of healthcare professionals working with intestinal failure and colorectal patients. Undertake audit and service development to further improve the pharmacy service to intestinal failure and colorectal patients. Provide a clinical pharmaceutical service to an allocated ward as part of a team To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) Desirable Registered supplementary or independent prescriber Knowledge & Experience Essential Experience in specialist field of practice Desirable Ability to use research findings to develop clinical services /guidelines Skills, Abilities and Attribut Essential Good interpersonal skills. Confident and assertive when working with other professionals with the ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under pressure Desirable Evaluation skills Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) Desirable Registered supplementary or independent prescriber Knowledge & Experience Essential Experience in specialist field of practice Desirable Ability to use research findings to develop clinical services /guidelines Skills, Abilities and Attribut Essential Good interpersonal skills. Confident and assertive when working with other professionals with the ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under pressure Desirable Evaluation skills 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. 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 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Address Central Middlesex Hospital, St Mark's Hospital Acton Lane, Park Royal London NW10 7NS Employer's website https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)