London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
Lead Specialist Pharmacist, Rheumatology
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About the Role
In this key role, you will work as part of an established multidisciplinary team and be responsible for leading and shaping high-quality clinical pharmacy services in rheumatology across both inpatient and outpatient settings. The successful candidate will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary Rheumatology team, leading on medicines optimisation, high-cost drug management, clinical governance, workforce development, service transformation, and patient safety initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead on the development and delivery of a specialist rheumatology pharmacy service across the Trust, including liaising with primary care colleagues.
- Provide expert advice on the management and monitoring of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), biologics, biosimilars, and other rheumatology therapies.
- Lead and run pharmacist-led outpatient clinics to monitor treatment efficacy, safety, and patient adherence.
- Oversee and coordinate pharmaceutical care for Rheumatology inpatients and act as the pharmacy lead for complex and high-risk patients.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, pharmacists, other healthcare professionals, primary care colleagues, and homecare providers to optimise patient outcomes.
- Lead on development and implementation of Rheumatology prescribing pathways, guidelines, SOPs, and governance processes.
- Identify and deliver education and training to pharmacy staff, medical teams, and nursing staff within the specialty.
- Monitor, manage, and report on Rheumatology medicines expenditure and identify opportunities for quality improvement and cost optimisation.
- Participate in audits, quality improvement projects, and research initiatives to support innovation and best practice.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of advances in rheumatology medicines and NHS policy.
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Requirements
- Excellent leadership and management skills.
- Adaptable with strong problem-solving and time management abilities.
- Currently registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist.
- Completed the clinical pharmacist diploma.
- An independent prescribing qualification is essential.
Development Opportunity
This post is advertised as a substantive Band 8b position. However, applications will also be considered from candidates who do not yet meet all the Band 8b criteria but can demonstrate the potential to develop into the role.
Candidates appointed through this route will be appointed at Band 8a and will progress to Band 8b upon successful completion of an agreed Rheumatology Lead Pharmacist Competency Framework and formal gateway assessment.
Progression will be competency-based and not time-based.
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.
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Our Major Acute Services
- 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.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Nwando Ngoka
- Job title: Principal Pharmacist, Clinical Commissioning
- Email address: nwando.ngoka@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 020 8869 2218
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