Associate Chief Pharmacist – Technical Services: Sponsorship Available

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Shape the future of aseptic pharmacy services at Guy’s and St Thomas’.

We are looking for an inspirational senior pharmacy leader to join our Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Directorate as Associate Chief Pharmacist, Technical Services. You will lead a large and complex portfolio of aseptic preparation services spanning chemotherapy, advanced therapies, clinical trials and other aseptically prepared medicines, with responsibility for quality management, regulatory assurance, operational delivery, workforce, finance and future service development. You will have the opportunity to shape the running of two new aseptic units due to open in 2027 providing adult and paediatric chemotherapy and advanced therapies ensuring services meet current and future patient needs.

Main duties of the job

Provide strategic, professional and operational leadership for the Trust’s Aseptic Pharmacy Services. Ensure services are delivered to the required standards of patient safety, quality, governance and regulatory compliance, including Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Lead the development and transformation of aseptic services, supporting sustainable capacity and future service requirements. Provide senior leadership for workforce planning, development and performance, building resilient and effective technical services. Hold responsibility for the operational and financial performance of the services within the portfolio. Contribute as a senior member of the Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Directorate Management Team, supporting the wider strategic objectives of the pharmacy service and Trust. Provide expert professional advice and leadership on aseptic preparation and technical pharmacy matters, representing the service at senior level.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Relevant first degree, registered pharmacist
  • Post-graduate qualification relevant to technical pharmacy practice or portfolio that demonstrates the acquisition and use of a higher level of specialist knowledge
  • Evidence of Commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

  • Management qualification relevant to the NHS

Experience

Essential

  • Recent practice (within the last 8 years) in a leadership role within technical pharmacy practice
  • Business Planning with Project and Financial Management
  • Manipulation, analysis and interpretation of data
  • Line management responsibility for staff, including appraisal and performance review

Desirable

  • Experience within a range of technical specialties
  • Commercial experience or similar within the NHS sector

Skills

Essential

  • Communication to Trust committees, up to Board level
  • Negotiation for resources and conflict resolution
  • Multi-disciplinary working with exec level clinical and management colleagues
  • Evidence of significant project management at estates and service level
  • Oversee an effective system of quality review with identification and management of risk

Desirable

  • Graduate and post graduate teaching
  • National profile through publications, committee membership or course management

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 22 November 2026

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