Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Thrombosis and Anticoagulation
Posted 5 hours 54 minutes ago by NHS
Closing date: 24 February 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and forward thinking clinical pharmacist to lead thrombosis and anticoagulation pharmacy services at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), following the retirement of the current postholder. This senior leadership role offers the chance to shape and deliver high quality, safe and innovative anticoagulation and venous thromboembolism (VTE) services across a large, complex organisation. Working as a key member of the multidisciplinary thrombosis team, you will influence practice at both divisional and Trust wide level, driving improvements in patient safety, clinical effectiveness and service development. You will join a dynamic and highly regarded Pharmacy Department with strong links to UCL and the wider North Central London Integrated Care System, providing excellent opportunities for professional development, research and service innovation. This role is ideal for a motivated pharmacist with specialist expertise in thrombosis and anticoagulation who is passionate about leadership, quality improvement and delivering outstanding patient care.
Main duties of the job- You will lead and coordinate clinical pharmacy services for thrombosis and anticoagulation across UCLH, working closely with medical, nursing and wider multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver safe, effective and patient focused care. This will include active participation in multidisciplinary team meetings, targeted ward rounds and specialist clinics, where you will provide expert therapeutic input and act as a prescriber where appropriate. You will lead on quality improvement, clinical audit and service evaluation projects, using data to drive improvements in safety, effectiveness and value for money. Education and workforce development will be central to the role, with responsibility for developing and delivering training strategies for pharmacy and multidisciplinary staff, as well as acting as a Designated Prescribing Practitioner to support non medical prescribers.
- As part of our broader clinical pharmacy team, you will contribute to the implementation and analysis of local and national initiatives to further develop our services. You will also contribute to the delivery of educational and developmental programmes, including UCL School of Pharmacy undergraduate clinical placements, the JPB Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, and our rotational programme for band 7 clinical pharmacists.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top quality patient care, excellent education, and world class research.
We provide first class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Person Specification Qualifications, knowledge & competence- Masters of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
- Full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Minimum of four years experience as a dedicated thrombosis & anticoagulation clinical pharmacist; Six years as a clinical pharmacist
- Ten years post registration with the GPhC
- Broad clinical experience within general surgery and general medicine; Specialist clinical experience of thrombosis & anticoagulation
- Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice
- Identifies areas where non doctor prescribing may be applicable to specialist practice
- Registered Independent Prescriber
- Undertaken leadership and/or management training courses
- Identifies and implements best practice
- Maintains an awareness of broader pharmacy practice
- Experience in management of others
- Identifies novel ways of working to enhance services
- Ability to analyse and critically appraise clinical and operational data
- Ability to utilise email, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software packages in order to enhance work efficiency and to generate solutions to complex problems
- Evaluates service provision
- Ability to evaluate quality of clinical pharmacy services
- Demonstrates innovation
- Delegates authority appropriately
- Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures
- Identifies a vision for the delivery of pharmaceutical services to thrombosis and anticoagulation areas
- Ability to utilise database and other software packages in order to enhance work efficiency and to generate solutions to complex problems
- Actively seeks to improve the ward and clinical services provided
- Identifies staff development needs to enhance the clinical pharmacy service
- Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures at a directorate level
- Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills
- Ability to identify and prioritise the delivery of clinical pharmacy services
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options in patients requiring anticoagulation
- Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
- Demonstrate an intuitive grasp of situations based on deep tacit understanding
- Ability to formulate suitable solutions in areas of uncertainty
- Ability to influence senior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff including issues not directly related to clinical management
- Enhances the quality of patient care
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
- Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of diverse unavoidable pressures
- Demonstrates ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Displays honesty and integrity, is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to practice within thrombosis and anticoagulation services, and respects confidentiality
- Recognised as a national and/or international expert amongst clinical pharmacists within thrombosis and anticoagulation
- Ability to prioritise future developments to meet service needs
- Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous problems where little information is available
- Ability to influence practice at a directorate level
- Demonstrates a whole system patient focussed approach
- Demonstrates ability to co ordinate services to achieve desired outcomes in the face of diverse unavoidable pressures
- Previous experience in delivering education and training at a postgraduate level
- Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met
- Previous experience in co ordinating education and training programmes at a post graduate level
- Actively seeks novel opportunities to meet training needs, and evaluates the training provided
- Participation in multidisciplinary health services research
- Integrates research evidence into practice
- Maintains a portfolio of practice
- Planning and co-ordination of multi-disciplinary health care research
- Undertakes own research
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.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£72,921 to £83,362 a year Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS