Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Biosimilar and High-Cost Medicines | Barts Health NHS Trust

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic pharmacist with clinical and management experience to join the Biosimilar Switch team at the Royal London Hospital (RLH). The post holder will be supporting RLH and Mile End Hospital (MEH) in delivering biosimilar switches and medicines efficiencies within the specialist medicine division. The role may adapt depending on the requirements of the hospital agenda.

The post holder will be managing the Biosimilar Switch team to deliver transformational projects. You will work closely with the pharmacy team, homecare team and the wider specialist medicine
multidisciplinary team to support Royal London Pharmacy department and specialist division team in delivering biosimilar switches and medicines efficiencies across the RLH and MEH sites.

As part of this role, you will be leading the Biosimilar Switch team to identify, plan, implement, track and report various biosimilar
switches within the specialist medicine division. You will be required to assess outcomes and oversee the tracking of key metrics to help
support the cost improvement strategy.

• To support Royal London Pharmacy department and clinical teams in delivering biosimilar switches and medicines efficiencies within the specialist medicine division.


• To assist with the identification and facilitate the implementation of high-cost medicine efficiencies and to help share across the trust to ensure consistency.


• To contribute to the work to deliver transformation projects, and to be the project lead for selected projects.


• To manage the biosimilar switch team and oversee the project progression.


• To lead on the delivery of biosimilar switches, tracking and report on progress.


• To manage and review financial aspects of the projects to assess outcomes and to assist in the development and interpretation of key metrics.


The biosimilar switch project is anticipated to run over the next few years, after completion of the projects, the biosimilar team will be moved into a role within The Royal London/ Mile End Hospital pharmacy team based on the operational and clinical needs. This will be undertaken following consultation with the post holder.

The Pharmacy Department at Bart's Health covers a population of 2.5 million. We provide clinical pharmacy, medicines management and medicines optimisation services from our four hospital sites across the City of London and East London., Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

"We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager."