Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP) Senior Lead Pharmacist

Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP) Senior Lead Pharmacist

Join us as the ATMP Senior Lead Pharmacist and take a leading role in shaping the future of advanced therapies at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Working alongside the Head of Pharmacy Clinical Trials & ATMPs, you'll ensure the Trust is fully prepared to deliver ATMPs and ATMIPs across both clinical trials and routine care.

You'll lead the implementation of ATMP commissioning, aligning services with governance frameworks and national priorities. This role offers the chance to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders from ATMP manufacturers and stem cell labs to clinical teams, biosafety committees, and pharmacy colleagues building systems that support safe, effective, and financially sound delivery.

Your expertise will help shape national guidance through engagement with the Pan-UK Pharmacy Working Group and Advanced Therapy Treatment Centres. Most importantly, you'll join a passionate, friendly team that thrives on shared challenges and innovation. If you're ready to lead with purpose, influence cutting-edge care, and grow within a supportive and forward-thinking environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the delivery and strategic development of ATMP pharmacy services, supporting both current and future NHS-commissioned therapies such as licensed CAR-Ts at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
• Collaborate with the Head of Clinical Trials & ATMPs to shape and sustain robust governance structures and infrastructure that enable safe, compliant, and effective ATMP provision.
• Drive the growth and evolution of the ATMP service, including evaluating performance, identifying opportunities for improvement, and contributing to long-term business planning.
• Ensure all ATMPs and ATIMPs whether in clinical trials or routine care are managed in full alignment with national and international regulatory standards and best practice guidance.
• Take ownership of pharmacy policies related to ATMPs, working closely with specialist pharmacists to ensure clinical relevance, feasibility, and integration across departments such as haematology, stem cell labs, and research units.
• Play a key role in supporting the Trust's JACIE accreditation, maintaining excellence in ATMP delivery in partnership with the Senior Lead Haematology Pharmacist.
• Provide a high-quality, patient-centred service to all stakeholders involved in ATMP care, including clinicians, pharmacists, nurses, and patients ensuring clarity, safety, and confidence in every step of the treatment journey.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Job responsibilities

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert

Person Specification Education

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Higher degree or diploma in clinical pharmacy

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to manage and develop a team effectively
• Good ability to organise and prioritise work
• Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management

Experience

• Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner - this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicine information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing, including clinical trials)
• Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients
• Expert knowledge and experience of advanced therapies
• Substantial experience in management of teams and influencing stakeholders
• Haematology or Oncology experience
• SACT screening passport of equivalent

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.

Head of Pharmacy Clinical Trials & ATMPs