Principal Pharmacist - Planned Medicine

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic pharmacist to lead the Planned Medicine team on a fixed term basis (12 months). This post is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the pharmacy service to the following outpatient specialities: Allergy, Immunology, Dermatology, Rheumatology, Diabetes and Endocrine. This role leads a team of pharmacists who are responsible for the different clinical specialities across both the Denmark Hill and South Sites:

Specialist Pharmacist: Dermatology/Allergy and Immunology

2 Specialist Pharmacists: Rheumatology

1.5 Specialist Pharmacists: Diabetes

The successful candidate must have excellent communication, organisation and leadership skills and while a strong clinical background is essential, it is not expected that candidates will have experience of each clinical speciality.

The post holder will:

- Develop pharmacy services to optimise patient care, including implementing national guidance, ensuring safe prescribing and monitoring of these specialist drugs

- Work with colleagues within the Care Group and across the interface to develop, implement and monitor treatment pathways, with a particular focus on high-cost drugs

- Drive quality improvement and implement cost saving plans such as biosimilar switches to ensure medicines optimisation opportunities are realised

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The post holder leads, delivers, develops, manages and evaluates clinical pharmacy services. The focus of the post is on ensuring the provision of high quality, safe, comprehensive (clinical, supply, financial and operational) pharmaceutical services at KCH, in accordance with the priorities set by the Deputy and Associate Chief Pharmacists, Clinical Services.  

•    Acting as a specialist role model and as an expert in the clinical field and demonstrating an advanced level of knowledge. 
•    Ensuring the safe, efficacious and cost-effective use of drugs within the Care Group
•    Developing and implementing guidelines, procedures and policies to support medicines management in the Care Group.
•    Regular financial reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting 
•    Initiating and coordinating research and development activity within the specialist area. 
•    Identifying a vision for the delivery of pharmaceutical services to the Care Group.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.