Specialist Neighbourhood Pharmacist Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolic

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and enthusiastic pharmacist to play a key role in the continued development of Integrated Neighbourhood Teams across South East London for a fixed term of 12 months. This role focuses on optimising medicines use and improving outcomes for people living with multiple long-term conditions, particularly cardiovascular, renal and metabolic (CVRM) disease.

Working closely with the Lead Neighbourhood Pharmacist for CVRM, you will help deliver a person-centred, integrated model of care. The postholder will contribute to transforming services for people with complex health needs, improving patient experience, enhancing clinical outcomes and supporting more efficient and effective ways of working across the system.

The successful candidate will:

• Have significant clinical experience in the management of multiple long-term conditions including chronic kidney disease/ cardiovascular disease/diabetes.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care
• Possess influencing skills required to work effectively across the healthcare system
• Demonstrate experience in service development, quality improvement and delivering change
• Demonstrate excellent leadership and communication skills
• Be innovative, proactive and able to work effectively across organisational boundarie

Main duties of the job

• Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist and/or the Lead Neighbourhood Pharmacist CVRM as required.
• Act as a specialist role model and an expert in the medical management of LTCs within cardiovascular, renal and metabolic specialities.
• Support the leadership of clinical pharmacy services in cardiovascular, renal and metabolic specialities in conjunction with the Lead Pharmacist.
• Participate regularly in outpatient clinics to deliver and promote high quality, cost-effective and patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
• Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients within CVRM.
• Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients within CVRM.
• Providing interface and discharge liaison and support.
• Actively participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, delivering and promoting high quality, cost effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
• Provide patient and carer education with close liaison across the interface.
• Promote safe drug use within CVRM specialties.
• Development, implementation and audit of local guidelines.
• Supervise and train pharmacy staff.
• Provide education and training of healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust.
• To participate in practice and clinical research and audit.
• To work with the Principal Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacist, to extend the boundaries of professional practice within chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular and diabetes.

About us

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are deliveringhigh-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values - Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative - and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

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 responsiby, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work across boundaries with a focus on long term conditions (LTCs) includingCVRM within neighbourhood teams in South East London Integrated Care System (ICS) and Kings College Hospital and Guys and St. Thomas Hospital to: Accept case referrals, provide expert opinion on medicines issues to primary, intermediate and secondary care clinicians where appropriate ensuring a consistently high clinical service is providedto patients. Work in a collaborative manner as part of Kings College Hospital, Guys and St Thomas, Hospitalrenal, diabetes cardiovascular and pharmacy departments as well as South East London Integrated Care Board medicines team, primary care networks and LTC teams to enable the delivery of safe, effective and informed medicines optimisation in the context of patient care pathways for patients with LTCs in INTs. Use clinical and change management skills to support care pathway redesign including provision of an overview of medicines usage and transfer of care issues across multiple patient pathways (andmultiple providers and commissioners). Work with the Lead Neighbourhood Pharmacist, CVRM to lead education and development in medicines management for the multidisciplinary team. Provide expert advice to GPs, clinicians and managers to ensure that national guidance and best practice underpin medicines usage and ensure compliance with the legal framework governing medicines use to ensure patient safety.

The main responsibilities of the post holder will be: Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist and/or the Lead Neighbourhood Pharmacist CVRM as required. Act as a specialist role model and an expert in the medical management of LTCs within cardiovascular, renal and metabolic specialities. Support the leadership of clinical pharmacy services in cardiovascular, renal and metabolic specialities in conjunction with the Lead Pharmacist. Participate regularly in outpatient clinics to deliver and promote high quality, cost-effective and patient focused pharmaceutical care. Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients within CVRM. Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients within CVRM. Providing interface and discharge liaison and support. Actively participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, delivering and promoting high quality, cost effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care. Provide patient and carer education with close liaison across the interface. Promote safe drug use within CVRM specialties. Development, implementation and audit of local guidelines. Supervise and train pharmacy staff. Provide education and training of healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust. Regular financial reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting, and drug budget management. To participate in practice and clinical research and audit. To work with the Principal Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacist, to extend the boundaries of professional practice within chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular and diabetes.

• Leadership
• Clinical Responsibilities
• Financial Management
• People Management and Performance
• Research and Development

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• MPharm (Masters Degree)
• Registered Pharmacist (1 year competency assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council)
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
• Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification / experience
• Registered Independent Prescriber

Desirable

• Member of the Royal College Pharmacy

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice -chronic kidney disease and/or cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the clinical governance agenda
• Understands national and local priorities
• Experience of working with senior healthcare professionals outside of pharmacy

Desirable

• Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the Royal College of Pharmacy Core Advanced Curriculum
• Experience of project management

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Be able to provide highly complex Information on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants/professor level)
• Be able to impart knowledge on medicines use to other healthcare professionals
• Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
• Be able to implement and manage change

Analytical and Judgment Skills

Essential

• Be able to analyse and interpret complex clinical information where there are a range of facts requiring analysis and where a range of options need to be compared
• Be able to use available evidence to make sound judgments in relation to patient-or drug-specific issues
• Basic knowledge of critical appraisal skills to analyse trial quality and its application to highly specialised patient group

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential

• Problem solving skills

Physical Skills

Essential

• Ability to work well under pressure by prioritising and managing time effectively
• Be able to work at Kings College Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, Lewisham and Greenwich Trust, primary care networks and the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS)