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Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Dartford; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High Cost Area Allowance (5% of basic)

Job summary

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is seeking a Lead Clinical Pharmacist to head the clinical pharmacy service across the Dartford and Medway locality. The role focuses on medicines optimisation in mental health, delivering expert input on ward rounds, patient education, audits and service development.

The post offers professional development opportunities, on‑call rota involvement, and travel to North Kent sites.

Qualifications

• Qualified pharmacist with mental health experience.
• Postgraduate qualification in psychiatric pharmacy essential.
• On‑call rota participation required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and development of a comprehensive medicines optimisation service across inpatient wards in the locality.
• Provide expert clinical pharmacy input and education to patients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Undertake clinical audits and lead quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with senior pharmacy leadership to drive service development and standards.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mental health experience

On‑call experience

Education

Postgraduate qualification in psychiatric pharmacy

Job description

Lead Clinical Pharmacist | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Company: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to lead the clinical pharmacy service across the Dartford and Medway locality.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a key clinical role within mental health services, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective and person-centred medicines optimisation.

You will provide expert clinical pharmacy input, contribute to multidisciplinary ward rounds, support and educate patients, undertake clinical audit, and provide specialist medicines advice.

We are looking for a qualified pharmacist with experience in mental health. A postgraduate qualification in psychiatric pharmacy or relevant mental health experience is essential. You will also participate in the on‑call clinical pharmacist rota.

We are committed to your professional development, with ongoing training, clinical supervision and support from the wider Trust pharmacy team. Opportunities include support with postgraduate qualifications in mental health pharmacy and NHS leadership development programmes.

The post is based at Littlebrook Hospital in Dartford, with travel to other sites across North Kent as required.

The post holder will lead the delivery and development of a comprehensive medicines optimisation service to the inpatient wards across the locality.

They will have a key role in implementing and monitoring clinical pharmacy standards and will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Service Development, Chief Pharmacist and Deputy Chief Pharmacist to identify service gaps, drive improvements and ensure the delivery of a high‑quality clinical pharmacy service.

The post holder will have responsibility for designated areas of service management and will provide professional and line management to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within the locality.

They will work collaboratively with other Lead Pharmacists to develop and undertake clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and service development projects, evaluating outcomes and implementing improvements in line with pharmacy and Trust priorities and objectives.

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, youngpeople and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental ill‑ness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification.

What is High Cost Area Allowance?

The High‑Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.

As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month. 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,258 and a maximum payment of £2,121. (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly).

We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under‑represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Sep 2026.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.

Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum plus High Cost Area Supplement

Hours: Full‑time

Location: Dartford, Kent, DA2 6PB

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 8 Sept 2026

Closing date: 8 Oct 2026