Renal Pharmacy Lead & Immunosuppressant Prescriber

National Health Service

Guildford

On-site

GBP 73,000 - 84,000

Full time

5 days ago

Be an early applicant

A complete application in a minute

Tailored resume and cover letter, ready to send.

Get past ATS filters

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Lead Pharmacist for Renal Services to provide strategic and clinical leadership in designing and delivering a pharmacist‑led immunosuppressant prescribing service. You will work with renal consultants, nursing, and pharmacy staff to establish pathways, governance, and operations that ensure safe, effective patient care.

The role emphasizes independent prescribing and senior leadership to advance care models, medicines optimisation,

Qualifications

Registered with GPhC.
Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
Masters in Pharmacy Degree - MPharm.
Independent prescriber.
MRPharmS.
Member of Faculty of RPS and working towards advanced practice.

Responsibilities

To strategically lead, develop and implement a high‑quality clinical pharmacy service as part of the multidisciplinary teams in the Renal division.
To oversee the set up and operationalisation of a pharmacy lead immunosuppressant service, including the supply of medicine via homecare services.
To act as the lead Pharmacist Independent Prescriber for the immunosuppressant service.
To lead on developing a strategic vision and roadmap for pharmacy services within the division, taking into account the diverse skills of the wider pharmacy team.
To work with the multidisciplinary team to promote safe, effective use of drugs in the specialist clinical area, evaluating available information and providing guidance to the relevant directorate/division on new drugs.
To provide an advanced clinical service to patients as part of the team.
To lead and manage the pharmacy clinical team working in the Renal division and ensure service delivery to agreed standards in line with business planning requirements.
To ensure the development and delivery of training in the specialist clinical area for pharmacy staff and other staff groups as required.
To support audit and research within teams and promote the use of Quality Improvement (QI) methodology at all opportunities.