Senior Pharmacist – Ophthalmology & Surgery | Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust; South Hams; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK seeks a Senior Pharmacist to join their Ophthalmology & Surgery service teams. This role involves leading clinical pharmacy services, developing non-medical prescribing, and providing training to junior pharmacists. The ideal candidate will have a pharmacy degree and experience in clinical pharmacy, with a focus on delivering high-quality patient care and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.

Benefits

On-site staff nursery

Wellbeing practitioners

24/7 employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with significant experience in clinical settings.
• Ability to develop and lead pharmacy services.
• Experience in multidisciplinary team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, governance, and financial medicines leadership.
• Develop non-medical prescribing services.
• Manage clinical pharmacy services for surgery and ophthalmology.
• Offer medicines management advice to clinical staff.

Skills

Non-medical prescribing

Clinical pharmacy expertise

Medicines management

Staff training and supervision

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

Following on from a commitment to investment in the pharmacy team at Kingston Hospital, we have an excellent opportunity to join our friendly and well-respected team as a Senior Pharmacist (Band 8a) in the Ophthalmology & Surgery service lines. This is a brand-new post in the trust and will provide professional, governance, and financial medicines leadership to the Royal Eye Unit based at Kingston hospital, as well as working in the new surgery pharmacy team providing high-quality clinical care to surgical inpatients.

You will play a crucial role in developing the non-medical prescribing service for the specialties, providing MDT clinical pharmacy expertise, as well as the training and supervision of pre-registration and junior pharmacists.

This is a key role within the pharmacy team delivering high-quality, patient-focused services to the ophthalmology and surgery services. The post holder will be an active member of both the pharmacy and clinical teams to ensure continuous two-way exchange of information and maintain high standards of medicines use.

To develop the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the ophthalmology and surgery services in accordance with the needs of patients, the clinical team, and the required standards of quality and professional practice.

To provide specialist medicines management advice to medical and nursing staff on drugs for the ophthalmology and surgery services.

Development and staff wellbeing

Your growth and personal happiness matter to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement, and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.

To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, a dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, a 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.

We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.

Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.

To manage and provide clinical pharmacy services to ophthalmology services and surgical wards and support the development of the pharmacy service to the specialties with support from the principal pharmacist.

To oversee the clinical pharmacy service delivered to the ophthalmology and surgery services (in conjunction with the principal pharmacist) and develop and review the service accordingly.

To provide and develop clinical pharmacy services, sensitive to the needs of patients, carers, and healthcare staff.

To provide specialist clinical pharmacy expertise to senior clinical staff of the multidisciplinary team within ophthalmology and surgery regarding medicines-related issues and enable the implementation of local and national standards.

To demonstrate expert evidence-based clinical knowledge in the management of ophthalmology and surgery patients and act as a role model to junior staff and all other members of the pharmacy team.

This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Jul 2025.