Senior Pharmacist, Virtual Ward

Kingston Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston Hospital is recruiting a Senior Pharmacist to cover the Virtual Ward service. This 37.5-hour week role involves operating across hospital and community settings, supporting admissions avoidance and remote monitoring for patients at home.

You will join the Pharmacy Emergency Care Team, contribute to medicines optimisation and provide expert clinical advice. The role requires working evenings, weekends and bank holidays as part of a 7-day rota, with on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Registered Independent Non-medical Prescriber.
• Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Responsibilities

• Support safe management of medicines for Virtual Ward patients.
• Visit patients at home when necessary.
• Provide expert clinical advice and medicines optimisation.
• Participate in on-call, weekend, bank holiday and late duty rotas.

Skills

Clinical pharmacist experience

Medicines optimisation

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Pharmacy Practice

GPhC registration

Tools

Independent Non-medical Prescriber

Job description

Main area Senior Pharmacist, Virtual Ward Grade Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Participation on the weekend, on-call, late duty and Bank Holiday rotas, as part of the 7-day working rota) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays according to rotas) Job ref 396-8352463-DE-GV-Z

Site Kingston Hospital Town Kingston Salary £63,665 - £70,887 Pro rata, pa, incl. of Outer London HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2026 23:59

Home, community, hospital

KingstonandRichmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range offantasticopportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level,weare uniquely placed toprovide therightenvironment to support your professional development.With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the firsttrustof our kindin London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for bothoverallquality andleadership.We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

• Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
• Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
• Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
• Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.

Job overview

Maternity Leave Cover, 1 year fixed term

Are you looking for a new clinical opportunity or to broadener your experience of cross sector working? We are looking for a motivated pharmacist with broad clinical experience to cover our Virtual Ward service at the Trust. This is an interesting opportunity to experience cross sector working in primary and secondary care, aiding in admissions avoidance.

This post is part of the Pharmacy Emergency Care Team, working in conjunction with our Lead Pharmacist for Frailty and Admissions.

The Virtual ward allows patients to receive care, remote monitoring and treatment they need in their own home, safely and conveniently rather than in hospital.

Main duties of the job

You will work as a member of the Virtual Ward multi-disciplinary team, supporting the safe management of medicine needs to patients being transferred to the Trust Virtual ward from an acute admission ward or the Emergency Department. You will also support patients by visiting them at home where necessary.

Working closely with clinicians, nursing staff and allied health professionals, you will provide expert clinical advice, support medicines optimisation and provide the safest care to our patients.

You will be expected to participate in the on call, weekend, Bank Holiday and late duty rotas.

Working for our organisation

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust cares for more than half a million patients a year, from across Kingston, Richmond, Elmbridge (Surrey), Merton, Wandsworth and Sutton. In 2018, we became the first acute hospital trust in London to be rated “Outstanding” for overall quality and leadership by the national Care Quality Commission regulator.

We have approximately 350 beds and directly employ around 2,900 staff. Our trust provides a full range of diagnostic services and treatment services. Our main site is the Kingston Hospital site but we also run a number of outpatient clinics in the community, including in Raynes Park, Surbiton, Queen Mary's Roehampton and Teddington.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

• A registered Independent Non-medical Prescriber
• Post graduate Diploma or MSc in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience and Skills

• Comprehensive post-registration training and significant experience in hospital pharmacy - this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of acute hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, ward services and dispensing)
• Previous experience as a clinical pharmacist in medical specialties
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant pharmacy/medicines management standards
• Participated in consultant led ward rounds
• Development of Guidelines

We support the NHS Flex for the Future pledge

We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements. If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us - we’ll be happy to explore what’s possible for the role and the service.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.