Senior Pharmacist - Virtual Ward, Flexible Hours

Kingston Hospital; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Pharmacist to lead the Virtual Ward service. Based at Kingston Hospital, you will join the Pharmacy Emergency Care Team and contribute to medicines optimisation for acute-to-home care pathways.

The role involves working on the 7-day rota, including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays, with a fixed-term appointment of 12 months. You will collaborate with clinicians and other pharmacists to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive post-registration training and significant experience in hospital pharmacy, including medicines information, ward services and dispensing.
• Clinical pharmacist with medical specialties experience.
• Knowledge of medicines management standards.
• Participation in consultant-led ward rounds.
• Development of guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Support the Virtual Ward multi-disciplinary team with safe medicine management for patients transferred from an acute admission ward or Emergency Department.
• Provide expert clinical advice, optimise medicines use and ensure safe patient care.
• Participate in on-call, weekend, Bank Holiday and late duty rotas.
• Support patients at home via the Virtual Ward service where appropriate.

Skills

Hospital pharmacy

Medicines management

Ward rounds

Clinical pharmacy

Guideline development

Education

Independent Non-medical Prescriber

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice

General Pharmaceutical Council registration

Job description

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Pharmacist to lead the Virtual Ward service. Based at Kingston Hospital, you will join the Pharmacy Emergency Care Team and contribute to medicines optimisation for acute-to-home care pathways.

The role involves working on the 7-day rota, including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays, with a fixed-term appointment of 12 months. You will collaborate with clinicians and other pharmacists to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.