Senior Pharmacist, Virtual Ward — Remote Care & On-Call

Kingston Hospital; Glasgow; Remote; GBP 64,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Pharmacist to join the Virtual Ward service on a 12-month fixed-term basis. This full-time post (37.5 hours) involves cross-sector work across hospital and community settings to support admissions avoidance and medicines management.

The role requires a registered Independent Non-medical Prescriber and a postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent, with extensive hospital pharmacy experience.

Qualifications

• Registered Independent Non-medical Prescriber.
• Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Comprehensive post-registration hospital pharmacy experience.
• Experience as a clinical pharmacist in medical specialties.
• Knowledge of relevant pharmacy/medicines management standards.

Responsibilities

• Support safe medicines management for patients in the Virtual Ward.
• Provide medicines optimisation and clinical advice to the team.
• Participate in on-call, weekend, late duty and Bank Holiday rotas.

Skills

Hospital pharmacy

Medicines information

Ward rounds

Dispensing

Clinical pharmacy

Guidelines development

Education

Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

General Pharmaceutical Council registration

Independent Non-medical Prescriber (RNMP)

Job description

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Pharmacist to join the Virtual Ward service on a 12-month fixed-term basis. This full-time post (37.5 hours) involves cross-sector work across hospital and community settings to support admissions avoidance and medicines management.

The role requires a registered Independent Non-medical Prescriber and a postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent, with extensive hospital pharmacy experience.