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Band 8a Senior Pharmacist -Virtual ward

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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Location
Salary
£66,274 - £73,496 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Profession
Pharmacist
Grade
Band 8
Deadline
28 May 2026
Contract Type
12 months (Fixed term)
Posted Date
14 May 2026

Job overview

The Virtual ward service is an initiative which provides our patients with timely and appropriate support to be able to safely receive treatment at home and supports early discharges and admission avoidance for patients who do not need to be in hospital.

The Senior Pharmacist- Virtual ward pharmacist will be working with the multidisciplinary team to provide a high-quality pharmacy service to the virtual ward patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be involved in the developing the service by reviewing, developing and implementing policies and procedures as well as providing relevant training to pharmacy and non-pharmacy staff

Duties include:

To lead, develop, deliver and evaluate clinical pharmacy services for the virtual ward at RFL Collaborating with other senior staff to support service development Represent the Trust at NCL level for Virtual ward services Participating in medicine related clinical audits, research and development and development of trust-wide guidelines Supporting training of the pharmacy team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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