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Job requirements
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Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Extensive recent post-registration hospital experience as a clinical pharmacist in a specialty aligned to cardiovascular
- Experience
Experience of managing staff / acting as a line manager
- Experience
Experience of working with senior healthcare professionals within and external to Pharmacy to deliver a service and achieve service improvements
- Experience
Experience of developing and implementing policies, procedures, guidelines and patient group directions
- Experience
Experience of clinical governance and risk management
- Experience
Detailed understanding of the clinical audit process and Quality Improvement
- Experience
Experience of management a budget linked to the delivery of a clinical service
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively, alone and for a team, including the ability to delegate
- Skills and Abilities
Able to make informed and logical decisions, sometimes under periods of intense pressure.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to provide highly complex information on pharmaceutical issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants/professor/executive director level)
- Skills and Abilities
Able to confidently manage risk
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to identify and analyse changes (including horizon scanning) in prescribing practices that may impact on the drug and wider budgets across the South East London Geography
- Skills and Abilities
Able to support the development and education of others.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to communicate effectively with others, using a variety of mediums (written, spoken and digital technology)
- Knowledge/Qualifications
MPharm degree (or recognised equivalent)
- Knowledge/Qualifications
Postgraduate qualifications in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (PGCert, MSc or equivalent)
- Knowledge/Qualifications
Non-medical prescriber qualification
- Knowledge/Qualifications
Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Supported or led on the development of a clinical pharmacy strategy
- Experience
Been involved / led on a Pharmacy related research project
- Experience
Experience of service transformation / redesign
- Skills and Abilities
Able to compile and present a business case to support service / team development.
- Skills and Abilities
Able to demonstrate innovation
- Knowledge/Qualifications
Leadership or management qualification
- Knowledge/Qualifications
Member of relevant professional groups (RPS, UKCPA)
Job overview
Come and join the team at GSTT in the role of Principal Pharmacist for Cardiovascular!
This role is responsible for leading the GSTT Cardiovascular Pharmacy team and developing pharmacy services within their portfolio to ensure patients receive the safest and most effective pharmaceutical care.
The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist to ensure that the services are developed in a strategic and forward-thinking manner and be provided with ample personal and professional developmental opportunities. The post will provide a dynamic link between clinical practice and service development by creating new models for delivering care and ensuring the best outcomes from pharmaceutical care are obtained.
The post holder will act as a role model for the wider pharmacy team and be a pharmacy expert in this field to ensure a consistently high clinical pharmacy service in line with corporate objectives and the NHS long term plan.
The role will be responsible for managing all pharmacy aspects of the cardiovascular service, including governance, quality and safety, effective transfer of care between health care providers and a close management of the cardiovascular pharmacy budget. They will work closely with the Cardiovascular clinical leadership team and have opportunity to represent the department at high level, strategic meetings.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job will be structured around the key areas outlined below:
- Leadership
- Expert clinical practice
- Management of the Cardiovascular pharmacy service
- Personnel Management, Training and Development
- Evaluation of the cardiovascular service
- Research and development
- Education and training
For more information relating to each of the above areas, please see the attached Job Description.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As the Principal Pharmacist for Cardiovascular Services, the post holder will be responsible for providing leadership, and line management when necessary, to the GSTT Cardiovascular Pharmacy team, inclusive of the following areas:
- Vascular Surgery
- Cardiology
- Community hypertension and lipid clinics
The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist and relevant members of the clinical Directorate Management Team to strategically develop pharmacy services in line with national, regional and local priorities.
The post holder will act as a role model for the wider pharmacy team and be a pharmacy expert in this field to ensure a consistently high clinical pharmacy service in line with corporate objectives and the NHS long term plan. The role will be responsible for managing all pharmacy aspects of the cardiovascular service, including governance, quality and safety aspects and a close management of the cardiovascular pharmacy budget.
The role will work collaborative with members of the wider Pharmacy Seniors’ Group to contribute to the development of the wider Pharmacy Clinical services agenda and associated workforce and departmental innovations.
This is an excellent opportunity for an aspiring leader to take on service development projects, work collaboratively across the MDT, undertake financial planning and management of a pharmacy service, oversee the development of appropriate pharmacy governance pathways for this specialty and undertake and support research in this clinical area.
See the JD and PS for more details and the full range of duties
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Principal Pharmacist - Cardiovascular (Maternity Cover) with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £75,328 - £86,114 p.a. inc. HCA. The contract type is 9 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.
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