Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- General
Commitment to CPP
- General
Professional and enthusiastic
- Experience
Post registration hospital experience
- Experience
Multidisciplinary working
- Experience
Demonstrate evidence of good clinical knowledge and skills, knowledge of medicines in polypharmacy and frailty, care of older people and reablement
- Experience
Experience of divisional work
- Experience
Experience of audit and quality improvement projects
- Qualifications
Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Qualifications
Post graduate diploma in clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Qualifications
Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
- Skills and Abilities
Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills and organisational skills
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to analyse and interpret complex clinical information
- Skills and Abilities
Good presentation skills, time management, ability to work independently and part of a team
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work effectively and problem solving
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- General
Calm, patient, access to own transport.
- Experience
Clinical governance and risk management
- Experience
Previous experience in delivering education in training
- Experience
Experience of staff management
- Qualifications
Non Medical Prescriber fo the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Qualifications
MSc Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Skills and Abilities
Familiarity with CMM pharmacy computer system
- Skills and Abilities
Good negotiation skills, IT skills
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to manage change
Job overview
Are you an ambitious clinical pharmacist looking for a role where you can use your prescribing skills to improve patient outcomes?
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated specialist pharmacist to join our established renal pharmacy team as a Principal Pharmacist, Renal Services. This leadership role combines advanced clinical practice, service development, multidisciplinary working and, importantly, the opportunity to develop and utilise independent prescribing within a highly specialised renal setting.
You will work closely with consultant nephrologists, specialist nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to optimise medicines use across inpatient, outpatient, dialysis and transplant pathways. You will play a pivotal role in delivering safe, evidence-based care for patients with renal conditions.
This is much more than a traditional clinical pharmacist post. You will have the opportunity to:
Act as a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber within the renal service, including immunosuppressant prescribing. Exercise autonomous clinical decision-making, assessing patients, initiating and optimising treatment, monitoring outcomes and delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care. Support and Lead on service development and innovation within one of the Trust's most specialist clinical areas.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a pharmacist who wants to progress their advanced clinical practice and become a recognised prescribing leader within renal medicine.
Main duties of the job
To lead and develop the pharmacy services and directorate support to the South West Thames Renal Unit, in liaison with the Directorate Management Team and the Pharmacy Department to ensure services are of the highest standards of quality and professional practice, evidence based and meet the needs of the user.
To be the Lead Pharmacist for the Renal Services Directorate and the specialist on medicine issues related to Renal medicine.
To co-ordinate and supervise pharmacy staff in the provision of care to Renal Services.
To act as a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber for the immunosuppressant service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See the job description and person specification attached.
Please tell us in your application how you meet the essential criteria in the attached person specification.
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, Renal Services with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in Carshalton, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £63,665 - £70,887 pa pro rata inc. HCAS Outer. The contract type is Permanent: senior on call + 7 day working + late duty rota. The application deadline is 22 Nov 2026.
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