# Senior Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist for Bedded Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-medicines-optimisation-pharmacist-for-bedded-services/88b408e3-a84d-49d7-aa6d-53c73d50acae - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-medicines-optimisation-pharmacist-for-bedded-services/88b408e3-a84d-49d7-aa6d-53c73d50acae.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,274 - £73,496 Per Annum +EDC (Pro Rata for part time hours) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T08:30:51.087Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Pharmacist_Bedded_Services_Community_Services/Pharmacist_Bedded_Services_Community_Services-v8064656 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8064656?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated and innovative Senior Pharmacist to join the expanding Medicines Management team at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. This role would suit pharmacists with experience at NHS Band 8a level who are seeking a rewarding career in community healthcare and are keen to apply their expertise in a varied and patient focused environment. Candidates with experience in secondary care who are looking to transfer to a patient-centred environment and further develop their skills including service transformation, mobilisation/demobilisation projects, quality improvement, aswell as further developing leadership and management skills, are warmly encouraged to apply. You will join an established, supportive and experienced team to enhance the service provided, with opportunities to use your existing skills and knowledge, while continuing to develop professionally within a growing service. If you would like to know more about what it is like working as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician at CLCH, watch this short video: https://youtu.be/xHrr-CIi0sI If you have applied for this position within the last 6 months and were unsuccessful, please do not reapply unless your experience has significantly changed. ### Main duties of the job - Support and deliver a high quality clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation service to patients in Community Hospitals. - Ensure an integrated approach to medicines management and continuity of pharmaceutical care for patients admitted from primary and secondary care into Community Hospitals. - Contribute to the Trust’s clinical governance through interventions that optimise medicines management across all relevant areas of practice. - Lead, manage and develop staff within the Bedded Services team who work in Community Hospitals The post holder will work as an active member of the Medicines Management team, contributing to the delivery of a safe, high quality and legally compliant service that aligns with national and local policies and priorities. Depending on development and service needs, the post holder will be expected to work across Central London Community Healthcare Trust locations within the London area and may at times be required to work at other CLCH sites/localities to ensure Community Hospital patients have access to high quality clinical pharmacy services. Flexibility will be required as the organisation evolves. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated and innovative Senior Pharmacist to join the expanding Medicines Management team at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. This role would suit pharmacists with experience at NHS Band 8a level who are seeking a rewarding career in community healthcare and are keen to apply their expertise in a varied and patient focused environment. Candidates with experience in secondary care who are looking to transfer to a patient-centred environment and further develop their skills including service transformation, mobilisation/demobilisation projects, quality improvement, aswell as further developing leadership and management skills, are warmly encouraged to apply. You will join an established, supportive and experienced team to enhance the service provided, with opportunities to use your existing skills and knowledge, while continuing to develop professionally within a growing service. If you would like to know more about what it is like working as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician at CLCH, watch this short video: https://youtu.be/xHrr-CIi0sI If you have applied for this position within the last 6 months and were unsuccessful, please do not reapply unless your experience has significantly changed. ## Job Description Support and deliver a high quality clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation service to patients in Community Hospitals. Ensure an integrated approach to medicines management and continuity of pharmaceutical care for patients admitted from primary and secondary care into Community Hospitals. Contribute to the Trust’s clinical governance through interventions that optimise medicines management across all relevant areas of practice. Lead, manage and develop staff within the Bedded Services team who work in Community Hospitals The post holder will work as an active member of the Medicines Management team, contributing to the delivery of a safe, high quality and legally compliant service that aligns with national and local policies and priorities. Depending on development and service needs, the post holder will be expected to work across Central London Community Healthcare Trust locations within the London area and may at times be required to work at other CLCH sites/localities to ensure Community Hospital patients have access to high quality clinical pharmacy services. Flexibility will be required as the organisation evolves. ## Responsibilities Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Post-qualification experience of clinical pharmacy, medicines information and prescribing advice - Experience of working in secondary care and in a multidisciplinary environment - Experience of providing a Clinical Pharmacy Service with good medicines management initiatives - Experience of working effectively within multi-disciplinary groups - Experience of undertaking structured medicine reviews - Experience of training and tutoring in a hospital setting - Experience of audit techniques - Experience in supervising a team / service **Desirable** - Primary care experience including Community Services  Experience of line management  Experience of project management ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of the NHS and political environment - Sound knowledge of prescribing, pharmacy and medicines management issues faced in primary and secondary care - Up to date clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge - Excellent communicator – both verbal and written including presentation skills - Excellent clinical skills - Effective negotiation skills and ability to persuade others - Good inter-personal skills and ability to build relationships - Ability to provide succinct and objective advice - Flexibility in approach to meet service needs and ability to support complex changes - Innovative thinker and ‘can do’ approach **Desirable** - Knowledge of interface issues ### Eduation/Qualifications **Essential** - Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy - Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). - Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate qualification or equivalent - Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma qualification or equivalent - Takes personal responsibility for Continuing Professional Development as evidenced by portfolio - Uses reflective practice for personal and professional development **Desirable** - Independent Prescriber or working towards qualification ## Documents - [clch trust values (pdf, 893.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10355336) - [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10355335) - [b8a medicines optimisation pharmacist (pdf, 552.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10355334) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.