Job overview

This post is a unique opportunity for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, experienced pharmacist with strategic vision, drive and excellent clinical and leadership skills to work as a consultant pharmacist in hepatology. Applications are welcomed from credentialled consultant pharmacists. Pharmacists who have prepared a portfolio for submission, but are not yet credentialled, will be considered for appointment with progression criteria only in the event that no credentialled pharmacists are shortlisted.

The post holder will provide consultant level expert care to hepatology patients at King's and across the South Thames and Kent Operational Delivery Network (ODN) which covers Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust and Kent hospitals.  The post holder will work in conjunction with stakeholders to deliver an efficient, high quality, professional and well-coordinated service  within hepatology.   

Applicants will work with a high degree of autonomy, have excellent communication skills, an ability to manage complex relationships across multiple organisations and be able to demonstrable a high level of work in expert practice, research, education and professional leadership.

Main duties of the job

The consultant pharmacist will have day-to-day leadership and management responsibility for the development and delivery of effective pharmacy specific arrangements within the South Thames and Kent ODN. This will include ensuring engagement of patients, professionals and constituent organisations in medication related activities that support the delivery of national outcome ambitions in line with the South Thames and Kent ODN needs and resources.

The post holder will work in conjunction with the Hepatology and ODN Clinical Leads to develop the provision of an efficient, high quality, professional and well-coordinated service capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements. Thereby ensuring alignment with the activity of the NHS Special Commissioning Board and local provider organisations. They will have a high degree of autonomy and authority at a network level leading and representing on all medicines finance, prescribing and medicines optimisation matters related to hepatology. The post is central to effective integrated service delivery and strategic planning across a wide range of stakeholders. The post holder will need to work across Trusts, specialties, departments and across hospital and community based services. 

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.