Principal Pharmacist - Cardiovascular (Maternity Cover)
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE1 7EH
Salary
£75,328 to £86,114
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
14 September 2026
10 days left
Job description
Come and join the team at GSTT in the role of Principal Pharmacist for Cardiovascular! This role is responsible for leading the GSTT Cardiovascular Ph...
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.
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
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts, providing specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services.We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Organisational Values
Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust. The post holder will be:
- Caring
- Ambitious
- Inclusive
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm degree (or recognised equivalent)
- Postgraduate qualifications in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (PGCert, MSc or equivalent)
- Non-medical prescriber qualification
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable
- Leadership or management qualification
- Member of relevant professional groups (RPS, UKCPA)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively, alone and for a team, including the ability to delegate
- Able to make informed and logical decisions, sometimes under periods of intense pressure.
- 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)
- Able to confidently manage risk
- 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
- Able to support the development and education of others.
- Ability to communicate effectively with others, using a variety of mediums (written, spoken and digital technology)
Desirable
- Able to compile and present a business case to support service / team development.
- Able to demonstrate innovation
Experience
Essential
- Extensive recent post-registration hospital experience as a clinical pharmacist in a specialty aligned to cardiovascular
- Experience of managing staff / acting as a line manager
- Experience of working with senior healthcare professionals within and external to Pharmacy to deliver a service and achieve service improvements
- Experience of developing and implementing policies, procedures, guidelines and patient group directions
- Experience of clinical governance and risk management
- Detailed understanding of the clinical audit process and Quality Improvement
- Experience of management a budget linked to the delivery of a clinical service
Desirable
- Supported or led on the development of a clinical pharmacy strategy
- Been involved / led on a Pharmacy related research project
- Experience of service transformation / redesign
How to apply
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First seen
1 September 2026
Last checked
3 September 2026
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