Medicines Management Lead Pharmacist | West London NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Mai 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £59,490 - £66,239 per annum inclusive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Southall, W5 4RN |
| Cwmni: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7199189/222-PHA-063-A |
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Make a Difference Where It Matters Most
We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, and compassionateLead Pharmacistto join our supportive and forward-thinkingMedicines Management Teamin Ealing. This exciting leadership role offers the opportunity to drive change, improve patient outcomes, and support integrated care across a wide range of community services.You will lead medicines management for ourRapid Response Virtual Ward, a key service that helps avoid hospital admissions and enables early discharges. Additionally, you’ll provide expert pharmacy support acrossEaling Community Health Services, includinga wide range of specialties e.g musculoskeletal (MSK) care, diabetes services, district nursing, special schools, children with learning disabilities, speech and language therapy (SALT), physiotherapy, dietetics, podiatry, tissue viability nursing (TVN), and more.
Why Join Us?
· A collaborative and values-driven team environment
· Opportunities to innovate, shape services, and improve patient care
· Ongoing development, CPD, and progression opportunities
· Extra payments for weekend and on-call work
· Supportive, compassionate leadership and team culture
· Varied and rewarding work across virtual and community-based care
Apply now to be part of this vital service.
Who We’re Looking For
You’ll be a highly motivated, proactive team player with:
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach
• Proven experience working with medical patients in a clinical setting
• A passion for long-term conditions and medicines optimisation
• A commitment to delivering safe and effective pharmaceutical care
• A desire to lead and innovate in community health services
What You’ll Be Doing
• Act as the lead pharmacist for the Rapid Response Virtual Ward, advising on all medicines-related issues and designing medication optimisation pathways.
• Deliver expert medicines management and information to multidisciplinary community teams.
• Ensure safe, clinically effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines across services.
• Provide prescribing advice and support to clinicians, patients, and carers.
• Lead on audits, clinical governance, training, and reporting of medication-related activities.
• Develop, monitor, and implement medicines-related policies and guidelines.
• Collaborate with service leads and the Head of Pharmacy to deliver the annual work plan.
• Participate in the weekend and out-of-hours on-call pharmacy rota (additional pay applies).
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Sunday 25 May 2025