Integrated Care Pharmacist, Community Independence Service
| Posting date: | 13 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,156 - £71,148 Per Annum incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 November 2025 |
| Location: | London, W87NX |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7533266/333-G-CIS-0202 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
Integrated Care Pharmacist, Community Independence Service (37.5 hours); Band 8a; 9 Months fixed term contract (Maternity leave cover)
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, enthusiastic pharmacist with excellent clinical skills to join our Community Independence Service (CIS).
The post-holder will provide a clinical pharmacy service to CIS as well as lead on medicines optimisation (MO).
The CIS service aims to offer safe care at home which enables people to avoid unplanned hospital admissions. The pharmacy role is pivotal in this to reduce the risk of avoidable admissions due to medication.
Central to your role will be carrying out individual assessments in patients with complex medicines needs or with an identified medication issue. This will require travelling to the patients’ home to carry out the assessment. You will work in close partnership with other members of the CIS team, in order to provide high quality patient care.
Closing date: 23.10.25
• Lead on the delivery of a clinical pharmacy service across Community Independence Service (tri-borough).
• Be the source of expert clinical advice for medicines information relatedqueries.
• Carry out domiciliary assessments and medication reviews in identified high risk patients with complex medicinesneeds.
• Formulatemedicinescareplansjointlywiththepatientand/orcarer.
• Communicateinterventions with the patient/carer, their GP and other key health professionals involved in theircare.
• Provide professional advice and support on the safe prescribing, handling and administration of medicines.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to improve and develop robust medicines optimisationpathways.
• To manage and provide clinical supervision to Pharmacy Staff within designatedarea.
• Work with GPs and participate inMDTs
• Lead on service evaluation andmonitoring
Frequent continuing education events open to all pharmacy staff across CNWL will allow you to network across the Trust.
The Trust has a strong commitment to advancing pharmacy practice and embedding effective medicines optimising systems into patient care.
CNWL strives to develop services and medicines optimisation is an integral part of this growth and development. We have a consultant pharmacist, independent pharmacist prescriber, a patient help-line and awards and prizes which we are proud of.
We welcome applications from pharmacists who can contribute to our continued growth and achievement.
Thepostholderwillberesponsibleforproviding, leadinganddevelopingamedicinesoptimisation(MO)serviceto CIS within Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster boroughs. They may also provide to support and MO leadership to Hammersmith & Fulham CIS team when needed.
The overarching aim is to support patients recently discharged from hospital with their medicines in order to improve safety, adherence to treatment, reduce waste and to support patients in the community to prevent avoidable readmissions due to medicines and improve MO related patient outcomes.Theywillalsoleadondevelopingsystemstofacilitatetheefficient,safeandcost-effectiveuse of medicines, working across the interfaces to improve MO.
This advert closes on Monday 27 Oct 2025
Integrated Care Pharmacist, Community Independence Service (37.5 hours); Band 8a; 9 Months fixed term contract (Maternity leave cover)
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, enthusiastic pharmacist with excellent clinical skills to join our Community Independence Service (CIS).
The post-holder will provide a clinical pharmacy service to CIS as well as lead on medicines optimisation (MO).
The CIS service aims to offer safe care at home which enables people to avoid unplanned hospital admissions. The pharmacy role is pivotal in this to reduce the risk of avoidable admissions due to medication.
Central to your role will be carrying out individual assessments in patients with complex medicines needs or with an identified medication issue. This will require travelling to the patients’ home to carry out the assessment. You will work in close partnership with other members of the CIS team, in order to provide high quality patient care.
Closing date: 23.10.25
• Lead on the delivery of a clinical pharmacy service across Community Independence Service (tri-borough).
• Be the source of expert clinical advice for medicines information relatedqueries.
• Carry out domiciliary assessments and medication reviews in identified high risk patients with complex medicinesneeds.
• Formulatemedicinescareplansjointlywiththepatientand/orcarer.
• Communicateinterventions with the patient/carer, their GP and other key health professionals involved in theircare.
• Provide professional advice and support on the safe prescribing, handling and administration of medicines.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to improve and develop robust medicines optimisationpathways.
• To manage and provide clinical supervision to Pharmacy Staff within designatedarea.
• Work with GPs and participate inMDTs
• Lead on service evaluation andmonitoring
Frequent continuing education events open to all pharmacy staff across CNWL will allow you to network across the Trust.
The Trust has a strong commitment to advancing pharmacy practice and embedding effective medicines optimising systems into patient care.
CNWL strives to develop services and medicines optimisation is an integral part of this growth and development. We have a consultant pharmacist, independent pharmacist prescriber, a patient help-line and awards and prizes which we are proud of.
We welcome applications from pharmacists who can contribute to our continued growth and achievement.
Thepostholderwillberesponsibleforproviding, leadinganddevelopingamedicinesoptimisation(MO)serviceto CIS within Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster boroughs. They may also provide to support and MO leadership to Hammersmith & Fulham CIS team when needed.
The overarching aim is to support patients recently discharged from hospital with their medicines in order to improve safety, adherence to treatment, reduce waste and to support patients in the community to prevent avoidable readmissions due to medicines and improve MO related patient outcomes.Theywillalsoleadondevelopingsystemstofacilitatetheefficient,safeandcost-effectiveuse of medicines, working across the interfaces to improve MO.
This advert closes on Monday 27 Oct 2025
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