Lead Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention Pharmacist (CVD & diabetes)
| Posting date: | 24 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £75,328.00 to £86,114.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £75328.00 - £86114.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE1 9RT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9196-26-0501 |
Summary
In liaison with the Consultant Pharmacist for Diabetes and Consultant Pharmacist, renal and transplant and under the accountability of the Chief Pharmacist, the post holder will work across boundaries with renal, diabetes and cardiovascular services in Guys and St. Thomas, Kings, Lewisham, primary care networks and South East London Integrated Care System (ICS) to: Be a role model and national expert in one or more of renal, cardiovascular or diabetes pharmacy field; they will accept case referrals and provide expert opinion on medicines issues to primary, intermediate and secondary care clinicians where appropriate. They will undertake research and ensure a consistently high clinical service is provided to patients Develop South East London (SEL) strategic intentions, and stakeholder engagement to establish clear priorities for service transformation in the field of renal, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Work in a collaborative manner as part of Guys and St Thomas, Kings, Lewisham renal, diabetes cardiovascular and pharmacy departments as well as South East London Integrated Care Board medicines, primary care networks and LTC teams to enable the delivery of safe, effective and informed medicines optimisation in the context of patient care pathways Use clinical and change management skills to undertake and implement care pathway redesign including provision of an overview of medicines usage and transfer of care issues across multiple patient pathways (and multiple providers and commissioners) Monitor, interpret and predict drug expenditure against budget Work with the Consultant Pharmacists and lead education and development in medicines management for the multidisciplinary team Provide expert advice to GPs, clinicians and managers to ensure that national guidance and best practice underpin and medicines usage and ensure compliance with the legal framework governing medicines use to ensure patient safety See the JD and PS for more details and the full range of duties