Community Health Services Pharmacist
Central London Community Health Trust
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Job summary
Are you looking for a change within the world of pharmacy? Still want to work in the NHS but perhaps move away from secondary care?
Still want to utilise transferable skills and make a difference to patient care in the community? If so, this could be the post for you.
CLCH is one of the largest Community Health Trusts in England, providing services to more than two million people across London and Hertfordshire. It is a diverse sector, providing a range of different services, all with the aim of shifting health care from acute hospital settings closer to people's homes; moving away from reactive care to preventative care based on early interventions.
We have are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, responsive and innovative Band 8a Pharmacist to join our experienced and expanding Medicines Management Team at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust to cover Maternity Leave within the team.
You will support the Chief Pharmacist in implementing the Medicines Management Strategy in line with national and local policy and will have the opportunity to develop new skills in directorate activities including financial reporting, risk management, implementation of digital systems and quality improvement.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing medicines management support to community based teams and undertake core directorate activities including:
Providing Medicines Management input to the Clinical Systems Team to support the ongoing development and deployment of digital systems (EPS and EPMA) throughout the Trust.
Writing of governance and financial reports.
Development of medicines management policies and supporting the patient group directions (PGDs) agenda.
Implementation of patient safety initiatives e.g. drug alerts, patient safety alerts.
Assuring the safe and secure handling of medicines in community services in line with CQC requirements.
Training health professionals in the community.
Management of junior pharmacists and community health services technicians.
As the successful candidate, you will have good communication and interpersonal skills and will need to be able to engage and influence a range of stakeholders including, service leads and clinicians.
You should be flexible, plan and organise own workload as well as developing and supporting the junior staff.
The post holder will be based in Parsons Green but may also be required to travel to other sites and services within the organisation and may be required to support bedded services so will require flexibility as the organisation continues to grow; please see the Trust website for the area that is covered.
About us
Just as we care about our service user's wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the Trust and local induction to introduce you to the role 0-19 services.
- Bespoke housing is available for key workers within central London: https://www.sharetobuy.com/
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support, and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Date posted
18 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£61,927 to £68,676 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
824-CORP-7005354
Job locations
Parsons Green Health Centre
London
SW6 4UL
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Parsons Green Health Centre
London
SW6 4UL
Employer's website
https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)






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