[Hiring] Senior Pharmacist @Kingston Hospital NHS Trust

Role Description

Please see the attached supporting document/s (JD) which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification.

• Ensure any supporting statements align with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.

Qualifications

• A registered Independent Non-medical Prescriber
• Post graduate Diploma or MSc in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Requirements

• Comprehensive post-registration training and significant experience in hospital pharmacy - this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of acute hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, ward services and dispensing)
• Previous experience as a clinical pharmacist in medical specialties
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant pharmacy/medicines management standards

• Participated in consultant led ward rounds (Desirable)
• Development of Guidelines (Desirable)

Benefits

• We support the NHS Flex for the Future pledge
• We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements.
• If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us - we'll be happy to explore what's possible for the role and the service.

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]

Your application

• Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.
• Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.
• We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.

References

• Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail).
• If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date

• To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

• If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

• If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

• We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
• For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required.
• All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.