Lead Neighbourhood Pharmacist, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic pharmacist to continue our work within integrated neighbourhood teams to optimise medicines for people living with multiple long term conditions including cardiovascular, renal and metabolic disease across South East London. The role will work collaboratively with primary and secondary care colleagues to create a person-centred, holistic integrated model of care for people with multiple long-term conditions to improve patient experience, change ways of working, improve outcomes and increase efficiencies.

The role will work across South East London for the first year with a primary focus within Lambeth and Southwark boroughs thereafter.

This post will lead on medicines optimisation and support integration of services and pathways across the interface for people living with multiple long term conditions.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

have significant experience as a specialist clinical practitioner in multiple long term conditions including chronic kidney disease and/or cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes

be able to demonstrate a commitment to patient care

act as a role model in the cardio-renal metabolic field

be able to demonstrate the ability to influence at consultant and senior leadership level

be able to demonstrate experience of service development and improvement across a system wide multi-disciplinary environment

have excellent leadership, facilitation and communication skills

be able to demonstrate the ability to work innovatively

Person Specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

• MPharm degree (or recognised equivalent)
• Postgraduate qualifications in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (PGCert, MSc or equivalent)
• Non-medical prescriber qualification
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

• Project Management Qualification (or comparable experience)
• Member of relevant professional groups (UKRPG, UKKA)

Skills

Essential

• Expert advanced ability to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs in multiple long term conditions (including chronic kidney disease and/or cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes).
• Hold expert advanced clinical knowledge in medicinal therapy in multiple long term conditions (including chronic kidney disease and/or cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes).
• Enhance the quality of patient care.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of commissioning.
• Plan, implement and evaluate programmes that impact across or within departments, services and organisational boundaries.
• Effectively challenge current practice using negotiating, motivational and influencing skills.
• Able to work collaboratively with senior pharmacy, medical staff, the multidisciplinary team, management and commissioners, outside and within organisational boundaries.
• Have evidence of the ability to educate, train and evaluate pharmacy staff and other health care professionals in medicinal therapy in multiple long term conditions (including chronic kidney disease and/or cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes).

Desirable

• Manage difficult and ambiguous problems
• Develop recognition as a national and/or international expert within the speciality of clinical pharmacy.
• Proactively develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives.

Previous experience

Essential

• Experience of having led a clinical pharmacy service for patients living with multiple long term conditions (including chronic kidney disease and/or cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes) or experience of running clinics or providing expert clinical advice for people living with multiple long term conditions (including chronic kidney disease and/or cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes).
• Experience of managing and making appropriate referrals.
• Broad experience of clinical pharmacy services within chronic kidney disease and/or cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes.
• Experience of partnership work across the wider health economy and outside of organisational boundaries.

Desirable

• Senior member of recognised pharmacy organisation (e.g. UK Renal Pharmacy Group or United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association).
• Experience of working in neighbourhood teams

Closing Date: 9 August 2026