Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-CORP-7680575
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Finchley Memorial Hospital
- Town
- Finchley
- Salary
- £53,751 - £60,651 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist
Band 7
Welcome to Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)
At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.
Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.
We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.
Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.
Job overview
Bedded Units Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist - Band 7
Are you looking for a rewarding career within the pharmacy world? Perhaps a move from secondary care but still wanting to work as a clinical pharmacist and help patients with their medicines? If yes, this could be the post for you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated and innovative pharmacist to join our expanding Medicines Management team at Central London Community Healthcare Trust.
We are looking for a full-time pharmacist to provide a clinical pharmacy service at our bedded units within South West Hertfordshire & North London.
As an integral member of the team, you will be providing specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst supporting to address both public health and social care needs of patients. You will be involved in providing and developing a high-quality specialist Clinical Pharmacy Service across a range of inpatient settings in the Community Hospitals (Rehabilitation Units, Interim Care Beds, Discharge to Assess ward) covered by the CLCH Bedded Services team
If you are successful, you will join the existing team of Band 7 pharmacists at the Trust covering a range of rehabilitation specialties. You will be supported by experienced Senior Clinical Pharmacists allowing you to gain new skills in each rotation and the ideal opportunity to develop strategic, quality improvement and leadership skills.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high-quality specialist Clinical Pharmacy Service across a range of inpatient settings in the Community Hospitals (Rehabilitation Units, Interim Care Beds, Discharge to Assess wards).
To provide professional expertise, advice, support and training to health care professionals and patients within the Trust.
To be responsible for individualised patient pharmaceutical care ensuring clinical prioritisation on a day-to-day basis at ward level.
The post holder may be required to travel across the different sites within the Trust where we have Bedded Services inpatients so will require some flexibility. The post holder should hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010
Working for our organisation
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy.
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma qualification or equivalent.
- Independent prescriber.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Hospital experience
- Experience of providing a Clinical Pharmacy Service with good medicines management initiatives
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting
- Experience of working effectively within multi-disciplinary groups
- Experience of structured medication review
Desirable criteria
- Primary and Community Health experience
- Experience of audit techniques
- Experience of training
- Experience of project / change management
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the NHS and political environment
- Sound knowledge of prescribing, pharmacy and medicines management issues
- Sound knowledge of Medicines Reconciliation on admission and discharge and Medicines Management processes
- Good core therapeutic knowledge
- Excellent communicator – both verbal and written
- To manage own time and prioritise workload effectively
- Computer literate – working knowledge of office applications, internet, email and electronic diary systems and advanced spreadsheet skills
- Adaptability and flexibility in approach to meet service needs
- Ability to think clearly and work under pressure
- Well organized
- Self-motivated with an enthusiastic approach to work
Desirable criteria
- Effective negotiation skills and ability to persuade other
- Knowledge of interface issues
Key Attributes
Essential criteria
- Motivated, resourceful, methodical and analytical
- High standards in terms of conduct, manner and appearance
- Conscientious and reliable
- Courteous and respectful – relates well with all levels in the NHS
- Team worker
- Able to work independently and in a MDT environment
- Health cleared by Occupational Health for the role specified.
- Car driver, Hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a card for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shruti Ranpuria
- Job title
- Senior Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07796816697
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