Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced pharmacist to join our team as Principal Pharmacist – Clinical Practice & Digital Innovation. This is a newly created role working jointly across the Information Technology Clinical Systems (ITCS) and King’s Pharmacy teams, supporting the continued optimisation of our Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR) and driving digital transformation across King’s College Hospital. The role involves close collaboration with our partners at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trusts, with whom we share a single instance of Epic.

This is a unique opportunity to combine advanced clinical pharmacy practice with digital innovation, helping to shape the future of medicines optimisation and prescribing workflows across one of London’s largest and most digitally ambitious NHS Trusts.

We are looking for a forward-thinking, digitally minded pharmacist with a strong clinical background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for improving patient care through technology. You will work closely with clinical and digital teams to ensure that medication-related functionality within Epic is safe, effective, and aligned with best practice.

Main duties of the job

The Principal Pharmacist – Clinical Practice & Digital Innovation will:

·         Act as a key link between clinical pharmacy services and the ITCS team, ensuring that medication build and prescribing workflows in Epic are optimised for clinical use.

·         Lead on the coordination, risk assessment, and prioritisation of medication-related build requests within Epic.

·         Support the development and implementation of digital solutions that enhance medicines safety, efficiency, and user experience.

·         Co-chair relevant Workflow Optimisation Team (WOT) subgroups and contribute to governance processes.

·        Work with digital champions across King’s Pharmacy to promote best practice, develop training materials, and support change management.

·         Provide advanced clinical pharmacy input to ensure that digital systems reflect current clinical guidance and support safe prescribing.

·         Lead on digital aspects of cost improvement initiatives related to medicines use.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. 

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. 

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCH) and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) are two of London’s most respected teaching hospitals, with a proud history of excellence in clinical care, research, and education.

Together, the Trusts employ around 30,000 staff and share a Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO) and a vision for digitally enabled, patient-centred care. Our joint investment in Epic EHR is transforming how we deliver services, engage patients, and use data to improve outcomes.

You will be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team working across both Trusts and supporting the wider King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.