Senior Pharmacist – Ophthalmology & Surgery | Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
This is a brand-new post in the trust and will provide professional, governance and financial medicines leadership to the Royal Eye Unit based at Kingston hospital, as well as working in the new surgery pharmacy team providing high quality clinical care to surgical inpatients.
You will play a crucial role in developing the non-medical prescribing service for the specialties, providing MDT clinical pharmacy expertise, as well as the training/ supervision of pre-registration and junior pharmacists.
This is a key role within the pharmacy team delivering high-quality, patient-focused services to the ophthalmology and surgery services. The post holder will be an active member of both the pharmacy and clinical teams to ensure continuous two-way exchange of information and maintain high standards of medicines use.
To develop the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the ophthalmology/ surgery services in accordance with the needs of patients, the clinical team and the required standards of quality and professional practice.
To provide specialist medicines management advice to medical and nursing staff on drugs for the ophthalmology/ surgery services.
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment.Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
To manage and provide clinical pharmacy services to ophthalmology services and surgical wards and support the development of the pharmacy service to the specialties with support from the principal pharmacist.
To oversee the clinical pharmacy service delivered to the ophthalmology and surgery services (in conjunction with the principal pharmacist) and develop and review the service accordingly.
To provide and develop clinical pharmacy services, sensitive to the needs of patients, carers and healthcare staff.
To provide specialist clinical pharmacy expertise to senior clinical staff of the multidisciplinary team within ophthalmology/ surgery regarding medicines related issues and enable implementation of local and national standards.
To demonstrate expert evidence based clinical knowledge in the management of ophthalmology/ surgery patients and act as a role model to junior staff and all other members of the pharmacy team.
This advert closes on Monday 25 Aug 2025