Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a clinically skilled pharmacist to support the Care Homes & Frailty Pharmacy Service across Lambeth and Southwark. The post holder will contribute to the safe and effective use of medicines for older adults living with frailty, providing clinical expertise across care‑home and community settings.
The role centres on improving medicines optimisation processes, strengthening multidisciplinary working, and supporting consistent, person‑centred care across the frailty pathway. The post holder will contribute to service development through audit, guideline work and quality‑improvement activity, ensuring alignment with local and national priorities.
Regular mentorship and clinical supervision will be provided by senior pharmacists within the service, supporting the development of specialist knowledge in frailty therapeutics and progression towards senior practice. The position requires a motivated clinician with strong communication skills, sound clinical judgement and the ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries.
Interviews planned for: w/c 5th October
Please note: we are advertising for 3 positions in total. 2 x Band 8a positions at 0.6WTE and 1 x Band 7 position at 1.0WTE. Individuals can apply for both vacancies if they wish.
As a Care Homes and Frailty Pharmacist, you will provide clinical pharmacy input across care homes, community settings and primary care interfaces in Lambeth and Southwark. You will undertake medicines reconciliation, structured medication reviews and targeted optimisation interventions for older adults living with frailty.
You will work with pharmacy technicians, care‑home staff, GPs, geriatricians and adult social care teams to address medicines‑related risks, support safe prescribing and deprescribing, and ensure effective communication of pharmaceutical care plans. You will contribute to improving medicines systems within care homes, including reviewing processes and supporting implementation of best practice.
Your responsibilities will include participating in audit and quality‑improvement activity, contributing to guideline and SOP development, and delivering training to registered and non‑registered staff. You will take part in MDT discussions and case reviews to support coordinated, person‑centred care.
For further information on the role and its requirements please refer to attached job description and person specification documents.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts, providing specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
For further information on the role and its requirements please refer to attached job description and person specification documents.
