Lead Cardiovascular Pharmacist - Heart Failure

Job summary

Come and join the team at GSTT in the role of Lead Cardiovascular Pharmacist - Heart Failure

This is an excellent opportunity for an aspiring and experienced clinical pharmacist to lead our specialist pharmacy service to Heart Failure patients across all sites of the Trust. The post holder will provide leadership for our well-established pharmacist-led medicines optimisation clinics and further develop the service to incorporate remote monitoring for suitable patients alongside our newly formed remote monitoring hub.

The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Cardiology to ensure that the services are developed in a strategic and forward-thinking manner and be provided with ample personal and professional developmental opportunities. The post will provide a dynamic link between clinical practice and service development by creating new models for delivering care and ensuring the best outcomes from pharmaceutical care are obtained.

The post holder will act as a role model for the wider pharmacy team and be a pharmacy expert in this field to ensure a consistently high clinical pharmacy service in line with corporate objectives and the NHS long term plan.

The main duties of the job will be structured around the key areas outlined below:

• Expert clinical practice
• Leadership
• Management
• Evaluation of service
• Research and development
• Education and training
• Professional / Clinical Responsibilities

For more information relating to each of the above areas, please see the attached Job Description.

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.

Our values help us to define and develop our culture,
what we do and how we do it
. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust. The post holder will be:

• Caring
• Ambitious
• Inclusive

Date posted: 15 January 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 8b

Salary: £72,921 to £83,362 a year p.a. inc. HCA (pro rata)

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number: 196-LIS
10209M

Job locations:
Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals (cross site), Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH

As lead cardiovascular pharmacist for Heart Failure, the post holder will be responsible for managing all pharmacy aspects of the Heart Failure Service, including governance, quality and safety, education and training, policies, guidelines and medicines usage information. They will also work in collaboration with the local ICB and community Heart Failure services to ensure effective transfer of care between secondary and primary care.

They will work closely with the Heart Failure clinical leadership team, attend and contribute to consultant ward rounds, attend multidisciplinary team meetings, e.g. Heart Failure MDT, business meetings and clinical governance meetings.

See the JD and PS for more details and the full range of duties

• 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)