Specialist Pharmacist, Obesity; Endocrinology

Specialist Pharmacist, Obesity (Endocrinology) NHS AfC:
Band 8a

Main area Pharmacist Grade NHS AfC:
Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (plus out of hours commitment) Job
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Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Town London Salary £66,274 - £73,496 (0.6 WTE) Salary period Yearly Closing 21/09/2026 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c £2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

This is an exciting new role which has been established to support with delivering the newly established Weight Management Service at King’s College Hospital. The post holder will work with the Principal Pharmacist for Planned Medicine and wider medical obesity team to establish outpatient clinics for initiating patients on pharmacotherapy. The postholder will work closely with the wider MDT to monitor and clinically review patients initiated on pharmacotherapy, and play a key role in independently prescribing their ongoing treatment.

The successful candidate will support with the development of treatment pathways both within the organisation and in collaboration with SEL ICB colleagues, offering an excellent opportunity for networking and sharing experiences. The postholder will also contribute to local audit and key performance indicator monitoring. The role will also involve working with the wider Endocrinology team to support with delivering departmental priorities.

This role will participate in providing seven day services to the pharmacy department in line with departmental policies, with a need to provide senior on-call support (off-site).

Please get in contact with the Principal Pharmacist for Planned Medicine to discuss this role further:

ext 37844 (Monday-Thursday)

The main responsibilities of the post holder will be to:

• Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist,Planned Medicine
• Act as a specialist role model and an expert in medical management
• Lead and manage the clinical pharmacy services to Obesity (Endocrinology) in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist
• Participate regularly in outpatient clinics to deliver and promote high quality, cost-effective and patient-focused pharmaceutical care
• Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients
• Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients
• Actively participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care
• Provide patient and carer education and close liaison across the interface
• Promote safe drug use within the specialty
• Develop, implement and audit local guidelines
• Supervise and train pharmacy staff
• Provide education and training of healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust
• Regular financial reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting, and drug budget management
• To participate in practice and clinical research and audit
• To work with the Principal Pharmacist to extend the…