Senior Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · Radiographer · viaNHS Jobs
£57528.00 to £64750.00
- Closing date
- 26 Oct 2026
- Posted
- 3d ago
- Specialism
- Radiographer
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Reference
- nhs-5659011
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Job summary
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.
Are you an experienced pharmacist with a passion for medicines optimisation, quality improvement and transforming patient care? Do you thrive on working across organisational boundaries to influence prescribing practice, improve medicines safety and deliver meaningful change at scale?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and innovative Band 8a Senior Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist to join our dynamic Locality Medicines Optimisation Team (LMO).
This influential role offers the chance to shape medicines optimisation across Primary Care Networks (PCNs), GP practices and the wider health and care system throughout Kent and Medway, helping to ensure patients receive safe, effective and evidence-based medicines that deliver the best possible outcomes.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities
o Responsible for leading and delivering a specialist pharmacy service to a directorate or equivalent area, or in the community.o Provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters in a specialist field.o Lead and develop clinical audit; undertake research.o Provide support on defined Kent and Medway MO work streams to ensure safe and cost-effective use of medicines within clinical pathways.o Undertake tasks as deemed appropriate by the line manager. o Support the delivery of Medicines Optimisationprojects in locality, including primary and secondary care.o Prepare and deliver practice prescribing reports via face-to-face or online meetings. o Provide medicines optimisation expertise and advice to the system-wide stakeholders including primary and secondary care healthcare teams.o Support the portfolio of initiatives in demonstrating value for money for current spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreedbenefits.o Support the identification and sharing of best practice.o Operate effectively in a highly political and sensitive environment.
About us
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.
Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.
We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.
We know life outside work matters.As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.
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Details
Date posted
12 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year pro rata, per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
846-8280509-TS
Job locations
Trinity House
110-120 Upper Pemberton Kennington Ashford TN25 4AZ
Kennington Ashford
TN25 4AZ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
It is important to us that all our staff are aligned to our Values and in particular the behaviours we expect from KCHFT managers. With this in mind as part of the selection process for this position you will be asked to complete two other activities in addition to the competency-based interview that you will invited to. This extended selection process is designed to assess your management style and the specific details of the exercises will be given if you are successfully shortlisted. The provisional date of the selection event is 12th October 2026, although this may be subject to change.
Job responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
It is important to us that all our staff are aligned to our Values and in particular the behaviours we expect from KCHFT managers. With this in mind as part of the selection process for this position you will be asked to complete two other activities in addition to the competency-based interview that you will invited to. This extended selection process is designed to assess your management style and the specific details of the exercises will be given if you are successfully shortlisted. The provisional date of the selection event is 12th October 2026, although this may be subject to change.
What you need to do now
Applications are handled by Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust on their own site — BOQQS does not collect CVs or hold your application. This listing closes on 26 Oct 2026.
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