Role Overview
This role is essential to support, develop and improve all aspects of the Trust's Homecare services including a wide range of clinical specialties across all our sites.
The post holder will be fundamental in leading the local relationship for all elements of pharmacy Homecare with our EPIC integrated care system team and to work collaboratively with our King's College and Lewisham & Greenwich counterparts for a South East London Homecare strategy.
Responsibilities
* Deliver on our responsibilities to ensure cost‑effective and appropriate prescribing of homecare medicines.
* Ensure that appropriate clinical and governance arrangements are in place for all medicines supplied via homecare as set out in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) standards for homecare services.
* Link with the regional homecare lead and assist with regionally led initiatives related to Homecare.
* Liaise with the NHSE Clinical Commissioning Pharmacist / Medicines Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist and relevant members of the Pharmacy Management team in the delivery of operational aspects of homecare services.
* Liaise with the Associate Director of Pharmacy Operations / Medicines Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist to develop Homecare services via the Trust Outpatient provider.
* Work with the Outpatients service provider leads on opening and maintenance of new and established Homecare services.
* Be responsible for implementing systems for and managing the provision of all Trust homecare services, ensuring national standards and governance arrangements are in place for all medicines supplied via homecare.
* Lead and develop centralisation of homecare services across the Trust.
* Work with senior clinical pharmacists, outpatient staff and other Pharmacy staff to identify, plan and develop new opportunities for homecare services.
* Provide specialist advice on medicines and processes associated with homecare medicines management to patients, carers and homecare contractors.
* Understand the implications and importance of Commissioning pathways and of high‑cost and other rechargeable drugs, and engage other staff in supporting the provision of information to the Trust Contracts Department and Commissioners.
* Ensure operational processes are followed for specific commissioning requirements related to reimbursement of individual medicines.
* Support the strategic development and planning of drug expenditure reporting.
About the Trust
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.
Additional Information
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. Some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
We also have a positive approach to corporate social responsibility and are keen to engage our staff in an agenda that ranges from promoting environmental sustainability to the creation of local employment opportunities.
Application Deadline
This advert closes on Thursday 30 Apr 2026.
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