Lead Pharmacist – Care Homes and Frailty
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At3/18/2026
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Occupation Type
Senior care workers
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled - Specific Roles Only
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£33,400
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Description
We are seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking clinical pharmacist with advanced expertise in frailty, multi-morbidity, and polypharmacy to lead medicines optimisation for older adults across Lambeth and Southwark. As Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust hosts the pharmacy service for local care homes, this role provides both strategic oversight and expert clinical leadership for a system‑wide service spanning the full continuum of frailty care, from acute hospital services to community pathways, care homes, and primary care, ensuring seamless and consistently high quality medicines optimisation for older adults wherever they receive care.
This position offers a clear development pathway towards consultant pharmacist practice, aligning with emerging consultant‑level standards. Working closely with the Consultant Pharmacist for Older People, the post holder will benefit from structured mentorship, shared leadership opportunities, and support to grow as an expert practitioner and influential system leader.
The role requires a highly motivated clinician with strong leadership skills, a passion for innovation, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
The successful candidate will provide senior leadership for the Care Homes and Frailty Pharmacy Team, ensuring high-quality, coordinated service delivery.
Through innovative care models and strong multidisciplinary collaboration, they will drive the development and continuous improvement of a patient‑centred medicines optimisation service that enhances safety, reduces medicines-related harm, and delivers exceptional outcomes for people living with frailty.
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 ded
This position offers a clear development pathway towards consultant pharmacist practice, aligning with emerging consultant‑level standards. Working closely with the Consultant Pharmacist for Older People, the post holder will benefit from structured mentorship, shared leadership opportunities, and support to grow as an expert practitioner and influential system leader.
The role requires a highly motivated clinician with strong leadership skills, a passion for innovation, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
The successful candidate will provide senior leadership for the Care Homes and Frailty Pharmacy Team, ensuring high-quality, coordinated service delivery.
Through innovative care models and strong multidisciplinary collaboration, they will drive the development and continuous improvement of a patient‑centred medicines optimisation service that enhances safety, reduces medicines-related harm, and delivers exceptional outcomes for people living with frailty.
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 ded
ication 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 details / informal visits contact: Name: Lelly Oboh Job title: Consultant Pharmacist, care of older people Email address: lelly.oboh@nhs.net Telephone number: 07957785659
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lelly Oboh Job title: Consultant Pharmacist, care of older people Email address: lelly.oboh@nhs.net Telephone number: 07957785659
Enter additional contact information here. For example, the hours the named contact is available for calls and / or informal visits.