Specialist Pharmacist - Anticoagulation

Orpington, England, United Kingdom

7/24/2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join the well respected and progressive Anticoagulation Clinical Pharmacy Team at King’s College Hospital.

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of London’s largest and busiest teaching hospitals, with a unique profile of strong local services and a focused set of specialist services. This includes providing specialist services to patients across a wide catchment area. We are recognised nationally and internationally for our work in thrombosis and haemostasis, haemato-oncology, liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences and cardiology.

We are an exemplar centre for venous thromboembolism and have a strong research element to our pharmacy team. This post and provides an excellent opportunity for a pharmacist to develop their clinical pharmacy and managerial skills in the highly integrated, multidisciplinary thrombosis team at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Reporting to the Principal Pharmacist Anticoagulation, your responsibilities will include the following key roles:

• Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist Anticoagulation
• Lead and manage clinical pharmacy services in Anticoagulation in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist
• Participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care
• Consult with primary care colleagues to ensure the safe initiation and management of anticoagulation
• Act as a specialist role model and an expert in the prevention and treatment of thrombosis and the management of anticoagulated patients
• Supervise and train rotational pharmacy staff
• Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to out-patients in the anticoagulation clinics and in-patients on the multidisciplinary ward round
• Promote safe drug use for anticoagulated patients across all specialities
• Develop, implement and audit local guidelines
• Education and training of healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust relating to the safe use of anticoagulants
• Patient/carer education as part of discharge planning and close liaison across the interface
• Participate in practice and clinical research and audit
• Work with the Principal Pharmacist Anticoagulation to extend the boundaries of professional practice within the anticoagulation team
  
  

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosalind Byrne Job title: Principal Pharmacist Anticoagulation Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 02032994190

Ranjana Jayaprakash

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01689 863264