Job summary
The post holder will work alongside the Deputy Chief Pharmacist for Emergency Planning and Business Development to help provide professional and strategic leadership and advice to the Chief Pharmacist, and the Trust, on contingency planning necessary within Pharmacy to handle a range of emergency situations. They will be responsible for helping develop action plans, as well as preparing and conducting exercises to train staff as needed. The post holder will also support and deputise for the Deputy Chief Pharmacist for Emergency Planning and Business Development and in the completion of transformation work ensuring that departmental functions continue to meet business needs.
Main duties of the job
- Develop and implement plans within Pharmacy, aligned with Trust Policy, to handle a range of emergency situations including major incidents, pandemics & extremes of weather.
- Collect and analyze numerous data sets to support service delivery development.
- Accountability for preparing and conducting exercises in the department to ensure staff can carry on functioning in the event of an emergency and are familiar with Trust & Departmental procedures.
- Responding to incidents, helping assess the situation and level of response required liaising directly with the Chief Pharmacist, other Deputy Chief Pharmacists as required and / or Trust Site Team
- To be a representative for Trust Emergency Planning Group and a member of the NHSE Emergency Planning Pharmacy Group
- To develop and coordinate the implementation of Pharmacy Business Continuity Plans alongside the Deputy Chief Pharmacist for Emergency Planning and Business Development
- Helping ensure quality standards and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are agreed and in place for any new service/ business developments in the department.
- Accountability for monitoring departmental functions and developing processes to meet business needs.
About us
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. Transforming Healthcare is the vision at the heart of the King's Strategy - 2026 to 2031. Together, we are pursuing six strategic ambitions: delivering high-quality patient care; being a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability. Achieving these ambitions will require all of us to work as one Team King's, united by a shared commitment to our values of being caring, collaborative, inclusive and innovative. By living these values every day, we will transform healthcare for our patients, our communities and each other
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.
Details
Date posted: 10 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £75,328 to £86,114 a year per annum, inc HCA
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 213-Division-A-
Job locations: Kings College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and personal specification for additional details regarding the role.
Please also contact Deputy Chief Pharmacist Emergency Planning & Business Development ( see contact information) for further insight into position.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
- Registered Pharmacist (1 year competency assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council)
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Registered Independent Prescriber or willingness to complete
- Member of the RCPharm faculty
Knoweledge and Experience
Essential
- Able to identify and deliver best practice
- Able to demonstrate innovation
- Demonstrates an advanced level of reasoning & judgment
- Maintains a broad level of pharmacy practice
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the clinical governance agenda
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Specialist competencies in areas relevant to practice
- Be able to provide highly complex information on pharmacy and financial issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants/professor/executive director level)
- Be able to provide highly complex information on medicines use and financial issues to multidisciplinary groups involving staff outside of Pharmacy (e.g. DTC, Non-Medical Prescribing Group, Divisional Management Teams, Clinical Effectiveness)
- Be able to provide highly complex information on pharmacy business planning and emergency planning to national organisations and at national/international conferences
- Be able to use presentational aids
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Kings College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
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