Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a high-profile transformation programme that will shape the future of pharmacy homecare services across South East London. Working jointly with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and the South East London Integrated Care Board, the Senior Project Manager will deliver a system-wide programme to modernise, harmonise, and sustain homecare medicines services.
The postholder will play a pivotal role in improving patient access, ensuring financial sustainability, and developing a collaborative SEL homecare model. This role will work across organisational boundaries, engaging with Chief Pharmacists, clinical teams, finance and commissioning colleagues, NHS England, community pharmacy, homecare providers, and patient groups to deliver lasting system change.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Project Manager will lead the South East London Pharmacy Homecare Transformation Programme, providing overall programme management and delivery across multiple Trusts and system partners.
Key duties include:
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Establishing programme governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement structures.
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Leading prescribing harmonisation across Trusts and supporting pilots such as EPS/CLEO prescribing into community pharmacy.
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Developing and delivering a transformation roadmap for a collaborative or centralised SEL homecare function.
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Ensuring robust financial planning, tracking VAT savings, and identifying cost-effective supply models.
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Coordinating with pharmacy clinical teams, finance, commissioning, NHS England colleagues, and patient representatives to deliver sustainable change.
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Overseeing development of performance dashboards and KPIs to ensure delivery against key milestones and system benefits.
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Ensuring programme delivery complies with NHS legislation, governance frameworks, and Trust policies.
The role requires strong partnership working, programme management expertise, and the ability to engage senior stakeholders to achieve system-wide improvements.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is one of the UK's largest and most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, providing high quality care, research, and education across five hospitals and extensive community services. As part of King's Health Partners, we are an Academic Health Sciences Centre, combining world-class clinical services with cutting-edge research and training.
We are proud to serve diverse communities across South East London and to work in close partnership with the South East London Integrated Care Board (ICB), NHS England, local authorities, community pharmacy and voluntary sector partners. Together we are committed to improving patient outcomes, tackling health inequalities, and delivering sustainable models of care.
Our values -- Caring, Ambitious and Inclusive -- guide how we work with our patients, colleagues and partners. We support flexible working, equality and diversity, and are committed to developing our staff so they can thrive and grow in their careers.
This role offers the opportunity to work at the heart of an innovative transformation programme with system-wide impact, supported by a collaborative and forward-looking organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for leading the South East London (SEL) Pharmacy Homecare Transformation Programme, working jointly with Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and the SEL Integrated Care Board. The programme will deliver a sustainable, consistent and collaborative approach to pharmacy homecare services across SEL, improving patient access and ensuring financial and operational resilience.
Key responsibilities include:
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Programme leadership establish and manage governance, reporting and stakeholder engagement structures; provide assurance on delivery to GSTT and SEL ICB leadership.
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Prescribing harmonisation and service redesign coordinate standardisation of prescribing processes across SEL Trusts; support pilots such as EPS/CLEO prescribing into community pharmacy; and progress the development of a centralised SEL homecare function.
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Financial management ensure robust business cases, monitor budgets, track VAT savings and cost efficiencies, and oversee procurement and commissioning processes that deliver value for money.
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Stakeholder engagement work collaboratively with Chief Pharmacists, pharmacy clinical teams, finance and commissioning colleagues, NHS England, community pharmacy, external homecare providers, and patient groups to co-design and deliver sustainable models of care.
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Performance and evaluation oversee development of performance dashboards and KPIs; ensure risks and interdependencies are managed; monitor delivery against agreed milestones; and embed lessons learned into programme improvement.
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Strategic leadership develop the SEL homecare transformation roadmap, ensuring alignment with system priorities, national policy, and patient needs.
The role requires significant programme management expertise, excellent relationship-building skills, and the ability to deliver complex transformation across organisational boundaries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for leading the South East London (SEL) Pharmacy Homecare Transformation Programme, working jointly with Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and the SEL Integrated Care Board. The programme will deliver a sustainable, consistent and collaborative approach to pharmacy homecare services across SEL, improving patient access and ensuring financial and operational resilience.
Key responsibilities include:
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Programme leadership establish and manage governance, reporting and stakeholder engagement structures; provide assurance on delivery to GSTT and SEL ICB leadership.
-
Prescribing harmonisation and service redesign coordinate standardisation of prescribing processes across SEL Trusts; support pilots such as EPS/CLEO prescribing into community pharmacy; and progress the development of a centralised SEL homecare function.
-
Financial management ensure robust business cases, monitor budgets, track VAT savings and cost efficiencies, and oversee procurement and commissioning processes that deliver value for money.
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Stakeholder engagement work collaboratively with Chief Pharmacists, pharmacy clinical teams, finance and commissioning colleagues, NHS England, community pharmacy, external homecare providers, and patient groups to co-design and deliver sustainable models of care.
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Performance and evaluation oversee development of performance dashboards and KPIs; ensure risks and interdependencies are managed; monitor delivery against agreed milestones; and embed lessons learned into programme improvement.
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Strategic leadership develop the SEL homecare transformation roadmap, ensuring alignment with system priorities, national policy, and patient needs.
The role requires significant programme management expertise, excellent relationship-building skills, and the ability to deliver complex transformation across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Education
Essential
- Relevant MPharm or equivalent professional permitting qualification as a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualifications in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (PGCert, MSc or equivalent)
- Member of relevant professional groups (RPS, UKCPA)
- Project management qualification or relevant experience
- Leadership or management qualification (or underpinning knowledge)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with clinical specialities that actively rely on homecare services to provide medicines to patients
- Knowledge of the homecare commissioning landscape and how homecare services support NHS care
- Knowledge of the wider NHS landscape and how introduction of ICBs / ICS structures influence service design and delivery
- Evidence of leading successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
Desirable
- Experience of managing organisational change and re-designing services.
- Extensive project management experience in large complex organisations, including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively.
- Ability to provide highly complex information to all levels of healthcare professionals
- Ability to use data to inform any change to practice
- Ability to communicate effectively with others, using a variety of mediums (written, spoken and digital technology)
Desirable
- Able to compile and present a business case to support service / team development
- Able to demonstrate innovation
Person Specification
Qualifications / Education
Essential
- Relevant MPharm or equivalent professional permitting qualification as a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualifications in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (PGCert, MSc or equivalent)
- Member of relevant professional groups (RPS, UKCPA)
- Project management qualification or relevant experience
- Leadership or management qualification (or underpinning knowledge)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with clinical specialities that actively rely on homecare services to provide medicines to patients
- Knowledge of the homecare commissioning landscape and how homecare services support NHS care
- Knowledge of the wider NHS landscape and how introduction of ICBs / ICS structures influence service design and delivery
- Evidence of leading successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
Desirable
- Experience of managing organisational change and re-designing services.
- Extensive project management experience in large complex organisations, including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively.
- Ability to provide highly complex information to all levels of healthcare professionals
- Ability to use data to inform any change to practice
- Ability to communicate effectively with others, using a variety of mediums (written, spoken and digital technology)
Desirable
- Able to compile and present a business case to support service / team development
- Able to demonstrate innovation
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
