# Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Team Leader > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-specialist-pharmacist-team-leader/19589191-0b20-47db-b6e0-94a270ad1892 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-specialist-pharmacist-team-leader/19589191-0b20-47db-b6e0-94a270ad1892.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,274 - £73,496 per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including out of hours + on-call commitment) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-15T12:30:44.011Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/North_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Pharmacist/Clinical_Pharmacist-v8084444 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8084444?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist Team Lead to head up our Camden and Islington pharmacy service. This is a pivotal time to join North London NHS Foundation Trust, as we continue to modernise and innovate in the way we deliver high-quality, patient-centred pharmacy support. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: - Lead and inspire a dedicated pharmacy team; - Influence service development aligned with the NHS Long Term Plan; - Contribute to trust-wide strategic initiatives that enhance patient safety and clinical outcomes; - Build strong relationships with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders; - Develop your leadership skills within a supportive, collaborative environment. We are a friendly, motivated, and inclusive team providing a comprehensive trust-wide pharmacy service. We are seeking a dynamic, resilient, proactive, and forward-thinking leader who shares our enthusiasm for service improvement and our commitment to delivering excellent care for our patients and communities. If you are passionate about driving change, eager to develop your leadership skills, and ready to take on a rewarding challenge, we would love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job - To support the Associate Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Operations Lead Pharmacist in leading, developing, delivering, and evaluating pharmacy services and medicines optimisation as delegated by the Chief and Deputy Chief Pharmacists. - To be an active member of the Pharmacy team with allocated management responsibilities. - Provide leadership, maintain and improve standards of clinical pharmacy practice, quality assurance, risk management and other issues of clinical governance related to medicines optimisation. - To play a leading role in delivering the Medicines Optimisation Strategy. - To hold a Trust-wide leadership position for Medicines Optimisation in a defined specialist area of practice and maintain a clinical commitment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert. ## Person Specification ### PERSONAL QUALITIES **Essential** - Excellent team player - Must have a positive “can do” attitude ### SKILLS AND ABILITIES **Essential** - Excellent leadership skills - Excellent written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate with patients and all grades of health care staff (verbally and in writing) - Good interpersonal skills, confident and assertive when dealing with other professionals - Ability to influence medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management - Ability to work both independently/autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team - Ability to prioritise and respond to urgent requests for advice ### EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - A minimum of 18 months post-qualification experience as a pharmacist - Significant and demonstrable experience of working as a clinical pharmacist practitioner in mental health. Must have highly specialised knowledge of psychopharmacology and mental health pharmacy services - Experience of supervising and managing staff - Experience of training and educating healthcare staff from a variety of professions **Desirable** - Knowledge of CMM ePMA system - Evidence of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution - Involvement in project work ### EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS **Essential** - Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council - Master’s degree in pharmacy or equivalent **Desirable** - Higher Degree/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Diploma in Psychiatry - Educational Supervisor or Practice Supervisor Accreditation - Non-medical prescribing qualification ## Documents - [nlft functional requirements (pdf, 608.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10377914) - [a comprehensive guide for candidates (pdf, 544.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2959) - [advanced specialist pharmacist team leader job description and person specification - camden and islington (pdf, 472.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10377184) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.