# Band 8b Divisional Lead Pharmacist - Bristol > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8b-divisional-lead-pharmacist-bristol/01069a1d-61b2-4231-90d0-199b3f6b8757 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8b-divisional-lead-pharmacist-bristol/01069a1d-61b2-4231-90d0-199b3f6b8757.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** Bristol - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-04T11:01:05.415Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bristol/Avon_Wiltshire_Mental_Health_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Mental_Health_Pharmacist/Mental_Health_Pharmacist-v8146136 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8146136?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.awp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an exceptional pharmacy leader with a strong mental health clinical background to join our senior pharmacy leadership team. This is a pivotal leadership role offering the opportunity to shape clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services across our mental health and community services. Working closely with the Chief Pharmacist, Deputy Chief Pharmacists and senior multidisciplinary colleagues, you will provide leadership to Clinical Pharmacists across Secure, Specialist and CAMHs Division (SSC) and further develop a skilled and adaptable workforce through coaching, mentorship and professional development. You will lead the development and delivery of innovative clinical pharmacy services and drive service improvement, support transformation programmes and promote high standards of clinical care and governance. We are seeking an inspiring pharmacy leader with strong clinical credibility, a commitment to innovation and service development, and a passion for improving outcomes for people accessing mental health services. As a senior leadership role, regular visibility within services and engagement with colleagues across SSC will be an important part of the post, but we are happy to consider flexible approaches that support both service delivery and work–life balance. Join us and help transform outcomes through outstanding medicines optimisation and clinical pharmacy leadership. ### Main duties of the job Participate in the pharmacy’s provision of safe, effective, and responsive clinical and pharmaceutical supply services to Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and any contracted services. Contribute to the strategic planning of the pharmacy service and the implementation of service objectives. Lead the development, delivery, and evaluation of clinical pharmacy services across the Trust, in line with the Trust and national medicines optimisation agendas. Develop a competent, motivated, and versatile clinical pharmacy workforce across the service, managed within the existing budget and underpinned by technology, robust governance, and risk management. Work with the Chief Pharmacist, Deputy Chief Pharmacists, and other Clinical Lead Pharmacists to ensure strategic plans are delivered and resources are utilised safely, efficiently, and effectively to improve financial management of treatments and medicines expenditure, patient experience, and outcomes. Manage the Locality Lead Pharmacists and Specialist Pharmacists working in SSC, to deliver clinical services and medicines optimisation, including audit and monitoring. Lead on the delivery and development of robust and progressive medicines optimisation, working with the multidisciplinary team to ensure medicines optimisation is embedded in the organisation at operational and practice level. Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Provide leadership, expertise, and management of clinical pharmacy services across the Trust to ensure compliance with legal statutory requirements, national standards, and best practice by all team members (e.g., Royal College of Pharmacy hospital standards and nationally/regionally defined clinical standards). Be an active member of the Pharmacy Senior Management Team (SMT) in the overall development of all Trust pharmacy services, promoting multidisciplinary engagement and ownership. Develop a strategic clinical pharmacy services plan in line with NHS/national priorities, pharmacy service objectives, and Trust objectives. Service Delivery and Development Lead, manage, and develop the provision of clinical pharmacy services to ensure the safe, effective, and patient-centred use of medicines for all patients in the Trust. Develop, review, and audit standards for clinical pharmacy services across the Trust in line with local and national recommendations and patient needs. Support Trust and commissioner-led teams with service development, including quality standards, CQUINs, and clinical audit programmes. Provide the Chief Pharmacist with evaluated clinical pharmacy metrics/KPIs and clinical interventions at specified time intervals in an agreed format. Support the Chief Pharmacist in the strategic management of pharmacy services, including strategy development, service planning, budgeting, and financial management. Assist in the development and implementation of Trust medicines-related policies, procedures, and guidelines, and ensure their regular review. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Masters degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent) - Registered with GPhC - Post-graduate diploma in clinical or psychiatric pharmacy **Desirable** - Masters in Clinical Pharmacy - Registered Independent Non-medical Prescriber - Other postgraduate qualifications relevant to pharmacy practice, such as leadership, management or education and training qualifications - Full (Credentialed) Membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacists (CMHP) or willingness to work towards this ### Previous experience **Essential** - Significant experience of working within hospital pharmacy - Significant experience of working in specialist mental health inpatient and community - Experience of delivering and developing teaching/training/education up to and including post-graduate level - Demonstrable experience of working with senior healthcare professionals outside of Pharmacy - Demonstrable experience of managing, developing and mentoring a large number of staff/teams - Experience in policy/procedure/guideline writing and implementation **Desirable** - Experience in setting up, delivering and developing services, particularly with commissioners ### Knowledge, Skills and Abilitie **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal communication and reporting skills, verbal and written - Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and meet deadlines - Ability to access, review and process complex clinical information from appropriate sources - Good time management, problem solving and prioritisation skills; ability to manage own time and workload ## Documents - [divisional lead pharmacist (pdf, 417.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10464803) - [inclusive top 50 uk employers list (pdf, 78.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2439) ## 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.