Lead Pharmacist - Clinical Commissioning and Medicines Value

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Lead Pharmacist for Clinical Commissioning and Medicines Value to join our senior pharmacy leadership team. This is a key role providing expert leadership for high‑cost drugs, medicines optimisation, formulary management, and commissioning processes across the Trust.

Our Culture

We are committed to providing a compassionate and inclusive working environment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to supporting staff wellbeing, professional growth and a sense of belonging. We want all staff to feel valued, treated fairly, and supported to reach their full potential.

Flexible Working

We encourage applications from individuals seeking a range of flexible working options, including part‑time hours, job‑share, compressed hours, or flexible start and finish times. We are happy to discuss how flexibility can work for you and the service at interview.

What we offer

• Supportive senior pharmacy team
• Opportunities for leadership development
• Involvement in system‑wide optimisation projects
• Participation in research, QI and teaching
• A culture that prioritises wellbeing, teamwork and continuous improvement

Main duties of the job

About You

You should have:

• Significant hospital pharmacy experience
• Strong understanding of medicines commissioning, HCD processes and funding flows
• Experience in formulary management and implementation of NICE guidance
• Excellent communication, negotiation and leadership skills
• The ability to influence and work effectively with senior clinical and managerial colleagues
• A postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent experience

You will be committed to high‑quality patient care, medicines value, and inclusive leadership.

• Responsible for providing professional expertise to the Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS England and RUH to ensure the best possible patient outcomes and value for money for the NHS from medicines.
• To lead on implementation for High Cost Drugs, NICE TAs and medicines activity data by working with commissioners to develop and deliver efficiency savings plans on the High Cost Drugs (HCD) budgets.
• Manage the process for approval, appropriate use and audit of High Cost Drugs associated with Payment By Results (PBR) excluded medicines commissioned by BSW ICS
• Manage related training provision to all operational staff within the facility.
• Actively engage in service evaluation and business planning with the Pharmacy Senior Management Team
• Support training and teaching activities of the Pharmacy Department
• Line manage and undertake the annual appraisal of allocated staff

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.