# Lead Pharmacist for Clinical Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-pharmacist-for-clinical-services/61920362-7038-41e9-9120-a329c237d0c5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-pharmacist-for-clinical-services/61920362-7038-41e9-9120-a329c237d0c5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Aneurin Bevan University Health Board - **Town:** Newport - **Region:** Newport - **Country:** Wales - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £67,583 - £78,530 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working on a rota basis) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T14:19:33.336Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Newport/Newport/Aneurin_Bevan_University_Health_Board/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8017818 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8017818?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://abuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking pharmacist to join our senior pharmacy leadership team at the Royal Gwent Hospital as Lead Pharmacist for Clinical Services. This is a pivotal role providing strategic and operational leadership for clinical pharmacy services across the site-based specialties, while also leading the Health Board’s Clinical Trials and Clinical Informatics Pharmacy Services. You will play a key role in shaping, modernising, and delivering high-quality, patient-centred pharmacy services aligned with national standards and organisational priorities. As a member of the site management team, you will influence service development, lead innovation in clinical informatics, and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and optimise medicines use. What we offer: - A senior leadership role with real influence on patient care and clinical service delivery - Opportunities to lead innovation and work on All-Wales initiatives - Collaborative multidisciplinary working environment - Ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities - A supportive Health Board committed to excellence and continuous improvement If you are an ambitious and experienced clinical pharmacy leader looking for your next challenge, we would love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job Lead, develop and deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services across multiple specialties. Provide leadership and line management to pharmacists and wider pharmacy teams at the Royal Gwent Hospital. Oversee and develop the ABUHB Clinical Trials Pharmacy Service, secure future investment and ensuring full regulatory compliance. Drive service redesign and continuous improvement in line with best practice and strategic goals. Provide expert clinical advice to multidisciplinary teams, contributing to complex patient care decisions. Lead on medicines optimisation, governance, audit, and quality improvement initiatives. Develop and implement clinical informatics solutions to support data-driven decision making. Represent pharmacy at Directorate, Health Board, and All-Wales forums as required. Contribute to financial stewardship, including monitoring high-cost medicines and delivering efficiency savings. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. ## Job Details We are seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking pharmacist to join our senior pharmacy leadership team at the Royal Gwent Hospital as Lead Pharmacist for Clinical Services. This is a pivotal role providing strategic and operational leadership for clinical pharmacy services across the site-based specialties, while also leading the Health Board’s Clinical Trials and Clinical Informatics Pharmacy Services. You will play a key role in shaping, modernising, and delivering high-quality, patient-centred pharmacy services aligned with national standards and organisational priorities. As a member of the site management team, you will influence service development, lead innovation in clinical informatics, and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and optimise medicines use. What we offer: A senior leadership role with real influence on patient care and clinical service delivery Opportunities to lead innovation and work on All-Wales initiatives Collaborative multidisciplinary working environment Ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities A supportive Health Board committed to excellence and continuous improvement If you are an ambitious and experienced clinical pharmacy leader looking for your next challenge, we would love to hear from you. ## Job Description Lead, develop and deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services across multiple specialties. Provide leadership and line management to pharmacists and wider pharmacy teams at the Royal Gwent Hospital. Oversee and develop the ABUHB Clinical Trials Pharmacy Service, secure future investment and ensuring full regulatory compliance. Drive service redesign and continuous improvement in line with best practice and strategic goals. Provide expert clinical advice to multidisciplinary teams, contributing to complex patient care decisions. Lead on medicines optimisation, governance, audit, and quality improvement initiatives. Develop and implement clinical informatics solutions to support data-driven decision making. Represent pharmacy at Directorate, Health Board, and All-Wales forums as required. Contribute to financial stewardship, including monitoring high-cost medicines and delivering efficiency savings. ## Responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Post grad exp in hospital pharmacy - Recent experience of ward service provision - Proven ability to work independently at an advanced level - Proven ability to deliver innovations within service delivery **Desirable** - Experience of management and leadership duties - Experience of implementing national standards ### Skills and Attributes **Essential** - Up-to-date knowledge of pharmacology, therapeutics and principles of medicines management Role of pharmacists at ward level, in the pharmacy department and in the community - Organisational abilities - Analytical abilities - Management/ leadership skills - Excellent interpersonal/ communication skills - Computer skills - Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner - Ability to build a rapport with patients, students and staff - Flexible and adaptable to changing demands and situations - Conscientious, responsible and reliable - Highly motivated - Able to function well under pressure - Enthusiastic - Innovative - Good verbal and written communication skills - Good with patients **Desirable** - Knowledge of patient self-administration systems, one-stop dispensing systems etc. - Knowledge of quality improvement methodology - Experiences in utilising QI methods in change management - Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh ### Qualifications & Knowledge **Essential** - Master’s degree in Pharmacy - Member of GPhC - Member of RPS - Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge - diploma - CPD **Desirable** - Management qualification - Non-medical prescriber - Working towards RPS faculty / credentialling ## Documents - [jdps - sdmp (pdf, 289.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10304271) - [oh form- ig ffurflen (docx, 103.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10307649) - [flexible working policy (pdf, 584.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3033) - [agile hybrid working framework (pdf, 5.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2695) - [values & behaviour framework (pdf, 700.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=813) - [home working policy and guidance (pdf, 380.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2696) - [guidance notes for applicants nov 25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2844) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1633) ## 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.