# Lead Pharmacist, Medicine 8b > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-pharmacist-medicine-8b/ae7fc643-77b5-4fb4-84e4-e02aefb1280c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-pharmacist-medicine-8b/ae7fc643-77b5-4fb4-84e4-e02aefb1280c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Carshalton - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Full time - 29.27 hours per week (Bank) - **Closing date:** 2026-12-31T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T12:31:48.614Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Epsom_Carshalton/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Allied_Healthcare_Professionals/Allied_Healthcare_Professionals-v8039686 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8039686?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Trust’s mission is ‘to put the patient first and deliver great care to every patient, every day’.  Our priorities are to create a “one team, one trust” culture and focus on the delivery of the following five objectives to ensure we provide high quality, compassionate care to all of our patients: - Delivering safe and effective care across our sites - Creating a positive experience that meets the expectations of our patients, their families  and carers - Providing responsive care that delivers the right treatment, in the right place at the right time - Being financially sustainable - Working in partnership with our patients, commissioners, other health and care providers, local authorities, the voluntary sector, NHS England and Monitor in the interests of our patients and a sustainable local health and social care economy. ### Main duties of the job - Strategically lead, develop and implement a high quality clinical pharmacy service as part of the multidisciplinary teams within planned care - Work closely with the division Clinical Director and Director of Operations to align clinical pharmacy services with wider Trust patient and business needs - Act as the interface between Clinical Service Managers within the division and Pharmacy teams - Act as a leader, expert clinical practitioner and role model within pharmacy for the specialist clinical area. - Providing support and advice to other health care professionals through participation in relevant professional groups and appropriate working groups, attendance at conferences and educational events and practice development. - Demonstrate an advanced level of professional reasoning, judgement and accountability and manage difficult and ambiguous problems, making decisions in situations where there is limited information. - Demonstrate expert practice in the planning and delivery of pharmaceutical care for patients in the specialist clinical area across the Trust. This will involve managing patients with complex or specialist requirements for pharmaceutical care. - Liaise with the senior pharmacy leadership team, Clinical Director for the specialist clinical area, senior clinical nurses, consultants, other members of the multidisciplinary team and relevant Trust committees to ensure that treatment plans, policies, procedures and guidelines are appropriately agreed, implemented, monitored, evaluated and reviewed in order to optimise patient benefit. - Apply advanced level clinical reasoning and decision making to ensure that national guidance and research evidence is integrated into medicines optimisation for the relevant patient population. - Liaise with the Principal pharmacist Formulary and Medicines Management in updating relevant sections of formulary and lead on the introduction of new medicines into clinical practice. - Contribute to any relevant multidisciplinary policies within the speciality and support the work of the Trust wide Medicines Management and Clinical Guidelines Committee. - Implementation of relevant local and national guidelines within specialist areas - Report incidents using the appropriate Trust systems and contribute to the identification and lead the investigation of drug-related incidents, medication errors, patient concerns and complaints and serious incidents within the specialist clinical area; liaising with the Principal Pharmacist for Medication Safety and Deputy Chief Pharmacist(s), as appropriate, providing feedback and identifying learning for the individual, pharmacy, specialist area or across the Trust. For further details, please click on the job description. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the job description attached. ## Job Details The Trust’s mission is ‘to put the patient first and deliver great care to every patient, every day’. Our priorities are to create a “one team, one trust” culture and focus on the delivery of the following five objectives to ensure we provide high quality, compassionate care to all of our patients: Delivering safe and effective care across our sites Creating a positive experience that meets the expectations of our patients, their families and carers Providing responsive care that delivers the right treatment, in the right place at the right time Being financially sustainable Working in partnership with our patients, commissioners, other health and care providers, local authorities, the voluntary sector, NHS England and Monitor in the interests of our patients and a sustainable local health and social care economy. ## Job Description Strategically lead, develop and implement a high quality clinical pharmacy service as part of the multidisciplinary teams within planned care Work closely with the division Clinical Director and Director of Operations to align clinical pharmacy services with wider Trust patient and business needs Act as the interface between Clinical Service Managers within the division and Pharmacy teams Act as a leader, expert clinical practitioner and role model within pharmacy for the specialist clinical area. Providing support and advice to other health care professionals through participation in relevant professional groups and appropriate working groups, attendance at conferences and educational events and practice development. Demonstrate an advanced level of professional reasoning, judgement and accountability and manage difficult and ambiguous problems, making decisions in situations where there is limited information. Demonstrate expert practice in the planning and delivery of pharmaceutical care for patients in the specialist clinical area across the Trust. This will involve managing patients with complex or specialist requirements for pharmaceutical care. Liaise with the senior pharmacy leadership team, Clinical Director for the specialist clinical area, senior clinical nurses, consultants, other members of the multidisciplinary team and relevant Trust committees to ensure that treatment plans, policies, procedures and guidelines are appropriately agreed, implemented, monitored, evaluated and reviewed in order to optimise patient benefit. Apply advanced level clinical reasoning and decision making to ensure that national guidance and research evidence is integrated into medicines optimisation for the relevant patient population. Liaise with the Principal pharmacist Formulary and Medicines Management in updating relevant sections of formulary and lead on the introduction of new medicines into clinical practice. Contribute to any relevant multidisciplinary policies within the speciality and support the work of the Trust wide Medicines Management and Clinical Guidelines Committee. Implementation of relevant local and national guidelines within specialist areas Report incidents using the appropriate Trust systems and contribute to the identification and lead the investigation of drug-related incidents, medication errors, patient concerns and complaints and serious incidents within the specialist clinical area; liaising with the Principal Pharmacist for Medication Safety and Deputy Chief Pharmacist(s), as appropriate, providing feedback and identifying learning for the individual, pharmacy, specialist area or across the Trust. For further details, please click on the job description. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the job description attached. ## Person Specification ### GENERAL **Essential** - Professional Enthusiastic Sets high standards Acts as an excellent ambassador for pharmacy Reliable work record Commitment to CPD Work flexible hours Live within reasonable distance from hospital for on-call Own transport Participate in late duty, weekend and Bank Holiday rotas to provide a 7 day service **Desirable** - Current issues relevant to the rotations Demonstrate initiative Ability to implement and manage change Ability to plan and develop Customer care Good IT skills Project/practice research ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Post registration UK hospital experience Demonstrate evidence of excellent clinical knowledge and skills Experience of providing services to a broad variety of patients Medicines Information **Desirable** - Staff management Staff appraisal/ assessment ### SKILLS / ABILITIES **Essential** - Good organisational skills-self and others. Good time management Excellent communication skills-verbal and written Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work Ability to motivate self and others Problem solving skills Good negotiation skills Ability to implement and manage change. Excellent interpersonal skills Good presentation skills Proven teaching ability Appreciation of audit methods Team player Ability to be a role model for clinical and dispensary pharmacy practice. **Desirable** - Knowledge of CMM, electronic prescribing and dispensing systems. Delivery of pharmaceutical care to a defined speciality Previous experience in delivering education and training Rota management ### QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION **Essential** - Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council - Pharmacy degree – MPharm Pre-registration training - Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent **Desirable** - MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent. 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