Job overview
The post holder will provide strategic, operational and professional leadership in relation to medicines optimisation to ensure the delivery of effective pharmacy support across all Medicine Division.
You will need excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to organise and prioritise your work. This post would be ideal for someone looking to develop or extend their clinical leadership, expanding on their understanding of systems working and demonstrating impact. The successful applicant will join a caring pharmacy and trust team. You will be supported to develop clinical, leadership, managerial, research and strategic skills.
All pharmacists participate in seven day working and late duty rotas and you will be part of the Pharmacy Senior On Call team.
Main duties of the job
To provide strategic, operational and professional leadership in relation to Medicine, promoting evidence-based, cost-effective use of medicines in the Trust.
To lead and manage other pharmacy staff working in the Medicine Division to ensure service delivery to agreed standards in line with business planning requirements.
To provide an advanced clinical service to patients as part of the team. This may include patient facing work in areas such as: Medicine and Renal.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Please tell us in your application how you meet the essential criteria in the attached person specification.
Person specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Computer literate
- Demonstrates initiative
- Problem solving skills
- Influencing/negotiating skills
- Ability to plan, develop & implement
Desirable
- Implement & manage change
- Principles of QI
- Understand the needs of a breadth of stakeholders
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience at least 8a level
- Experience of working in areas linked to Medicine
- Developing & leading on projects
- Staff training & appraisal
- Previous management experience/staff management
Desirable
- Knowledge of CMM
- Risk management and assessment
- Procedure & business plan writing
- Understanding of systems/place in NHS
Qualifictions & Education
Essential
- Registered with GPhC
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Masters in Pharmacy Degree – MPharm
Desirable
- MRPharmS
- Member of Faculty of RPS and working towards advanced practice
- Independent prescriber
- Leadership/Management Qualification
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This advert is for Lead Pharmacist, Medicine with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in Carshalton, London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £72,719 - £83,505 Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer London). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Jul 2026.
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