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 Planned and Critical Care.
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 Planned and Critical Care, promoting evidence-based, cost-effective use of medicines in the Trust.
To lead and manage other pharmacy staff working in the Planned and Critical Care 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: Surgery, Critical Care, Trauma, MSK or parenteral nutrition.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Lead Pharmacist, Planned and Critical Care 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 16 Jun 2026.
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