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We are looking for an experienced, motivated and dynamic pharmacist to lead our Surgery, and Theatres Pharmacy service at Whipps Cross University Hospital, part of the Barts Health NHS Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to take a senior leadership role within a large, diverse and innovative department that places clinical excellence and patient-centred care at its heart.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing professional leadership and operational management of the clinical pharmacy services to the surgical and theatres areas. You will lead and develop a team of specialist pharmacists, driving continuous improvement, medicines optimisation and service innovation with Trust and departmental strategies.
You will work closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective and effective use of medicines and to optimise patient outcome and flow. The role also includes responsibility for supporting the delivery of medicines related cost improvement plans, developing evidence based formulary guidance and contributing to the Trust performance targets.
You will also be expected to contribute to the research agenda working with staff across the Pharmacy department and student placements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
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Essential
- DBS – Enhanced check with a check of the barred lists required as patient facing may interact with adults / children
- Reliable with a good attendance record
- Ability to work alone
- Demonstrable commitment to CPD
- Highly motivated and reliable
- Demonstrates values consistent with those of the Trust
- Leads by example, promoting the Bart’s Health values and able to act as an Ambassador for the Service
- Commitment to developing culture of openness and partnership.
- High self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, bank holidays or backup oncall duties (as required by the department)
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Able to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
- Demonstrates numeracy skills and ability to perform accurate, complex calculations
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
- Management of risk in the clinical use of medicines
- Excellent clinical and managerial critical appraisal skills enabling effective decision making relating to the adoption of new therapies
- IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- Effective problem solving skills
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
- Good analytical & organisational ability
- Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
- Able to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenges and possible solutions
Desirable
- Experience in local implementation of national standards and guidelines
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration hospital experience
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
- Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
- Experience appraising staff and giving feedback
- Experience as a clinical pharmacy tutor, presenter or lecturer
- Significant experience of working as a clinical pharmacy practitioner in an acute hospital NHS setting
- Operational management of a service to a substantial teaching hospital or District General Hospital (DGH)
- Experience of leading and supervising research, quality improvement or audit projects
- Planning and implementing significant service developments and organisational change
- Experience of managing large groups of staff
- Operational management experience in a complex environment
- Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects.
- Experience of managing a budget
- Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
- To have been involved in bringing about change to a service / department
Desirable
- Experience of working in outpatient clinics
- Successful performance as a directorate / team leader Surgery pharmacist in a previous post
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Independent prescribing qualification.
Desirable
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
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This advert is for Lead Surgery and Theatres Pharmacist with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £72,719 - £83,505 pro rata per annum inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Jul 2026.
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