# Pharmacist – Team Leader, Surgery

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- **Location:** Wrexham Maelor Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Team leader
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £67,583 - £78,530 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 4 months (until 14/02/2027 to meet the needs of the service.)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Undertake on call services for the department as part of pharmacist rota as required. Participate in pharmacist duty rotas during weekends and bank holidays.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21T10:20:48.330Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Wrexham/Betsi_Cadwaladr_University_Health_Board/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8361646
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8361646?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://bcuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

This post is Fixed term/ Secondment until 14/02/2027 to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Are you a pharmacist ready to take the next step in clinical leadership as Team Leader for the Surgical Directorate in IHC East?

You’ll collaborate with Lead Pharmacists across Emergency Care, Medicine , Community Services, Primary Care, Mental Health, and Safe Medication Practice to deliver our clinical strategy.

We are seeking a motivated, dynamic, and innovative pharmacist with significant clinical experience, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a clear vision for the future. You should be confident in leading a team and representing pharmacy both internally and externally. Experience in quality improvement, service development, and staff management will be an advantage.

This role is ideal for someone looking to develop or extend their clinical leadership, broaden their understanding of pharmacy operations, and demonstrate impact. You will be supported to enhance your clinical, leadership, managerial, research, and strategic skills.

### Main duties of the job

To strategically lead, develop and implement a high-quality clinical pharmacy service as part of the multidisciplinary leadership team of the Surgical Directorate.

To be surgical representative on drugs and therapeutics committee and policies and procedures group, and others where required.

To lead on developing a strategic vision and roadmap for pharmacy services within the directorate, taking into account the diverse skills of the wider pharmacy team.

To ensure the safe and effective use of medicines within the Surgical directorate.

To lead and manage the pharmacy clinical team working in the division.

To act as a link pharmacist to the relevant clinical networks across BCUHB.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

### 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.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Participate in the provision of on-call as appropriate to the individual or the service
- Participate in the provision of extended hours, weekend and public holiday Pharmacy services

### Experience

**Essential**

- A substantive level of post qualification experience in primary care/secondary care.
- Able to demonstrate a suitable level of experience in providing specialist pharmacy services.
- Responsibility for performance management within pharmacy
- Experience of success in service development
- Experience of working effectively in a multi disciplinary environment
- Experience of writing and implementing business plans

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of pharmacy services to mental health and community services
- Experience of pharmacy management within the NHS including responsibility for staff and budgetary control.
- Development of services across the primary secondary care interface
- Demonstrable experience of managing conflicting priorities within tight budgets and/or time constraints

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered pharmacist with GPhC
- Masters Degree or equivalent in pharmacy
- Post-graduate diploma/MSc in relevant pharmacy area or equivalent documented experience in relevant area

**Desirable**

- Practicing member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Teaching / assessing qualification
- Independent/supplementary prescriber
- MSc in advanced clinical practice or RPS credentialing at core advanced level

### Personal Attributes (Demonstrable)

**Essential**

- Evidence of leadership skills and ability to influence and negotiate within the service, and external stakeholders.
- Good communicator, motivated and able to work as part of a team
- Ability to develop excellent working relationships with individuals and partner organisations

## Documents

- [jdps english (doc, 123.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10688385)
- [sdmp cymraeg (pdf, 272.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10688386)
- [welsh language matrix (pdf, 134.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2220)
- [oh form - ig ffurflen (docx, 102.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10688388)
- [betsi cadwaladr relocation (pdf, 6.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2818)
- [values and behaviour framework (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2937)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2838)
- [nhs north wales - the right choice (pdf, 3.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2075)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1632)

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