# Principal Pharmacist Medicines Optimisation & Governance > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/principal-pharmacist-medicines-optimisation-and-governance/1403e382-f06a-465a-b7f1-b8ba2ff80a46 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/principal-pharmacist-medicines-optimisation-and-governance/1403e382-f06a-465a-b7f1-b8ba2ff80a46.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Warrington - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 PA - **Contract type:** Permanent: Late nights, weekend, On-Call - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T14:42:36.116Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Warrington/North_Cheshire_Mersey_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8056492 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8056492?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Principal Pharmacist – Medicines Optimisation & Governance provides strategic leadership for medicines optimisation, safety, governance, and digital pharmacy services across the Trust. Working as part of the senior pharmacy leadership team, the postholder oversees the safe and effective delivery of clinical pharmacy services, leads medicines safety and governance initiatives, and drives innovation. They are responsible for ensuring high-quality, cost-effective use of medicines, managing risk, supporting workforce development, and providing expert pharmaceutical guidance to multidisciplinary teams while maintaining a clinical role, including prescribing where appropriate. ### Main duties of the job As a senior member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team, you will: - Lead the strategic development and delivery of medicines optimisation, medicines safety, governance - Provide expert professional leadership and advice across the Trust - Oversee medication safety initiatives and manage the Medication Safety Officer function - Lead on EPMA, digital pharmacy developments, and formulary management - Act as professional secretary to the Medicines Governance Committee, ensuring robust governance and decision-making - Drive cost-effective prescribing, financial stewardship, and medicines optimisation programmes - Manage and support senior pharmacy staff, fostering a high-performing, innovative team culture - Contribute to Trust-wide strategy, policy development, and service transformation You will also maintain a clinical presence and play a key role in ensuring safe, effective pharmaceutical care across wards and services. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please read the job description for full details of responsibilities and role requirements. ## Job Details The Principal Pharmacist – Medicines Optimisation & Governance provides strategic leadership for medicines optimisation, safety, governance, and digital pharmacy services across the Trust. Working as part of the senior pharmacy leadership team, the postholder oversees the safe and effective delivery of clinical pharmacy services, leads medicines safety and governance initiatives, and drives innovation. They are responsible for ensuring high-quality, cost-effective use of medicines, managing risk, supporting workforce development, and providing expert pharmaceutical guidance to multidisciplinary teams while maintaining a clinical role, including prescribing where appropriate. ## Job Description As a senior member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team, you will: Lead the strategic development and delivery of medicines optimisation, medicines safety, governance Provide expert professional leadership and advice across the Trust Oversee medication safety initiatives and manage the Medication Safety Officer function Lead on EPMA, digital pharmacy developments, and formulary management Act as professional secretary to the Medicines Governance Committee, ensuring robust governance and decision-making Drive cost-effective prescribing, financial stewardship, and medicines optimisation programmes Manage and support senior pharmacy staff, fostering a high-performing, innovative team culture Contribute to Trust-wide strategy, policy development, and service transformation You will also maintain a clinical presence and play a key role in ensuring safe, effective pharmaceutical care across wards and services. ## Responsibilities Please read the job description for full details of responsibilities and role requirements. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience as a qualified pharmacist - Relevant supervisory/management and change management experience - Experience of medicines Governance / medicines management work **Desirable** - Experience of lecturing/giving presentations to other healthcare professionals - Experience of peer review - Experience in formulary updates and compliance work ### Qualifications **Essential** - 4-year Vocational Master’s Degree in Pharmacy - Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or demonstrable equivalent experience) - Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council **Desirable** - Non-medical prescribing qualification - Leadership or management qualification ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Broad knowledge and experience of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics - Excellent management and leadership skills and able to motivate staff - Able to critically appraise medical literature **Desirable** - PSIRF (Patient Safety Incident Response Framework) trained and able to apply principles in practice - Strong understanding of clinical governance frameworks and regulatory requirements (e.g. CQC, NICE - Ability to develop and implement policies, SOPs, and guidelines ## Documents - [whh staff benefits (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2892) - [ncm recruitment overview for candidates (pdf, 126.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3031) - [principal pharmacist – medicines optimisation & governance (jd&ps) (pdf, 832.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10346372) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.