Principal Pharmacist, Outpatients Services

Job overview

Are you ready to lead change, inspire a team, and transform patient care? This is your chance to take charge of our busy outpatient pharmacy service at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals.

We’ve kept our outpatient dispensing in-house, meaning you’ll be at the heart of a service that directly impacts patients across a wide range of specialties. We’re looking for someone who can re-invent processes, energise the team, and deliver a pharmacy service that is professional, efficient, and compassionate.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and inspire a dedicated team of pharmacy assistants, technicians, and pharmacists across both St Helier and Epsom sites.
• Shape the future of outpatient services by modernising systems, re‑inventing processes, and improving patient experience.
• Apply your hospital expertise to navigate hospital prescribing, hospital‑only medicines, and formulary systems, ensuring safe and effective supply across all specialties.
• Bring commercial insight from community pharmacy experience (if you have it) to strengthen service delivery and patient care.
• Drive change with proven managerial and transformation skills, re‑invigorating the service to meet evolving patient and Trust needs.
• Collaborate with colleagues across clinics and specialties to ensure seamless, patient‑centred care.
• Champion professional standards by delivering a pharmacy service that is compassionate, efficient, and aligned with NHS values.

Please note: This role is primarily based at our St Helier site, with one day each week spent at Epsom Hospital - giving you the opportunity to grow your skills and make an impact across both of our busy, dynamic locations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

The post includes participation in the late duty, seven day, bank holiday and senior on-call rotas.