# Principal Pharmacist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- **Location:** Croydon University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacist
- **Salary:** £72,719 - £83,505 .
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T07:45:21.342Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Croydon/Croydon_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/NA/NA-v8144173
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8144173?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Principal Pharmacist

The post holder is responsible for leading, developing, delivering and evaluating clinical services under the IAC directorate (including Acute Medicine & ED, Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Diabetes).

The post holder is also responsible for supporting the Associate Chief Pharmacist in managing the clinical pharmacy service to Croydon University Hospital, deputising for them and representing them at local, regional meetings or ICB meetings when necessary.

Interview Date TBC

### Main duties of the job

- Specialist Clinical Services

The post holder will:

- Provide expert clinical pharmacy service to all staff and patients within the IAC directorate
- Act as a role model and clinical expert in a defined pharmacy field Responsible for education and training in medicines management for the multi-disciplinary teams in these areas
- Provide effective clinical governance to manage risk and embed clinical audit practices to improve safety and quality of services provided
- Responsible for developing initiatives and guidelines to ensure safe and cost effective use of medicines in these areas
- Deliver a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to promote the safe, rational and cost-effective use of medicines, through personal practice and the training of other staff.
- They will be supported by Band 8 lead pharmacist(s) and rotational Band 6 & 7 Pharmacist(s) who will lead the day-to-day delivery of the team. The post holder will provide a high quality clinical pharmacy service which meets the needs of patients and healthcare professionals within and associated with the Trust.
- They will develop and implement medicine management systems concerned with IAC services throughout CHS, and will act as the main point of contact between the directorate and Pharmacy.

Responsible for the clinical pharmacy service for Integrated Adult Care Directorate, ensuring the provision of a safe, effective, economic and comprehensive pharmaceutical service

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

***************************Please see See Attached JD for detailed list of responsibilities******************************

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- communication, presentation, interpersonal, MDT relationship, prioritisation, time management, delegation

**Desirable**

- influencing, negotiating, manage change, motivating, conflict resolution

### Education

**Essential**

- GPhC registered

### Experience

**Essential**

- 8a experience, hospital pharmacy
- managing, supervising, training individuals/teams
- audit and quality improvement
- formulating guidelines, policies, procedures
- clinics/ward rounds
- reporting and analysing drug expenditure

**Desirable**

- EPMA
- implement local/national policy
- complex decision making
- research/publication

## Documents

- [chs accomodation (pdf, 676.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1725)
- [croydon trust values (pdf, 324.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2317)
- [jd and personal spec (pdf, 382.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10574651)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2414)
- [chs dbs policy statement (pdf, 53.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=972)
- [map of croydon university hospital (pdf, 95.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=974)

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