# Senior Clinical Pharmacist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for WellBN. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-pharmacist/449f7bb6-bcba-4eb8-9b7c-7b7676f99992 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-pharmacist/449f7bb6-bcba-4eb8-9b7c-7b7676f99992.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** WellBN - **Location:** 18-19 Western Road, Hove, BN3 1AE, United Kingdom; Benfield Valley Healthcare Hub; Doctors Surgery - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Salary:** £65000.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed-Term - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-24T15:23:26.067Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A3216-26-0016 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/A3216-26-0016/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=A3216-26-0016 - **Employer website:** https://www.wellbn.co.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job summary We are looking for an experienced and strategic clinical leader to join us as a Senior Clinical Pharmacist. This is a temporary senior leadership role with the potential to become permanent. You will be responsible for shaping our medicines optimisation strategy, strengthening clinical governance, and ensuring the highest standards of patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across our practice. Working closely with the Partners and senior leadership team, you will lead our pharmacy and medicines management team, drive continuous improvement, and support the delivery of outstanding patient care. ### Main duties of the job The Senior Pharmacist will provide executive leadership for medicines optimisation, prescribing governance and clinical governance across the organisation. The role includes leading medicines-related audits and quality improvement programmes, overseeing patient safety and risk management systems, ensuring compliance with CQC and NHS regulatory requirements, and supporting the delivery of QOF and enhanced services. The postholder will also lead and develop the pharmacy team, provide strategic assurance to the leadership team, and represent WellBN at PCN, ICB and wider NHS meetings. ### About us WellBN is a progressive multi-site GP practice providing primary care across Brighton & Hove. We are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred healthcare through clinical excellence, innovation and collaborative working. Our teams work across multiple sites to provide accessible services for our diverse local communities. We value continuous improvement, strong governance and a supportive working environment where staff are encouraged to develop and contribute to the future of primary care. ### Details - Date posted: 24 September 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £65,000 a year - Contract: Fixed term - Duration: 6 months - Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working - Reference number: A3216-26-0016 - Job locations: 18-19 Western Road, Hove, BN3 1AE, United Kingdom, Benfield Valley Healthcare Hub, Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, BRIGHTON, BN41 1XR, United Kingdom, Doctors Surgery, 14 Burwash Road, HOVE, East Sussex, BN3 8GQ, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities The Senior Clinical Phamacist is a senior leadership role responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for medicines optimisation, prescribing governance, clinical governance and regulatory compliance across WellBN's multi-site practice. Working closely with the Partners and senior leadership team, the postholder will lead the pharmacy and medicines management team, oversee patient safety and risk management systems, and ensure compliance with CQC standards and NHS contractual requirements. Medicines Optimisation and Prescribing Governance - Lead the medicines optimisation strategy across all practice sites. - Oversee prescribing quality, safety and cost-effectiveness. - Develop and implement systems to support evidence-based prescribing. - Lead medicines-related audits and improvement programmes. - Monitor prescribing performance and identify opportunities for improvement. Clinical Governance and Patient Safety - Provide strategic leadership for clinical governance across the practice. - Oversee patient safety, risk management and incident reporting processes. - Promote a culture of learning, openness and continuous improvement. - Support the investigation of significant events and implementation of learning. Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance - Lead medicines-related CQC readiness and ongoing compliance activity. - Ensure governance policies and procedures remain current and compliant. - Coordinate quality assurance programmes across all sites. - Provide governance and assurance reports to Partners and senior leaders. Quality Improvement and Audit - Develop and deliver the annual medicines audit and quality improvement programme. - Monitor quality indicators and service performance data. - Use data to drive improvements in safety, quality and efficiency. - Support innovation and service redesign. Leadership and Management - Lead, support and develop the pharmacy and medicines management team. - Provide professional leadership, coaching and mentorship. - Promote staff engagement, wellbeing and development. Strategic and External Leadership - Support delivery of QOF and enhanced service requirements. - Contribute to organisational strategy and business planning. - Represent WellBN at PCN, ICB and wider NHS meetings. - Build effective relationships with commissioners, regulators and partner organisations. - Identify Opportunities for efficiency and service improvement. - Support achievement of contractual and organisational objectives. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant senior leadership experience within primary care or NHS services. - Extensive knowledge and experience of medicines optimisation and prescribing governance. - Strong understanding of clinical governance, risk management and patient safety. - Experience of leading quality improvement and audit programmes. - Knowledge and understanding of CQC standards, NHS contractual requirements and relevant regulatory frameworks. **Desirable** - Experience of working at PCN, ICB or wider system leadership level. - Experience of leading large-scale transformation programmes. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Current professional registration with the GPhC, GMC, NMC or another relevant professional body. **Desirable** - Independent Prescriber qualification. - Postgraduate qualification in leadership or management. ### Skills and Attributes **Essential** - Excellent leadership and people management skills. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. - Ability to work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues across a multi-site organisation. - Ability to use data, evidence and performance information to drive improvement. - Strong commitment to patient safety, quality improvement and good governance. ## 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.