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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
28 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Enthusiasm for the post and commitment to developing pharmacy services for Walton Centre NHS FT within the Group model
- Other
Be personally responsible for own impact on staff morale and teamwork, and contribute positively to a collaborative, respectful and high-performing culture
- Other
Able and willing to travel across UHLG sites as required
- Other
Able to participate in out-of-hours arrangements, including being on site within one hour if required
- Skills
Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate and work effectively with senior clinical, managerial and governance colleagueS
- Skills
Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear reports, business cases and governance papers
- Skills
Ability to lead through complexity, prioritise competing demands and maintain operational grip in a pressured environment
- Skills
Methodical approach with attention to detail and ability to interpret complex information accurately E I
- Skills
High degree of computer literacy including analytical tools
- Skills
Proven ability to work alone and as part of a team E A
- Knowledge
17 Good understanding of legal, professional and governance requirements relating to medicines management and hospital pharmacy services
- Knowledge
Understanding of performance management, quality standards, key performance indicators and assurance processes relevant to hospital pharmacy
- Experience
Significant post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy, including senior leadership of clinical and operational services and management of complex service delivery in an acute hospital setting
- Experience
Experience of working in Neurosciences
- Experience
Experience of leading day-to-day operational delivery of a hospital pharmacy service
- Experience
Experience of incident oversight, governance, audit, risk management, performance reporting and delivery of service assurance
- Experience
Experience of workforce leadership, including rota management, recruitment, performance management and staff development
- Experience
Experience of budget management, financial control, financial reporting and delivery of cost improvement programmes within a healthcare setting
- Experience
Experience of working effectively with senior clinical, managerial and governance colleagues across organisational boundaries, influencing decisions, leading service change and delivering organisational priorities
- Experience
Significant experience in medicines safety, including the leadership, investigation and learning of incidents in line with PSIRF principles
- Experience
Experience working within clinical governance frameworks including legislation relating to PGD, NMP and controlled drugs.
- Experience
Clinical pharmacy experience in the relevant area
- Qualifications
Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Qualifications
Registered Non-medical Prescriber
- Qualifications
Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
- Qualifications
Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning
- Personal Attributes
Enthusiasm for the position – positive and optimistic
- Personal Attributes
Methodical with good attention to detail
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Demonstrable experience in service transformation, redesign, implementation of change and delivery of improvement programmes
- Qualifications
Management or leadership qualification, or equivalent senior leadership development
Job overview
Are you an ambitious and experienced pharmacy leader looking for an opportunity to shape the future of medicines optimisation and pharmacy services within a specialist hospital environment?
Following significant investment, we are pleased to advertise for an exceptional pharmacist to join Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as Site Lead Pharmacist for The Walton Centre. This is a high profile leadership role, providing strategic and operational leadership for pharmacy services across one of the UK's leading specialist hospitals.
As the senior pharmacy leader on site, you will play a pivotal role in driving service excellence, leading high-performing multidisciplinary teams, improving patient outcomes and influencing strategic decision making across the Trust, Group Pharmacy Service and wider healthcare system. You will work closely with senior operational, clinical and governance leaders, ensuring pharmacy services remain safe, effective, responsive and innovative.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead service transformation, workforce development, medicines optimisation and quality improvement within a specialist clinical environment, whilst contributing to the wider strategic direction of pharmacy services across the Group model.
If you are a compassionate, forward thinking leader with a passion for delivering outstanding pharmacy services and developing others, we would welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
The Site Lead Pharmacist will provide visible, credible and effective leadership for pharmacy services at The Walton Centre, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient centred and financially sustainable services. Key responsibilities include:
Leading the operational and strategic delivery of pharmacy services across The Walton Centre
Providing leadership for medicines optimisation, medicines safety, governance and quality improvement.
Managing and developing the site pharmacy workforce, fostering a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture.
Leading service planning, transformation programmes and improvement initiatives aligned to Trust and Group priorities.
Holding delegated responsibility for pharmacy budgets, financial performance and delivery of cost improvement programmes.
Providing assurance on quality, safety, workforce, operational performance and risk management through established governance processes.
Leading the response to operational pressures, incidents, complaints and service recovery activities.
Representing pharmacy services at Trust, Group, Integrated Care System (ICS), regional and national forums.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder will be accountable for the leadership, development and delivery of pharmacy services at The Walton Centre and will operate with delegated authority from the Site Director of Pharmacy to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and responsive pharmacy services within the pharmacy operating model.
Strategic Leadership
Lead the development, implementation and review of The Walton Centre Business plan.
Develop and deliver site-based service plans, improvement programmes and transformation initiatives aligned to Trust and Group objectives.
Contribute to organisational and cross site strategic planning, service redesign and business case development.
Represent pharmacy services within hospital, Group, ICS and regional structures as required.
Ensure The Walton Centre priorities and risks are appropriately reflected in wider organisational decision-making.
Operational Leadership
Provide visible senior leadership for all pharmacy services delivered at The Walton Centre
Maintain oversight of service quality, workforce performance, patient safety, operational resilience and performance against agreed standards.
Lead the management of operational pressures, incidents, complaints, service disruptions and recovery activities.
Chair and lead relevant pharmacy management and operational forums
Ensure effective coordination and delivery of site pharmacy priorities and objectives
Clinical Leadership
Provide senior professional and clinical leadership across neurology and neurosurgery
Support the safe, effective and evidence based use of medicines through prescribing support, medicines optimisation and implementation of clinical guidelines.
Provide professional supervision and clinical leadership to pharmacists and pharmacy teams
Promote and support high standards of clinical practice across both dispensary and clinical services.
For full details, please refer to the attached job description
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.
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This advert is for Site Lead Pharmacist - Neurosciences with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £79,504 - £91,609 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Sep 2026.
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