# Site Lead Pharmacist - Neurosciences > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/site-lead-pharmacist-neurosciences/fc97ef58-22ff-47eb-9c13-f2fbfe996844 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/site-lead-pharmacist-neurosciences/fc97ef58-22ff-47eb-9c13-f2fbfe996844.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Liverpool University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £79,504 - £91,609 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-31T12:20:46.868Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8157478 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8157478?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Enthusiasm for the post and commitment to developing pharmacy services for Walton Centre NHS FT within the Group model - Be personally responsible for own impact on staff morale and teamwork, and contribute positively to a collaborative, respectful and high-performing culture - Able and willing to travel across UHLG sites as required - Able to participate in out-of-hours arrangements, including being on site within one hour if required ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate and work effectively with senior clinical, managerial and governance colleagueS - Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear reports, business cases and governance papers - Ability to lead through complexity, prioritise competing demands and maintain operational grip in a pressured environment - Methodical approach with attention to detail and ability to interpret complex information accurately E I - High degree of computer literacy including analytical tools - Proven ability to work alone and as part of a team E A ### Knowledge **Essential** - 17 Good understanding of legal, professional and governance requirements relating to medicines management and hospital pharmacy services - Understanding of performance management, quality standards, key performance indicators and assurance processes relevant to hospital pharmacy ### Experience **Essential** - 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 of working in Neurosciences - Experience of leading day-to-day operational delivery of a hospital pharmacy service - Experience of incident oversight, governance, audit, risk management, performance reporting and delivery of service assurance - Experience of workforce leadership, including rota management, recruitment, performance management and staff development - Experience of budget management, financial control, financial reporting and delivery of cost improvement programmes within a healthcare setting - Experience of working effectively with senior clinical, managerial and governance colleagues across organisational boundaries, influencing decisions, leading service change and delivering organisational priorities - Significant experience in medicines safety, including the leadership, investigation and learning of incidents in line with PSIRF principles - Experience working within clinical governance frameworks including legislation relating to PGD, NMP and controlled drugs. - Clinical pharmacy experience in the relevant area **Desirable** - Demonstrable experience in service transformation, redesign, implementation of change and delivery of improvement programmes ### Qualifications **Essential** - Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent - Registered Non-medical Prescriber - Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain - Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning **Desirable** - Management or leadership qualification, or equivalent senior leadership development ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Enthusiasm for the position – positive and optimistic - Methodical with good attention to detail ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10462330) - [life at luhft benefits (pdf, 333.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2664) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 293.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10457886) ## 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.