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OpenPosted 126 days ago

Lead Pharmacist, Medicine

NHSSuttonfulltime
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About the Role

Band 8b

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Role includes cross-site 7 day working and participation in late, weekend and Senior On-Call rota)
Job ref
343-8100125-AG
Site
Epsom and St Helier Hospital
Town
Sutton
Salary
£72,719 - £83,505 Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer London)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/07/2026 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.


Job overview

The post holder will provide strategic, operational and professional leadership in relation to medicines optimisation to ensure the delivery of effective pharmacy support across all Medicine Division.

You will need excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to organise and prioritise your work. This post would be ideal for someone looking to develop or extend their clinical leadership, expanding on their understanding of systems working and demonstrating impact. The successful applicant will join a caring pharmacy and trust team. You will be supported to develop clinical, leadership, managerial, research and strategic skills.

All pharmacists participate in seven day working and late duty rotas and you will be part of the Pharmacy Senior On Call team.


Main duties of the job

To provide strategic, operational and professional leadership in relation to Medicine, promoting evidence-based, cost-effective use of medicines in the Trust.

To lead and manage other pharmacy staff working in the Medicine Division to ensure service delivery to agreed standards in line with business planning requirements.

To provide an advanced clinical service to patients as part of the team. This may include patient facing work in areas such as: Medicine and Renal.


Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See the job description and person specification attached.

Please tell us in your application how you meet the essential criteria in the attached person specification.


Person specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Computer literate
  • Demonstrates initiative
  • Problem solving skills
  • Influencing/negotiating skills
  • Ability to plan, develop & implement
Desirable criteria
  • Implement & manage change
  • Principles of QI
  • Understand the needs of a breadth of stakeholders

Qualifictions & Education

Essential criteria
  • Registered with GPhC
  • Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
  • Masters in Pharmacy Degree – MPharm
Desirable criteria
  • MRPharmS
  • Member of Faculty of RPS and working towards advanced practice
  • Independent prescriber
  • Leadership/Management Qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive post registration experience at least 8a level
  • Experience of working in areas linked to Medicine
  • Developing & leading on projects
  • Staff training & appraisal
  • Previous management experience/staff management
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of CMM
  • Risk management and assessment
  • Procedure & business plan writing
  • Understanding of systems/place in NHS

Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
E: krft.askrecruitment@nhs.net


Your application
Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.

Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.

References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.


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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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.

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