Deputy Lead Pharmacist: Medicines Optimisation & Safety

HCRG Care Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Agenda for Change Terms

Reward Hub discounts

Wellbeing support

Career development

Job summary

HCRG Care Group seeks a Deputy Lead Pharmacist to partner with the Lead Pharmacist in delivering high-quality medicines advice and optimiser strategies across acute and community services. The role focuses on patient safety, compliance with regulations, and driving medicines governance and service improvements.

Based across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon or Wiltshire, the post offers flexible hours and opportunities to influence care delivery, with NHS pension and Agenda for Change terms.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and ongoing CPD.
• Experience working in primary care, community, or hospital pharmacy.
• Experience of chairing meetings and supporting Non-Medical Prescribers.
• Strong IT skills with excellent organisational, time-management, and workload prioritisation abilities.
• Experience undertaking, interpreting, and reviewing clinical audit.
• Proven ability to produce high-level reports and present at senior or governance committees.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
• Good understanding of national policy relating to community health services and commissioning organisations.
• Knowledge of ePACT data and evidence-based medicine principles, including prioritisation and appropriateness.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert medicines management and optimisation advice across inpatient and community services.
• Promote safe, effective, and evidence-based prescribing and good professional practice.
• Support medicines governance, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to audits, incident reviews, risk assessments, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Assist in the development, review, and implementation of medicines policies, SOPs, PGDs, and the Medicines Optimisation Strategy.
• Analyse medicines-related data and contribute to governance reports.

Skills

GPhC registration

Primary care experience

Chairing meetings

IT skills

Clinical audit

Report writing

Communication skills

Policy knowledge

Driving licence

Education

GPhC registration

Job description

HCRG Care Group seeks a Deputy Lead Pharmacist to partner with the Lead Pharmacist in delivering high-quality medicines advice and optimiser strategies across acute and community services. The role focuses on patient safety, compliance with regulations, and driving medicines governance and service improvements.

Based across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon or Wiltshire, the post offers flexible hours and opportunities to influence care delivery, with NHS pension and Agenda for Change terms.