Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Ophthalmology Band 8B

United Lincolnshire Hospitals; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Flexible working

Job summary

The Lead Clinical Pharmacist – Ophthalmology role at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Lincoln is a permanent, full-time Band 8b post. It focuses on leading, developing and delivering a specialist ophthalmology pharmacy service with opportunities to deliver savings through biosimilar or generic medicines.

The post requires GPhC registration, a Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, and CPD commitment, with flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist registered with the GPhC and committed to CPD.
• Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy required.
• Project management qualification or experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and deliver a pharmacy service to Ophthalmology.
• Support clinics and provide medicines management information to clinicians.
• Lead research, audits and innovations within ophthalmology pharmacy.
• Ensure staff training and safe medicines management in the specialty.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy

GPhC registered pharmacist

Tools

Project management qualification

Job description

Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Ophthalmology Band 8B

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 357-LN-512-26-B

Site Lincoln County Hospital Town Lincoln Salary £66,582 - £77,368 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.

Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.

Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Group Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Caring and building a healthier future for all” – stating their ambition for our Trust and the wider group to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well‑led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So,what is in it for you?

• Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part‑time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

• Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
• Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
• Compressed hours – usually full‑time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
• Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
• Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
• NHS Pension:A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
• Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full‑time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full‑time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
• Bank working:The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there ismore.

• Family & Childcare: Including on‑site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
• Health & Wellbeing including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
• Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
• Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on‑site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
• Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Job overview

Are you a Pharmacist with experience in ophthalmology, high-cost drug management and service development who's seeking a new challenge? We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Pharmacist to be the Lead Clinical Pharmacist in Ophthalmology.

The post holder will be leading, developing and delivering a pharmacy service to Ophthalmology in conjunction with the Ophthalmology business unit. This role will include a significant role in delivering savings across Lincolnshire by implementing the use of biosimilar or generic products, releasing key savings back into the NHS.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a Pharmacist to be responsible for leading, developing and delivering a pharmacy service to Ophthalmology to ensure the service can meet the demands and will include supporting clinics.

You will be responsible for providing expert medicines management information to decision makers, senior managers and advising clinicians on prescribing protocols.

You will be responsible for leading research, innovative Pharmacy projects and audits relevant to Ophthalmology and ensuring healthcare professionals are trained appropriately to ensure safe medicines management within the specialty and Pharmacy.

Working for our organisation

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24‑hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24‑hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Qualifications

• Pharmacist registered with the GPhC
• Evidence of post registration commitment to continuing professional development
• Diploma/Msc in Clinical Pharmacy
• Project Management Qualification

Previous Experience

• highly motivated
• High Level of reliability, with a positive solution focused attitude
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Analytical and constructive approach to problem solving
• Ability to critically appraise and analyse highly complex situations, issues, facts
• Ability to accurately evaluate and interpret information/data
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to motivate, support, coach, and mentor staff
• Ability to formulate and implement plans whilst liaising with and engaging all appropriate stakeholders
• Ability to prioritise work demands and meet deadlines
• A clear understanding of current and proposed NHS developments/direction and impact on service provision/design
• Clear understanding of both secondary and primary care issues/challenges
• Demonstrable knowledge of Healthcare Standards and relevant legislation incl. relevant Hospital Pharmacy Standards and NICE guidance
• Demonstrates initiative and enthusiasm to drive forward Evidence of involvement in successful NHS based business development and growth and develop Ophthalmology role
• Demonstrates ability to work autonomously
• Ability to work to a high level of accuracy in professional assessment of prescriptions and interpretation of information – including financial information. Also, when recording clinical information
• Demonstrates competence in using IT computer packages, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email and Intranet, and keyboard skills
• Evidence of involvement in successful NHS based business development and growth

Specific requirements

• Ambitious, hardworking, enthusiastic, and assertive
• Flexible and adaptable in line with service needs
• Ability to develop good working relationships
• Ability to work in line with and role model Group values.
• Self‑motivation
• Effective communication in a variety of levels and methods
• Flexible approach and attitude to work
• Be able to demonstrate empathy and reassurance
• Ability to work under pressure

Knowledge

• Management experience in an acute/community healthcare organisation including some or all of the following Workforce, Finance/budget, Supplies/procurement and Performance
• An ability to demonstrate experience at a range of clinical levels and settings within the healthcare environment
• Evidence of active leadership in change management, service modernization and innovation within pharmacy
• Able to demonstrate strong leadership skills and innovative thinking
• Ability to work outside of traditional boundaries
• Experience of developing & delivering training/education
• Evidence of working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Evidence of ability to interpret and convert national policy into successful operational policies
• Involvement in serious untoward incident investigations and investigations linked to healthcare complaints
• Involvement in Trust medicines‑related committees e.g. Drugs and Therapeutics committee
• Involvement in CQC inspections
• Project management

ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

You are:

• A Veteran
• A Military Reserve
• Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces

All new employees will be subject to a charge for the DBS check that is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by ULTH and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a 3 month period.

Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete.

Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.