Lead Pharmacist Aseptic Services | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Lead Pharmacist for Aseptic Services in Canterbury. This Band 8b role includes accountability for the Aseptic Unit and collaboration with a Production Manager and QA team to drive clinical and operational excellence.

Applicants may progress from 8a to 8b based on milestones; development opportunities span from clinical to digital and quality management, aligned with Agenda for Change frameworks and national training.

Qualifications

• Leadership and management experience in pharmacy settings.
• Interest in developing leadership, governance and quality management.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management of the Pharmacy Aseptic Services Unit in line with current standards.

Job description

Lead Pharmacist Aseptic Services | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

This role Provides leadership and management of our Pharmacy Aseptic Services Unit in accordance with current legalisation, Pharmacy, Trust, local and National Standards.

The unit produces over 3000 items a month mixed between ready to use and named patient dispensed and is in the process of a planned refurbishment as part of a longer term process of replacement.

It has a highly dedicated team and is supported by an in house Quality Assurance/Control service as well as extensive clinical pharmacy and clinical trails service

An opportunity to work with brilliant and passionate team has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced pharmacist to make a difference to patients’ outcomes and wellbeing as the lead for our Aseptic services.

This role is open to all persons with or without aseptic service experience with relevant skills to learn, develop and a passion for leadership. We see the role as a stepping stone to further develop essential skills for more senior pharmacy roles in leadership, governance and quality management.

This is a band 8b role a component of which is the role of Accountable Pharmacist, in which role the successful candidate is supported by an experienced Production Manager and Quality Assurance team.

The outline job plan is appended of which the Accountable pharmacist is a part, the rest we will consider with candidates in terms of developing and or maintaining a current specialism for example from Clinical through digital and technical to Quality management that is linked to the role and the development pathway you want to pursue.

Further, for those candidates who don't meet all the essential criteria we are happy to consider a progression (8a to 8b) against agreed milestones on the basis of Appendix 21 of Agenda for Change. This includes the development of knowledge and skills within the role both clinically and operationally through support from specialist Pharmacy colleagues and various nationally recognised training and qualifications.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

For more details on the job, its roles and responsibilities pleases see the associated Job Description and Person Specification

This advert closes on Friday 16 Oct 2026