Lead Pharmacist for Surgery

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Lead Pharmacist for Surgery to lead a clinical pharmacy service within the surgical division. You will work with medical and nursing staff to reduce medication-related adverse events and formulate action plans to reduce errors and risks in medicines use.

You will oversee the provision of accurate, evaluated information on drug expenditure for surgical specialities and assist managers in optimizing drug budgets.

Qualifications

• UK Registered
• Substantial UK experience at band 7
• Evidence of team management / leadership skills
• Non medical prescriber or willing to undertake
• Evidence of divisional financial input

Responsibilities

• Provide advice to medical and nursing staff on the safe, efficient use of medicines and their prescribing and administration, while overseeing supervision and training of Pharmacy colleagues.
• Oversee supervision and training of Pharmacy colleagues; develop training programmes for pharmacy staff.
• Collaborate with system partners to improve service provision and share best practice.

Skills

UK Registered

Band 7 experience

Leadership skills

Non medical prescriber

Financial input experience

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Contribute to weekend, bank holiday, late rota and emergency duty (on call)) Job ref 427-8302305

Employer Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Town Bath Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59

Lead Pharmacist for Surgery

8a

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Pharmacy Team and make difference by l eading the provision of a clinical pharmacy service to our surgical division and associated clinical areas. You will w ork with medical and nursing staff to reduce medication related adverse events and formulate action plans with the division to reduce errors and risks related to the use of medicines.

A key role will be to oversee provision of accurate, evaluated information on drug expenditure for the surgical specialities and assist surgical specialty managers in making optimal use of their drug budgets.

Main duties of the job

There will be opportunities t o provide advice to medical and nursing staff on the safe, efficient use of medicines and their prescribing and administration whilst overseeing supervision and training of Pharmacy colleagues as required. You will be involved in clinical supervision of junior pharmacists and develop an appropriate training programme to enable a range of pharmacists to contribute to pharmaceutical care in surgical settings.

The successful candidate will collaborate with system partners to improve service provision and share good practice, whilst also being independent prescriber, or be working towards the role within an agreed time frame.

This role involves input into:

• Clinical Services
• Clinical Directorate
• Dispensary
• Education and Training
• Service Management

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Knowledge and skills

• UK Registered
• Substantial UK experience at band 7
• Evidence of team management / leadership skills
• Non medical prescriber or willing to undertake
• Evidence of divisional financial input

Service improvement

• Understanding of QIPP and broad understanding of current Pharmacy landscape
• Evidence of a leading / involvement in quality improvement projects / audit

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should reviewthe eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

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.

Name Fiona Pietersen Job title Deputy Clinical Service Lead Email address [e-mail] Additional information

For further details or an informal discussion please contactFiona Pietersen (Deputy Clinical Service Lead): [e-mail]