Lead Pharmacist - Gastro & Endocrine

NHS; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join NHS as a Lead Pharmacist at Southend Hospital. The role involves taking responsibility for clinical services within the Endocrine and Gastro wards, ensuring the delivery of safe and effective patient care. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional leadership and communication skills, experience in managing dynamic environments, and will be committed to advancing pharmaceutical care in adult medicine. Join NHS and contribute to enhancing health services while developing within a supportive organization.

Qualifications

• Masters and Diplomas L1 and L2 are essential.
• Management experience is required.
• Membership of RPS & active in clinical groups is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide a clinical service to various wards and outpatient services.
• Lead the pharmacy clinical service focusing on patient safety and effective service.
• Supervise staff including trainee pharmacists.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Communication

Leadership

Education

Masters

Diploma L2

Diploma L1

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a lead pharmacist to take overarching responsibility for our service to our Endocrine and Gastro wards

This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated, open minded and dynamic pharmacist who is an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal / relationship building skills.

You will lead the pharmacy clinical service within your specialty day to day at the Southend Hospital site, supporting the site Clinical Lead Pharmacist by ensuring patients receive a safe and effective service.

You will work closely with the other lead clinical pharmacists at the Basildon and Broomfield sites.

You will need to be an experienced pharmacist that has worked across a variety of clinical areas and is now ready to specialise in adult medicine.

Have experience in good service delivery and management, and a proven track record of delivering change within dynamic environments.

Please be aware this role may close early due to number of applications

Main duties of the job

• Providing a clinical service to the wards, discharge and outpatients service
• Attend clinical ward rounds, clinical and multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate
• Regularly recording clinical interventions and activities.
• Provide specialist pharmaceutical information to medical, nursing and other staff within the Trust where appropriate.
• Promote the safe, appropriate and economic use of drugs.
• Counsel and advise patients on use of medicines.
• Take part in the emergency on-call pharmacist rota. Working alone as the on call pharmacist, provide: medicines information, advice and supply out of hours, and sourcing of urgently required drugs from external suppliers.
• To support the Trust Medication Safety Officer and Pharmacy RiskGovernance Pharmacy Team with the medicines optimisation and governance agenda.
• Monitor the safe and secure storage of medication both within the pharmacy department and on the wards.
• Implement local and national guidelines where appropriate e.g. NICE.
• Supervise trainee pharmacists, undergraduate students and ward-based technicians.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Details Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CSS-SO-9625

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-Sea

SS0 0RY

Job description Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Lead Pharmacist role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you?

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Job description Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Lead Pharmacist role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you?

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification Clinical Pharmacy PG Essential

• Masters
• Diploma L2
• Diploma L1

Desirable

• Membership of RPS & active
• Membership of clinical group e.g. UKCPA & active

Experience Essential

• Management experience

Directorate activity Essential

• Experience in e.g. MMGs, PGDs, finance reports, teaching

Person Specification Clinical Pharmacy PG Essential

• Masters
• Diploma L2
• Diploma L1

Desirable

• Membership of RPS & active
• Membership of clinical group e.g. UKCPA & active

Experience Essential

• Management experience

Directorate activity Essential

• Experience in e.g. MMGs, PGDs, finance reports, teaching

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-Sea

SS0 0RY

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-Sea

SS0 0RY

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)