Lead Pharmacist & Independent Prescriber

National Health Service; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site nursery

27 days annual leave plus bank/public

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working

In house training and development

Buying and selling of annual leave

Subsidised restaurant

Generous subsidised on-site parking

Job summary

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in Nuneaton is seeking a Lead Pharmacist - Medicine to steer clinical pharmacy services across Medicine and act as an Independent Prescriber. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, drive medicines optimisation, governance and research, and contribute to strategic planning.

The role includes on-call, weekend and bank holiday commitments, with a permanent contract and a 37.5-hour week. NHS experience and strong leadership are essential for this senior position.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical knowledge within medicine.
• Experience leading and developing pharmacy services.
• Strong people management and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Experience of service improvement, audit and quality governance.
• A passion for education, mentorship and workforce development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop clinical pharmacy services across designated Medicine specialties.
• Provide expert clinical and professional leadership within multidisciplinary teams.
• Act as an Independent Prescriber, delivering advanced patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
• Lead medicines optimisation, service improvement, audit and research programmes.
• Manage and develop specialist and rotational pharmacists.
• Contribute to strategic planning and medicines governance across the organisation.
• Support financial management of medicines expenditure and formulary development.
• Participate as a senior member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team.
• Provide on-call, weekend and bank holiday pharmacy services as part of the departmental rota.

Skills

Advanced clinical knowledge

Leadership

People management

Communication

Service improvement

Education & mentorship

Education

Master's Degree in Pharmacy

Pre-Registration training

Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma

Independent Prescribing Course

Job description

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in Nuneaton is seeking a Lead Pharmacist - Medicine to steer clinical pharmacy services across Medicine and act as an Independent Prescriber. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, drive medicines optimisation, governance and research, and contribute to strategic planning.

The role includes on-call, weekend and bank holiday commitments, with a permanent contract and a 37.5-hour week. NHS experience and strong leadership are essential for this senior position.