Lead Pharmacist - Medicine

GEH; Nuneaton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site nursery

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working

In-house training and development

Subsidised restaurant

On-site parking

Job summary

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a clinically skilled Lead Pharmacist of Medicine to join the Pharmacy Leadership Team. The role drives medicines optimisation, service development and governance across Emergency and Planned Care divisions.

You will work with consultants, nurses and operational teams to shape patient-centred pharmacy services in line with Trust priorities. Weekend/on-call commitments are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge through vocational masters in pharmacy or equivalent.
• Pre-Registration training completed and successful exam.
• Independent Prescribing qualification attained.
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent.
• Current membership of Royal College of Pharmacy.
• Experience supervising staff and mentoring.
• Financial awareness in drug budgets and formulary management.
• CPD and ongoing professional development commitment.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Leadership

Communication

Mentorship

Team collaboration

Education

Vocational Master’s in Pharmacy

Pre-Registration training

Independent Prescribing course

Postgraduate Diploma/qualification

Royal College of Pharmacy membership

Job description

37.5 hours per week (Additional late night working, weekend, bank holiday and on call commitments)

Permanent

Closing Date: Tuesday 24th November 2026

Interview Date: Thursday 10th December 2026

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Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an highly motivated, clinically skilled and forward-thinking pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Leadership Team asLead Pharmacist of Medicine.

This is a key leadership role within our clinical pharmacy service, providing strategic, professional and operational leadership across Medicine services supporting both Emergency and Planned Care divisions. You will act as the lead pharmacist for Medicine, delivering highly specialist clinical expertise whilst driving service development, quality improvement, workforce development and medicines optimisation initiatives across the Trust.

Working closely with the Principal Pharmacist, Chief Pharmacist, consultants, nurses and operational teams, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering modern, patient-centred pharmacy services aligned to Trust priorities.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme - find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme

Job responsibilities

As Lead Pharmacist - Medicine you will:

• 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.

We are seeking an experienced clinical pharmacist who can demonstrate:

• 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As Lead Pharmacist - Medicine you will:

• 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.

We are seeking an experienced clinical pharmacist who can demonstrate:

• 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.

Includes Weekend, Bank Holiday and On-Call Commitments

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

• Professional knowledge acquired through the vocational masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
• 1 years Pre-Registration experience
• A minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in a relevant role practicing as a pharmacist.
• Current and relevant clinical knowledge in area of speciality
• Demonstrable commitment to CPD
• Financial awareness in the management of drug budgets
• Awareness of current political agendas
• Experience in supervision of other staff
• Experience in training of other healthcare professionals
• Experience of tutoring or mentoring staff

Qualifications and Professional Training

• Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Pre-Registration training and successful completion of relevant examination
• Completion of the Independent Prescribing Course
• Job related postgraduate qualification eg. Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma, or equivalent vocational experience
• Completion of postgraduate qualification in relevant specialist field
• Current membership of the Royal College of Pharmacy
• Member of National/ International Specialist Organisation

Skills and Abilities

• Analysis of complex information relating to individual patients medication
• Ability to work alone & within a team
• Leadership, negotiating and influencing skills
• High degree of self-motivation to organise and implement change and to develop ideas into practice
• Ability to meet demanding objectives and deadlines

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.