Lead Pharmacist - Medicine

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

Job summaryLead Pharmacist - Medicine37.5 hours per week (Additional late night working, weekend, bank holiday and on call commitments)PermanentSalary: 57,528 - 64,750 per annumClosing Date: Tuesday 24th November 2026Interview Date: Thursday 10th December 2026**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community

Reference number: 230-31823116-CS-A

Location: George Eliot NHS Hospital Trust College Street nuneaton CV10 7DJ United Kingdom

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.

Requirements

• 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.

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.

Person Specification Experience and Knowledge EssentialProfessional knowledge acquired through the vocational masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent1 years Pre-Registration experienceA minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in a relevant role practicing as a pharmacist.Current and relevant clinical knowledge in area of specialityDemonstrable commitment to CPDFinancial awareness in the management of drug budgetsAwareness of current political agendasExperience in supervision of other staffDesirableExperience in training of other healthcare professionalsExperience of tutoring or mentoring staff Qualifications and Professional Training EssentialVocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy or equivalentPre-Registration training and successful completion of relevant examinationCompletion of the Independent Prescribing CourseJob related postgraduate qualification eg. Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma, or equivalent vocational experienceDesirableCompletion of postgraduate qualification in relevant specialist fieldCurrent membership of the Royal College of PharmacyMember of National/ International Specialist Organisation Skills and Abilities EssentialAnalysis of complex information relating to individual patients medicationAbility to work alone & within a teamGood written communication skillsLeadership, negotiating and influencing skillsHigh degree of self-motivation to organise and implement change and to develop ideas into practiceAbility to meet demanding objectives and deadlines

Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 detailsEmployer nameGeorge Eliot Hospital NHS TrustAddressGeorge Eliot NHS Hospital TrustCollege StreetnuneatonCV10 7DJUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameGeorge Eliot Hospital NHS TrustAddressGeorge Eliot NHS Hospital TrustCollege StreetnuneatonCV10 7DJUnited KingdomEmployer's website