Lead Pharmacist - Medicine

GEH; Nuneaton and Bedworth; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site nursery

27 days minimum annual leave plus bank

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working

In house training and development

Buying and selling of annual leave

Subsidised restaurant

Tranquillity garden

On-site parking

Job summary

George Eliot NHS Hospital Trust in Nuneaton is seeking an experienced Lead Pharmacist of Medicine to provide strategic clinical leadership across Medicine services for Emergency and Planned Care. You will join the Pharmacy Leadership Team and oversee medicines optimisation, governance, and service development.

This permanent, full-time role includes on-call commitments and weekend duties, offering an opportunity to shape patient care through collaboration with consultants, nurses and operational

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Pre-Registration training completed.
• Independent Prescribing qualification.
• Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent.
• Current membership of the Royal College of Pharmacy.
• Member of national/international specialist organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop clinical pharmacy services across Medicine.
• 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

Clinical leadership

Medicines optimisation

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Audit & governance

Education

Master’s in Pharmacy

Pre-Registration training

Independent Prescribing

Royal College membership

Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma

Job description

Main area Pharmacist Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Plus additional late night working, weekend, bank holiday and on call commitments) Job ref 230-31823116-CS-A

Site George Eliot NHS Hospital Trust Town nuneaton Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

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

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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.

  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.

  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

  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 Elizabeth Japal Job title Principal Pharmacist - Clinical Services Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07920380484