Lead Pharmacist - Medicine Information

NHS; Redhill; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Redhill is seeking a registered pharmacist to lead the Medicines Information service. This role involves coordinating a high-quality MI service, supporting safe prescribing, and delivering training. Candidates should have a GPhC-recognised degree, 5+ years post-registration experience, and strong skills in communication and leadership. Offering a competitive salary with a focus on patient-first care.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with a GPhC-recognised Pharmacy degree and postgraduate clinical qualification or equivalent.
• 5+ years post-registration, 3+ in specialist clinical pharmacy or management.
• Commitment to patient-first care and SASH values.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a high-quality MI service providing accurate advice.
• Support safe, cost-effective prescribing and lead audits.
• Promote the Patient Medicines Helpline and deliver training.
• Drive service improvements and contribute to clinical guidelines.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication

Leadership

IT skills

Education

GPhC-recognised Pharmacy degree

Postgraduate clinical qualification

Job description

Are you a registered pharmacist passionate about evidence-based practice and patient care? Join us to lead and develop the Medicines Information (MI) service at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Key Responsibilities:

Coordinate a high-quality MI service, providing accurate, timely, and evaluated advice to patients, GPs, pharmacists, and other stakeholders.

Support safe, cost-effective prescribing and lead on audits, risk assessments, and research.

Promote the Patient Medicines Helpline and deliver specialist education and training.

Ensure compliance with UKMI standards and validate junior staff work.

Drive service improvements and contribute to clinical guidelines and intranet content.

Lead and develop the MI team, manage recruitment, and support staff development.

Support Trust objectives including medicines optimisation, unlicensed drugs, and recalls.

Requirements:

Registered pharmacist with a GPhC-recognised Pharmacy degree and postgraduate clinical qualification or equivalent.

5+ years post-registration, 3+ in specialist clinical pharmacy or management.

Strong clinical reasoning, communication, leadership, and IT skills.

Commitment to patient-first care and SASH values.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
• We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearplus high cost allowance