Lead Pharmacist – Medicine & Service Leadership

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

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.