Lead Pharmacist - Rheumatology & MSK

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Pharmacist for the rheumatology department and trauma wards. This dynamic role involves overseeing clinical services, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring safe medication practices. The ideal candidate will be a motivated pharmacist with strong communication skills and a proven history in clinical settings. Competitive salary of £55,690 per annum is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering change in dynamic environments.
• Experience in clinical areas ready to specialise in adult medicine.
• Ability to supervise trainees and undergraduate students.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical service to wards and outpatient services.
• Attend clinical ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Monitor safe and secure storage of medications.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent communication

Clinical service delivery

Education

Masters in Clinical Pharmacy

Membership of RPS

Membership of UKCPA

Job description

Go back Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Pharmacist - Rheumatology & MSK

The closing date is 11 February 2026

We are looking for a lead pharmacist to take overarching responsibility for our service to the rheumatology department and our trauma and orthopaedic wards.

This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated, open minded and dynamic pharmacist who is an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal / relationship building skills.

You will lead the pharmacy clinical service within your specialty day to day at the Southend Hospital site, supporting the site Clinical Lead Pharmacist by ensuring patients receive a safe and effective service.

You will work closely with the other lead clinical pharmacists for rheumatology and medicine based at the Basildon and Broomfield sites.

The successful candidate will need to be an experienced pharmacist that has worked across a variety of clinical areas and is now ready to specialise in adult medicine. You will have experience in good service delivery and management, and a proven track record of delivering change within dynamic environments.

Please be aware this role may close early due to number of applications

Main duties of the job

• Providing a clinical service to the wards, discharge and outpatients service
• Attend clinical ward rounds, clinical and multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate
• Regularly recording clinical interventions and activities.
• Provide specialist pharmaceutical information to medical, nursing and other staff within the Trust where appropriate.
• Promote the safe, appropriate and economic use of drugs.
• Counsel and advise patients on use of medicines.
• Take part in the emergency on‑call pharmacist rota. Working alone as the on call pharmacist, provide: medicines information, advice and supply out of hours, and sourcing of urgently required drugs from external suppliers.
• You will support the Trust Medication Safety Officer and Pharmacy Risk Governance Pharmacy Team with the medicine's optimisation and governance agenda.
• Monitor the safe and secure storage of medication both within the pharmacy department and on the wards.
• Implement local and national guidelines where appropriate e.g. NICE.
• Supervise trainee pharmacists, undergraduate students and ward‑based technicians.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Lead Pharmacist role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you?

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Clinical Pharmacy PG

• Masters
• Membership of RPS & active
• Membership of clinical group e.g. UKCPA & active

Experience

Directorate activity

• Experience in e.g. MMGs, PGDs, finance reports, teaching

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)