Lead Pharmacist – Sustainability & Medicines Optimisation

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust; Southampton (MA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is offering a permanent Lead Pharmacist - Sustainability role. You will join the anti-infectives team and lead sustainability projects across the Trust.

The post requires GPhC registration, a postgraduate diploma, and a track record in service improvement. You will drive medicines optimisation, governance and education, delivering measurable environmental and financial benefits.

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is essential.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Experience delivering clinical pharmacy services in a specialist area.
• Strong track record of service improvement, audits and change delivery.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement sustainability projects across the Trust.
• Support medicines optimisation and clinical pharmacy services development.
• Deliver projects with measurable environmental and financial savings.
• Supervise junior pharmacists and provide education.
• Contribute to governance, guidelines and policy development.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Audit and quality improvement

Supervision of junior staff

Independent prescribing

Sustainability leadership

Education

General Pharmaceutical Council registration

Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is offering a permanent Lead Pharmacist - Sustainability role. You will join the anti-infectives team and lead sustainability projects across the Trust.

The post requires GPhC registration, a postgraduate diploma, and a track record in service improvement. You will drive medicines optimisation, governance and education, delivering measurable environmental and financial benefits.