Pharmacist

Job Title: Lead Pharmacist(Locum Role)
Band: 8B

Overview:

• We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Lead Pharmacist to provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership across Planned and Critical Care services.
• The postholder will ensure the delivery of a safe, effective, and high-quality pharmacy service, working closely with multidisciplinary teams across both hospital sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide senior pharmaceutical leadership within Planned and Critical Care services.

• Oversee and support clinical pharmacy teams to ensure high standards of patient care.

• Lead on service development, quality improvement, and governance initiatives.

• Contribute to policy development, clinical pathways, and medicines optimisation strategies.

• Offer expert advice to clinicians and managers on medicine use, safety, and best practice.

• Support workforce development, supervision, and training of pharmacy staff.

• Work effectively across both Epsom and St Helier sites as service needs require.

Requirements:

• Registered pharmacist with the GPhC.

• Extensive experience in acute hospital pharmacy, ideally within critical care or planned care settings.

• Strong leadership, communication, and service improvement skills.

• Ability to work autonomously and manage cross-site responsibilities.