Principal Pharmacist, Education, Training and Development
| Posting date: | 26 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,387 - £80,465 per annum inclusive of HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7035613/334-CLI-7035613 |
Summary
A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
This exciting new post has been created to develop and deliver a workforce development strategy for the pharmacy department that supports the workforce plan ambitions of the trust, the ICS and NHS England. The post holder will oversee the education and training needs of pharmacy professionals and support staff and provide strategic and operational leadership of training programmes undertaken by staff. Supported by a very experienced senior leadership team, they will co-ordinate, develop and deliver medicines training to staff across the wider trust, and act as the pharmacy on-call manager.
The postholder will take on overall responsibility for the delivery of education and training for pharmacy staff at the trust. They will lead on the development and implementation of a pharmacy education, training and workforce development strategy. The postholder will lead on the delivery of trainee pharmacist training and early career/newly qualified pharmacist training, and lead the department contribution to undergraduate teaching at our academic partner organisation, King’s College London. The postholder will represent the pharmacy department at trust, system, regional and national education training fora.
Managing the out-of-hours service will include creating of rotas for the on-call pharmacy service as well as providing clinical leadership to pharmacists participating in the service.
We are looking for someone who has experience of working at a senior level in pharmacy who is enthusiastic about taking on the responsibility of workforce development for one of the world’s leading mental health pharmacy departments.
SLaM pharmacy employs over 100 members of staff, including several highly cited researchers in the field of clinical psychopharmacology. The department offers a comprehensive clinical service (including Medicines Advice and Clinical Trials) and has pioneered the use of point-of-care capillary neutrophil count monitoring and capillary monitoring of clozapine blood levels. Participation in research is strongly encouraged and supported by a part-time PhD programme which has enabled five current members of staff to obtain a PhD.
The Trust has four pharmacy departments and provide services to inpatient, community and outpatients. We have over 1000 beds and serve a population of 1.4m in five London boroughs.
The Trust is renowned for research in mental health and its links to the IOPPN. Our staff are able to develop their specialist skills in a range of disciplines.
The post holder is expected to develop and deliver a workforce development strategy for the pharmacy team that supports the workforce plan ambitions of the Trust, the ICS and NHS England.
They will oversee the education and training needs of pharmacy professionals and pharmacy support staff to ensure they have sufficient skills and knowledge to competently do their job and provide high quality and safe pharmacy services.
They will provide strategic and operational leadership of key training programmes including pharmacist foundation training, and early career / newly qualified pathways, as well as co-ordinating undergraduate pharmacy placements in conjunction with King’s College London to ensure that all components are delivered to the appropriate syllabuses and standards, supporting practical application of theoretical clinical knowledge.
Together with professional leads and the Pharmacy Leadership Team the post holder will co-ordinate, develop and deliver relevant medicines training to other clinical and non-clinical staff within the trust to ensure that teaching resources are appropriate, and reviewed and maintained in line with Trust expectations.
The post holder will also act as pharmacy On-Call manager, to ensure the pharmacy On-Call service meets the needs of the Trust and that weekend and bank holiday services are planned and delivered in accordance with operational plans. They will oversee, review and develop the pharmacy out-of-hours service to ensure safe and effective medicines management service to all patients and staff, and provide clinical leadership to pharmacists participating in the pharmacy out-of-hours service.
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Sep 2025
This exciting new post has been created to develop and deliver a workforce development strategy for the pharmacy department that supports the workforce plan ambitions of the trust, the ICS and NHS England. The post holder will oversee the education and training needs of pharmacy professionals and support staff and provide strategic and operational leadership of training programmes undertaken by staff. Supported by a very experienced senior leadership team, they will co-ordinate, develop and deliver medicines training to staff across the wider trust, and act as the pharmacy on-call manager.
The postholder will take on overall responsibility for the delivery of education and training for pharmacy staff at the trust. They will lead on the development and implementation of a pharmacy education, training and workforce development strategy. The postholder will lead on the delivery of trainee pharmacist training and early career/newly qualified pharmacist training, and lead the department contribution to undergraduate teaching at our academic partner organisation, King’s College London. The postholder will represent the pharmacy department at trust, system, regional and national education training fora.
Managing the out-of-hours service will include creating of rotas for the on-call pharmacy service as well as providing clinical leadership to pharmacists participating in the service.
We are looking for someone who has experience of working at a senior level in pharmacy who is enthusiastic about taking on the responsibility of workforce development for one of the world’s leading mental health pharmacy departments.
SLaM pharmacy employs over 100 members of staff, including several highly cited researchers in the field of clinical psychopharmacology. The department offers a comprehensive clinical service (including Medicines Advice and Clinical Trials) and has pioneered the use of point-of-care capillary neutrophil count monitoring and capillary monitoring of clozapine blood levels. Participation in research is strongly encouraged and supported by a part-time PhD programme which has enabled five current members of staff to obtain a PhD.
The Trust has four pharmacy departments and provide services to inpatient, community and outpatients. We have over 1000 beds and serve a population of 1.4m in five London boroughs.
The Trust is renowned for research in mental health and its links to the IOPPN. Our staff are able to develop their specialist skills in a range of disciplines.
The post holder is expected to develop and deliver a workforce development strategy for the pharmacy team that supports the workforce plan ambitions of the Trust, the ICS and NHS England.
They will oversee the education and training needs of pharmacy professionals and pharmacy support staff to ensure they have sufficient skills and knowledge to competently do their job and provide high quality and safe pharmacy services.
They will provide strategic and operational leadership of key training programmes including pharmacist foundation training, and early career / newly qualified pathways, as well as co-ordinating undergraduate pharmacy placements in conjunction with King’s College London to ensure that all components are delivered to the appropriate syllabuses and standards, supporting practical application of theoretical clinical knowledge.
Together with professional leads and the Pharmacy Leadership Team the post holder will co-ordinate, develop and deliver relevant medicines training to other clinical and non-clinical staff within the trust to ensure that teaching resources are appropriate, and reviewed and maintained in line with Trust expectations.
The post holder will also act as pharmacy On-Call manager, to ensure the pharmacy On-Call service meets the needs of the Trust and that weekend and bank holiday services are planned and delivered in accordance with operational plans. They will oversee, review and develop the pharmacy out-of-hours service to ensure safe and effective medicines management service to all patients and staff, and provide clinical leadership to pharmacists participating in the pharmacy out-of-hours service.
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Sep 2025