Deputy Lead Pharmacist for Medicine (Respiratory, Gastro and Renal)
| Posting date: | 11 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 pa/pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 January 2026 |
| Location: | Dorset, BH7 7DW |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7623213/153-SP05336 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced and driven hospital pharmacist to join the Pharmacy team at University Hospitals Dorset as our Deputy Lead for Medicine, specialising in Respiratory, Gastroenterology and Renal.
This role is being offered as a job share. Full-time and part-time working hours will be considered.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing a clinical pharmacy service to patients across the specialty. Working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team as needed your expertise will be crucial in ensuring the maximum efficacy, safety, and value for money of drug therapy, while demonstrating professional accountability in enhancing patient care.
Weekend shifts 1 in 5 (either Saturday or Sunday) and approximately one Bank Holiday shift per year.
This role requires GPhC Registration.
Base Location: Cross site working at Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital
Interview Date: 13th January 2026
As a leader in your field you will have the support to further develop your skills as a clinician and leader, and play a key role in shaping the future of the Pharmacy clinical services.
Our Pharmacy department is a welcoming and innovative team that prioritizes patient care. With a strong emphasis on teamwork and partnerships with other professions, we are committed to providing a pharmacy service focused on medicines optimization. We've already made great strides by implementing electronic prescribing and administration of medicines (EPMA) . As we look to the future, we're eager to expand our clinical pharmacy services to better support hospital inpatients and the broader activities of our Trust. We value and champion inclusivity and diversity, and we're open to flexible working arrangements, including part-time and job-sharing opportunities. We encourage informal visits and inquiries, and we look forward to hearing from you.
The job role includes working on a weekend daytime and weekday late night service are part of a rota.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification documents for further details on requirements for the role.
We'd encourage you to contact us with any queries and actively encourage visits to our sites prior to submitting an application.
This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026
An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced and driven hospital pharmacist to join the Pharmacy team at University Hospitals Dorset as our Deputy Lead for Medicine, specialising in Respiratory, Gastroenterology and Renal.
This role is being offered as a job share. Full-time and part-time working hours will be considered.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing a clinical pharmacy service to patients across the specialty. Working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team as needed your expertise will be crucial in ensuring the maximum efficacy, safety, and value for money of drug therapy, while demonstrating professional accountability in enhancing patient care.
Weekend shifts 1 in 5 (either Saturday or Sunday) and approximately one Bank Holiday shift per year.
This role requires GPhC Registration.
Base Location: Cross site working at Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital
Interview Date: 13th January 2026
As a leader in your field you will have the support to further develop your skills as a clinician and leader, and play a key role in shaping the future of the Pharmacy clinical services.
Our Pharmacy department is a welcoming and innovative team that prioritizes patient care. With a strong emphasis on teamwork and partnerships with other professions, we are committed to providing a pharmacy service focused on medicines optimization. We've already made great strides by implementing electronic prescribing and administration of medicines (EPMA) . As we look to the future, we're eager to expand our clinical pharmacy services to better support hospital inpatients and the broader activities of our Trust. We value and champion inclusivity and diversity, and we're open to flexible working arrangements, including part-time and job-sharing opportunities. We encourage informal visits and inquiries, and we look forward to hearing from you.
The job role includes working on a weekend daytime and weekday late night service are part of a rota.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification documents for further details on requirements for the role.
We'd encourage you to contact us with any queries and actively encourage visits to our sites prior to submitting an application.
This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026
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