Lead Pharmacist for Hepatology
| Posting date: | 17 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE13 6LH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9197-26-0184 |
Summary
Job summary To be responsible for the coordination and delivery of a proactive, patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to Hepatology within the Trust. This includes promoting the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines, supporting continuity of care across primary and secondary care interfaces, and providing leadership to pharmacy staff within the specialty. The post-holder will act as the main pharmacy contact for Hepatology, supporting service delivery, medicines optimisation and service development within an agreed governance and leadership structure. Clinical services and patient care To provide senior clinical pharmacy input to hepatology services, including participation in MDT working as appropriate. To support medicines reconciliation, monitoring and optimisation for hepatology patients. To ensure safe prescribing, administration and monitoring of high-risk and specialist medicines. To support the investigation of medication-related incidents and implementation of action plans. To act as a clinical role model, demonstrating high standards of pharmaceutical care. Leadership and service development To lead and develop the clinical pharmacy service to Hepatology within agreed objectives. To contribute to the development and implementation of local and national guidelines and policies. To support audit, data collection and reporting requirements related to hepatology and viral hepatitis services. To work collaboratively with senior pharmacy colleagues to ensure effective service delivery. Divisional and financial support To support monitoring and management of medicines expenditure within Hepatology. To contribute to identification and delivery of cost-saving and medicines optimisation initiatives. To promote evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing within the specialty. To support business cases and service developments involving medicines as required. Staff management, education and training To support the induction, supervision and development of pharmacy staff within the hepatology service. To contribute to appraisal, objective setting and performance management in line with Trust processes. To provide education and training to pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals. To support undergraduate, trainee pharmacist and postgraduate education as appropriate. To maintain personal CPD and professional development. Research, audit and quality improvement To lead or contribute to audit and quality improvement initiatives within hepatology services. To support dissemination of learning through local presentation and reporting. To contribute to service evaluation and continuous improvement of pharmacy practice.