Senior Lead Pharmacist – Medicines Safety, Risk & Physical Health
| Posting date: | 25 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £72,921.00 to £83,362.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £72921.00 - £83362.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, N15 3TH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9455-26-0118 |
Summary
The Senior Lead Pharmacist Medicines Safety, Risk and Physical Health role is a senior role within the Pharmacy Department providing strategic leadership and direction for: all aspects of medicines safety all aspects of risk identification and management related to medicines use and pharmacy effective and safe medicines use to optimise the physical health of individuals with mental health conditions, particularly those with complex physical health co-morbidities They will: Be the trust designated Medicines Safety Officer and have a lead role in developing systems to optimise safe medication practice and organisational learning. Lead on and deliver the Trust medicines safety programme and ensure that it develops in line with local, regional and national directives. Lead on and be responsible for collating, analysing, investigating and learning from incidents to improve medication safety for patients. Lead on risk management for medicines and pharmacy. Lead on initiatives to improve the pharmacological management of physical health co-morbidities of people living with severe mental illness. Be the trust designated lead for antimicrobial stewardship see attached job description ( plus person specification) for more details.