Lead Pharmacist - Women and Children
| Posting date: | 24 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £59,798.00 to £67,020.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £59798.00 - £67020.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 April 2026 |
| Location: | Guildford, GU2 7XX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9384-26-0234 |
Summary
To work in partnership with the Chief Pharmacist and all other pharmacists to ensure safe, effective, economical and timely pharmaceutical care for all patients receiving a pharmaceutical service from the department. To lead, provide, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to meet the needs of the Women and Children (W&C) Specialty Business Unit (SBU) in accordance with objectives set by the Deputy Chief Pharmacist Clinical Operations in order to meet Trust objectives and the Clinical Governance Agenda. To lead by example in the specialty of W&C to ensure a consistently high quality clinical pharmacy service is delivered to all clinical areas of the relevant SBU in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. To plan and implement under the direction of the Deputy Chief Pharmacist-Clinical Services the strategic direction of the clinical pharmacy service provided to the Trust and lead on delivery within the W&C SBU. To be a resource for the whole department and the Trust in the specialist area. Provide relevant teaching/training/educational sessions under the direction (not supervision) of the Deputy Chief Pharmacist Clinical Operations. Deputise for the Deputy Chief Pharmacist Clinical Operations where the service requires. Provide a cover for the clinical pharmacy provision to other wards when the service requires Responsible for leading, developing and evaluating the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to W&C SBU. The post holder has responsibility for the following main areas and specialities: Paediatric Medicine and Surgery, Neonatal services, Paediatric A&E, Maternity, Obstetric theatres and Non-Surgical Gynaecology. Manage the clinical pharmacy service provided to the W&C SBU provided by rotational pharmacists. To provide specialist in-house teaching relating to the specialty to pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. Responsible for reviewing and writing procedures and policies relating to the relevant SBU related to medicines. Post holder may be required to tutor a pharmacist undertaking the Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice. Post holder may be required to tutor a Pre-registration pharmacist as the need arises