Principal Pharmacist and Clinical Lead - Medicine | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 31 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,455 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2026 |
| Location: | Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RY |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7724579/390-CSS-SO-0099 |
Summary
At Mid and South Essex NHS Trust, our values ofExcellence, Compassion, and Respectshape everything we do. We are now seeking an experienced and inspiringPrincipal Pharmacist – Specialist Medicine, based at our Southend site, who embodies these values and is passionate about delivering outstanding, patient‑centred pharmacy services.
As one of two Specialist Medicine pharmacy leads within the Trust, this senior clinical leadership role will see you providing expert pharmacy input within Specialist Medicine services, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes, promote medicines safety, and support high-quality care across the Trust.
Our commitment to you will include a supportive, inclusive, and respectful working environment that provides ongoing professional development and leadership support
• Deliver excellent specialist clinical pharmacy care, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines.
• Lead and develop specialist pharmacy services, driving continuous improvement and innovation.
• Work compassionately with patients, families, and carers, recognising individual needs and promoting shared decision-making.
• Build respectful, collaborative relationships with consultants, nurses, and wider MDT colleagues.
• Provide professional leadership, supervision, and support to pharmacy staff, fostering development and wellbeing.
• Promote strong clinical governance, contributing to guidelines, policies, audit, and quality improvement.
• Champion a culture of learning, openness, and patient safety.
This is an exciting time to join our organisation as we reshape our services to deliver seamless, integrated care for our patients. The successful candidate will have a real opportunity to influence and shape the future of Specialist Medicine pharmacy services across the Trust.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well-being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.
We look forward to your application!
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Apr 2026