Lead Divisional Pharmacist – Emergency & Integrated Care; EIC

Main area Hospital Pharmacist Grade NHS AfC:
Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Job share

15 hours per week (Thursdays and Fridays which includes weekends and unsocial hours as per departmental rotas + agenda for change on call) Job
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Employer Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site West Middlesex Hospital Town Middlesex Salary £72,719 - £83,505 per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 20/07/2026 23:59 Interview date 11/08/2026

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist who can inspire others to deliver outstanding patient centred care.

• Leading and developing clinical pharmacy services to meet the needs of the emergency & integrated care (EIC) division.
• Providing senior leadership support to the specialist clinical pharmacists and across the EIC team.
• Implementing trust wide initiatives to improve the use, management and safety of medicines across the trust
• Deputizing for the Associate Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services and assisting in trust wide medicines optimisation work streams

1. Lead and be a role model for clinical pharmacy services to the clinical areas managed by Emergency and Integrated Care (EIC) Division, including Respiratory, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Care of the Elderly, Rheumatology, Emergency Medicine, ambulatory emergency care and acute medical unit patients.

2. Lead, provide and develop clinical pharmacy services to meet the needs of the EIC Division in accordance with objectives set by the Associate Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services in order to meet Trust objectives and the Clinical Governance Agenda

3. Lead by example in an agreed specialism e.g. cardiology or care of elderly ensuring a consistently high quality clinical pharmacy service is delivered to all areas of the EIC Division in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

4. Manage the clinical service provided by a team of pharmacists and technicians within the EIC Division.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates.

Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

• Lead in the development and delivery of pharmaceutical issues to the EIC Division.
• Identify and promote best practice.
• Ensure delivery of the clinical governance agenda in relation to drug use in the EIC Division to minimise the number of drug related incidents
• Motivate and inspire others (both within pharmacy and the division) in order to create and maintain a good working environment and facilitate staff retention.
• Proactively develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives.
• Demonstrate innovation in the highly specialised field Cardiology, Care of the Elderly pharmacy practice or other sub-speciality within Medicine and A&E.
• Ensure that issues related to pharmaceutical care are appropriately represented within the EIC Division.
• Work collaboratively…