Lead Pharmacist, Medicine

Overview

We are looking for a motivated, proactive and enthusiastic Pharmacist to lead our pharmacy team in the development of a high quality and specialised pharmacy service to the Medicine services.

The post holder will ensure that the quality of pharmacy services in Medicine is recognised as a national lead in line with the Trust objectives. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading the development of the operational elements of the Emergency Department and the acute pharmacy service across the 3 sites at the Trust and will work with the team to ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs.

The focus of this role will be to work with the senior pharmacy and multidisciplinary team to develop pharmacy services to provide optimal patient‑centred care and to implement and monitor performance indicators to evaluate the contributions of the pharmacy team to the department in line with staffing, patient turnover and Trust priorities to ensure that departmental standards are met. This also includes the development of medicine‑related policies and guidelines for the Trust relevant to medicine.

The successful candidate must be currently registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist and have completed the clinical pharmacist diploma. An independent prescribing qualification is essential. The role requires excellent leadership and management skills, flexibility, problem‑solving and time management abilities, superior communication and interpersonal skills, and a willingness to work in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serves a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top‑rated hyper‑acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper‑acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.