Lead Pharmacist Surgery and Nutrition

Lead Pharmacist Surgery and Nutrition

The closing date is 23 February 2026.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen within our clinical pharmacy team to further develop specialist patient care. We are looking for an innovative, experienced lead pharmacist (8a) to deliver best practice, patient‑centred care to our surgical patients.

The post offers the opportunity to deliver and further develop pharmacy services at a senior level in line with the aspirations of the Trust and the pharmacy department delivering direct clinical care. The Trust is expanding the Nutrition Support Team to develop the service to our patients with complex nutritional needs. Working with consultants, nursing and dietetic staff you will support the enhanced service for patients requiring intravenous feeding.

Training can be provided to support delivery of this extended service. In addition, we can offer the opportunity to develop your clinical, leadership and managerial skills to suit the role.

For candidates who are keen to develop their skills and knowledge in nutrition support, we can provide clear goals and objectives in a development plan, to help you reach your full potential. We are committed to achieving a balance between high quality service delivery and professional development. We can offer you a supportive and training‑focused environment, within a friendly team.

• Improve diversity and inclusive recruitment: as part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Applicants will be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
• Provide direct highly specialised patient care utilising your prescribing skills to our surgical wards at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
• Work as part of the MDT, assess, plan and deliver parenteral nutrition for patients with complex nutritional needs.
• Assess and identify key areas for service development and expansion in conjunction with the team lead.
• Become the expert on medications in this field both within the directorate, the wider pharmacy team and across the trust and ICB.
• Act as a mentor and role model for pharmacists and technicians.
• Provide education and training to pharmacy staff and the wider MDT on specialist medications and pharmacy services.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation – this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex‑positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs:
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Job Purpose: As part of a multiprofessional team, the post holder will practice autonomously as an independent prescribing pharmacist, directly delivering high quality, patient‑focused pharmaceutical care to surgical patients. They will also support the advancement of the…