Overview
Chief Pharmacist required for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We are a large mental health and community Trust serving Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire with over 11,000 colleagues and multiple sites.
Main duties
You will be an excellent communicator and a visible leader who can develop the strategic vision for pharmacy services and implement it across the Trust. You will be responsible for the safe, secure, and effective provision, management and strategic direction of all aspects of pharmacy and medicines management services across the Trust, delivering high quality pharmaceutical service to patients and staff.
You will be the expert voice on pharmacy matters to the Executive Board; responsible for the oversight and governance of medicines, including the development, implementation and maintenance of a medicines optimisation strategy.
Details
Band 9 – £109,179 to £125,637 per annum (pro rata for part time). Permanent, full-time. Location: Highbury Hospital, Nottingham, NG6 9DR. Date posted: 10 September 2025. Reference: 186-1121-25-CS.
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in pharmacy
* Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Postgraduate qualification in Management or Leadership to Masters level or equivalent
Desirable
* College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP) member
Experience and knowledge
Essential
* Experience interpreting national policy and local implications
* Experience of policy development and implementation
* Experience leading a service and staff management
Knowledge
* Extensive knowledge of medicines optimisation and medicines management including budget setting
* Knowledge of controlled drugs and medicines legislation
* Knowledge of mental health and community health prescribing issues
Desirable
* Knowledge of pharmacy and EPMA systems
* Knowledge of antimicrobial stewardship
Skills
* Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal, presentation, and written skills
* Ability to gain confidence of professionals, service users and carers
* Ability to motivate self and others to encourage collaborative working
Policies and checks
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to the DBS. UK Skilled Worker sponsorship considerations apply; guidance materials available on the UK Visas and Immigration website. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Highbury Hospital, Nottingham, NG6 9DR
Website: https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/
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