Job Title: Lead Clinical Pharmacist
Location: Remote - Occasional meetings in Loughborough and CHEC Sites
Contract Type: Self Employed
About CHEC
Community Health and Eyecare are an independent service provider that specialise in Ophthalmology and Endoscopy services supporting the NHS. CHEC are an established group of hospitals and community clinics across the UK. Our bespoke state of the art surgical centres are a beacon of envy, providing end-to-end care for our patients through NHS partnerships.
We have 5 core values that we uphold through our employee and patient lifecycle to ensure a pleasant experience for all. These are Caring, Passionate, Togetherness, Listening and Focus, something that all our colleagues are expected to naturally uphold here at CHEC.
We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of community health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help.
About the Role
We are looking for a dynamic pharmacist with hospital experience and Medicines Information expertise to oversee and enhance our medicines management strategy.
We are looking for someone who can:
* Lead the auditing, monitoring, and ongoing development of the Medicines Information Service across the organisation, in line with local and national guidance and user feedback.
* Work collaboratively with Heads of Services and the Medical Director to review and update our formulary, ensuring alignment with best practice and evidence-based guidelines.
* Conduct regular audits to ensure clinician compliance with the formulary.
* Drive medicines optimisation by developing robust systems for the safe, appropriate, and cost-effective use of medicines.
* Monitor prescriptions for accuracy, legality, and safety—including checks for drug interactions, contraindications, and patient-specific factors.
* Support and guide clinicians on compliance with legal and clinical standards (e.g. Medicines Act, Mental Health Act, and CHEC policies).
* Contribute to the development and implementation of cost-effective medicine supply contracts to meet organisational needs.
* Provide a clinical pharmacy service to designated CHEC hospital sites.
* Offer expert advice to clinicians on unlicensed medicine use, poorly evidenced therapies, and complex prescribing decisions.
* Promote evidence-based prescribing through the implementation of clinical guidelines and pharmaceutical care plans.
* Engage in patient counselling to improve medicine adherence and support lifestyle changes.
* Facilitate pharmacovigilance by reporting adverse drug reactions via appropriate national schemes.
* Utilise SystmOne and medicines information resources effectively to support safe and effective clinical pharmacy practice.
What you'll bring to the role:
* Proven experience in Medicines Information
* Proficient in SystmOne
* GPhC registered and eligible to work in the UK
Since 2012, CHEC has been working with the NHS to increase patient choice and provide better access to exceptional, timely, locally-based ophthalmology and gastroenterology care – free at the point of care.
CHEC has a nationwide portfolio of community hospitals and clinics – operating in a unique hub-and-spoke model. We are proud to have a role alongside colleagues in the NHS, offering patients the choice of access to essential procedures and help achieve the best possible clinical outcomes. We continue to expand our community-based offering of vital healthcare to patients across England, including ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Dermatology services.
CHEC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment, this includes being aware of and adhering to all CHEC Safeguarding policies. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with the NHS Employment Check Standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £30.00-£40.00 per hour
Work Location: In person