Job Overview Step into a transformative leadership role at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust as Principal Pharmacist for Women & Children. You’ll inspire pharmacy teams, champion innovative clinical services, and drive positive change across multiple sites—including supporting a local paediatric hospice. This is your chance to shape patient care, mentor future leaders, and collaborate with passionate professionals. Your expertise will set new standards in medicines optimisation and service excellence. If you’re ready to make a lasting impact on women’s and children’s health in a forward-thinking, supportive environment, we’re excited to welcome your ambition and vision! Main duties of the job To develop the clinical pharmacy service to patients within the specialist areas across the Trust. The run the day-to-day pharmacy clinical services to the specialist areas at Frimley Health Foundation Trust (FHFT). To support the training and development of pharmacist independent prescribers. To act as a role model in the field of clinical pharmacy practice and provide a consistently high standard of clinical service in line with the pharmacy objectives. The recruitment, management, and development of staff under the postholder. Working for our organisation The Frimley Health Pharmacy Department is a forward-thinking department with many innovative practices across the team. The department has an ambitious plan to deliver excellent and high quality pharmacy services to its patients and to develop the pharmacy team. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust Benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities To support the Clinical Pharmacy Manager with the day-to-day running of the pharmacy services to the specialist teams across FHFT. This will include at least one day a week at each site. To ensure close relations cross-site with the pharmacy team across all sites. To work closely with the Clinical Pharmacist Manager, clinicians and senior managers to develop pharmaceutical services to the specialty across the Trust at all sites. To promote and develop the use of Independent Prescribing by pharmacists in the delivery of care across the Trust To fulfil the role of an Independent Prescribing Pharmacist within the individual’s area of competence, including medicines reconciliation on admission and prescribing of currently prescribed medicines on discharge. To manage the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service to the clinical area and to support cover to other areas when ward cover is needed. To ensure the service is according to departmental procedures and meets the minimum standards agreed with the Clinical Pharmacy Manager. The service provided will take current legislation into account. To provide strategic clinical pharmacy input into medication error reduction processes within the Trust. To liaise closely with the Clinical Pharmacy Manager to ensure appropriate actions are taken to comply with Patient Safety Alerts, National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), or successor organisations, guidance and Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessments. To fulfil the role and duties of the “Responsible Pharmacist” when required, and complete appropriate records as required by the GPhC. To help develop and promote suitable shared care arrangements for medicines between hospital and primary care by providing relevant information to patients and health care workers, leading for the specialty. To lead the department in supporting the delivery of services to outpatients within the specialty, whether in clinics, day units or homecare. To take an active role in committees relating to specialist area- e.g. clinical governance. Person specification Special Requirements Essential criteria Able to work at weekends and to participate in Bank Holiday working Desirable criteria Ability to be able to travel between sites Qualifications Essential criteria Registered with GPhC Postgraduate clinical diploma or equivalent Registered Independent Prescriber Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Pharmacy degree (master’s level, 4 years) Desirable criteria Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society Formal leadership and management qualification Member of NNPG Member of UKCPA Specific Competencies Essential criteria Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability and confidence to communicate with a wide range of customers, from patient to hospital consultant, including presentation skills Ability to compile reports /cases where data is presented effectively based on evidence based information Analytical skills Ability to recognise areas for development of current practice Ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines Desirable criteria Innovative Excellent IT Skills Evidence of interest in research Professional/ Specialist/ Functional Experience Essential criteria Significant post registration hospital experience including extensive experience of working as a clinical practitioner in an acute hospital setting Experience in delivering professional training and education Experience of staff management and giving staff developmental feedback Leadership experience within a pharmacy service, including organising a service on a day-to-day basis Experience of working in committees and multidisciplinary groups including guideline review & creation Experience in the provision of clinical pharmacy to Women & Children Experience of change management Desirable criteria Service development Critical evaluation skills Management Training Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first. We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services. We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations. Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care. Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together. Apply online now