Job Title: Band 8a Lead Pharmacist (Locum Role)
Epsom and St Helier Hospitals (must be willing to work cross-site)
* We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Lead Pharmacist to provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership across Planned and Critical Care services.
* The postholder will ensure the delivery of a safe, effective, and high-quality pharmacy service, working closely with multidisciplinary teams across both hospital sites.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide senior pharmaceutical leadership within Planned and Critical Care services.
* Oversee and support clinical pharmacy teams to ensure high standards of patient care.
* Lead on service development, quality improvement, and governance initiatives.
* Contribute to policy development, clinical pathways, and medicines optimisation strategies.
* Offer expert advice to clinicians and managers on medicine use, safety, and best practice.
* Support workforce development, supervision, and training of pharmacy staff.
* Work effectively across both Epsom and St Helier sites as service needs require.
Requirements:
* Registered pharmacist with the GPhC.
* Extensive experience in acute hospital pharmacy, ideally within critical care or planned care settings.
* Strong leadership, communication, and service improvement skills.
* Ability to work autonomously and manage cross-site responsibilities.