Job Overview
Exciting Opportunity: Band 8a Lead Clinical Pharmacist working in Mental Health Services.
Location: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) pharmacy building in the grounds of Glenfield Hospital
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM 4:30 PM or 9:30 AM 5:30 PM (On-call duties as required)
We are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Band 8a Lead Clinical Pharmacist to join our dynamic and supportive Hospital Pharmacy team at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT).
This is an excellent role for a motivated and detail-oriented pharmacist who is passionate about delivering high-quality care. If you're currently working in a hospital pharmacy or have hospital experience, we welcome your application if you're ready to broaden your clinical knowledge and develop expertise in specialised areas of healthcare.
At LPT, we pride ourselves on delivering an innovative, technology-enhanced pharmacy service. Our fully integrated electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) system is supported by advanced tools including automated controlled drug dispensing, robotics, and digital CD registersplacing us at the forefront of digital healthcare delivery.
You'll be joining a well-established, forward-thinking team dedicated to excellence in clinical pharmacy. This role offers a stimulating environment where professional growth is encouraged and supported.
Interested?
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Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)
As a Lead Pharmacist, the post holder will provide strategic, professional, and clinical leadership within the pharmacy service, ensuring delivery of a safe, effective, and patient-centred pharmacy service across the Trust. They will be responsible for service development, governance, and workforce leadership, while maintaining a visible clinical presence to support high standards of patient care.
Key Responsibilities include:
a) Leadership and Service Development:
* Provide professional leadership and act as a role model for pharmacy staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical and professional practice.
* Lead on the planning, development, and evaluation of pharmacy services to support Trust priorities, national policy, and regulatory requirements.
* Drive innovation and improvement in medicines optimisation, safety, and governance in their area.
* Contribute to multidisciplinary meetings, working groups, and governance as the lead pharmacy representative.
b) Clinical Oversight:
* Ensure delivery of a high-quality, patient-focused pharmacy service across wards and clinical areas.
* Provide expert advice on complex medicines-related issues to clinicians, managers, and other healthcare professionals.
* Lead on the implementation of medicines safety initiatives, formulary management, and compliance with national guidance.
* Maintain a clinical role to support service visibility, staff engagement, and high standards of patient care.
c) Workforce Leadership:
* Line-manage, mentor, and develop pharmacy staff, ensuring appropriate training, professional development, and succession planning.
* Foster a positive culture of learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the pharmacy team.
* Allocate and prioritise resources effectively to meet service demands and operational targets.
d) Governance, Quality, and Risk Management:
* Ensure pharmacy services comply with legislation, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
* Lead on medicines governance, incident investigation, and risk management.
* Monitor and evaluate pharmacy performance against key performance indicators, implementing action plans where necessary.
e) Collaborative Working and Continuity of Care:
* Work closely with clinical teams, and external healthcare providers to ensure seamless medicines management across care pathways.
* Champion safe and timely discharge processes, ensuring effective communication and continuity of care for patients moving between settings.
* Promote patient-centred care by supporting shared decision-making and providing expert medicines information and counselling where appropriate.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.