Principal Pharmacist and Clinical Lead - Medicine
The closing date is 14 April 2026
At Mid and South Essex NHS Trust, our values of Excellence, Compassion, and Respect shape everything we do. We are now seeking an experienced and inspiring Principal Pharmacist - Specialist Medicine, based at our Southend site, who embodies these values and is passionate about delivering outstanding, patient‑centred pharmacy services.
As one of two Specialist Medicine pharmacy leads within the Trust, this senior clinical leadership role will see you providing expert pharmacy input within Specialist Medicine services, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes, promote medicines safety, and support high‑quality care across the Trust.
Our commitment to you will include a supportive, inclusive, and respectful working environment that provides ongoing professional development and leadership support.
Main duties of the job
* Deliver excellent specialist clinical pharmacy care, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence‑based use of medicines.
* Lead and develop specialist pharmacy services, driving continuous improvement and innovation.
* Work compassionately with patients, families, and carers, recognising individual needs and promoting shared decision‑making.
* Build respectful, collaborative relationships with consultants, nurses, and wider MDT colleagues.
* Provide professional leadership, supervision, and support to pharmacy staff, fostering development and wellbeing.
* Promote strong clinical governance, contributing to guidelines, policies, audit, and quality improvement.
* Champion a culture of learning, openness, and patient safety.
This is an exciting time to join our organisation as we reshape our services to deliver seamless, integrated care for our patients. The successful candidate will have a real opportunity to influence and shape the future of Specialist Medicine pharmacy services across the Trust.
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well‑being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job responsibilities
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description. We look forward to your application! Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Advanced qualification in specialist area
* NHSE Digital Clinical Safety Practitioner course
* Post‑grad qualifications in Management/Leadership
* Formal leadership training via a recognised educational or NHS provider
* Post‑grad qualifications in IT
Knowledge and Experience
* Extensive relevant post registration experience in hospital with proven experience as a lead specialist clinical pharmacist
* Recent experience of successfully managing change in a complex environment
* Advanced use of electronic prescribing systems
* Experience of managing a project
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£64,455 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
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