Job summaryLewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional and forward-thinking pharmacy leader to join our leadership team as Chief Pharmacist . As the Trust's senior professional lead for pharmacy and medicines management, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe, effective and financially sustainable use of medicines across inpatient, outpatient and community services. You will provide strategic leadership for medicines safety, clinical governance, workforce development, service transformation and medicines optimisation, while acting as the Trust's principal adviser on pharmaceutical matters. This influential leadership role offers the opportunity to shape services across the organisation and wider health system, delivering improvements in patient outcomes, operational performance and financial sustainability while ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety and regulatory compliance.
Main duties of the jobProvide strategic and professional leadership for all pharmacy and medicines management services across the Trust.
Lead on medicines safety, clinical governance and regulatory compliance, ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines.
Act as the Trust's principal adviser on pharmaceutical matters, providing expert guidance to the Board, Executive Team and clinical services. Develop and deliver the Pharmacy Strategy, supporting the Trust's operational, quality and performance objectives.
Lead the Trust's medicines optimisation, efficiency and cost improvement programmes, ensuring effective stewardship of medicines expenditure.
Provide leadership and oversight of the pharmacy workforce, including workforce planning, recruitment, development and succession planning.
Drive innovation, service transformation and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery.
Build strong partnerships across the Trust, Integrated Care System and wider healthcare sector, representing the organisation at local, regional and national forums.
Lead research, education and professional development initiatives, promoting excellence in pharmacy practice and medicines management.
Contribute as a senior leader within the Trust, supporting organisational strategy, performance, quality improvement and financial sustainability.
About usPlease refer to the Applicant Guide via the link below for key information:- Applying to LGT Guide - Key Information for ApplicantsOur people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement.
We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations: Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership developmentWidening access (anchor institution) and employabilityImproving the experience of staff with disabilityImproving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and developmentMaking equalities mainstreamDetailsDate posted15 October 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 9Salary
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills. 112,782 to 129,783 a year per annum ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Job description Qualifications and Training EssentialB. Pharm / M. Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy)Registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical CouncilHigher degree or Postgraduate Diploma in either Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)Membership of the Royal College of PharmacyMScDesirablePost-graduate qualification in business / management Experience EssentialSubstantial post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy including relevant experience at senior management/immediate sub-board level.
Recent practice (within last 5 years) in a leadership role managing a pharmacy team as a chief or deputy chief pharmacist levelDemonstrable experience in clinical pharmacy practice covering a broad range of specialities.
Experience of operational and staff management in the NHS within Pharmacy ServicesSupervision and training of others.
Examples of development and implementation of evidence-based guidelines.
Examples of Clinical Audit and Literature Evaluations and how they have been use to improve or influence practice.
Recent experience in leading transformational quality improvement project workExperience of working with executive teams and giving assurance on divisional servicesDesirableExperience working as a band 8d pharmacist (or equivalent) Knowledge and Skills EssentialManagement of budgets (>5m)Business planningClear understanding of pharmacy developmentsComputer literateMarketing skillsAbility to exercise discretion within wide parameters in researching/seeking support for plans to deliver agreed objectivesHighly developed negotiating/influencing skills based on a thorough understanding of the relationships between clinical and management functionsKnowledge of national NHS policy relating to pharmacyAble to demonstrate partnership working within and external to the TrustDesirableDeveloping pharmacy service outcome indicatorsPractice research skills in clinical areas Personal Qualities EssentialProven leadership skillsProfessional role modelFlexible approach to workCommitted to own continuing professional development and maintaining a CPD portfolio.
Demonstrable willingness to learn and develop new skillsReliable, polite and approachableAbility to cope with challenges and changeKnows own professional and personal limitations and seeks advice where necessaryAbility to show kindness and compassion and work in line with the Trust values Person Specification Qualifications and Training EssentialB. Pharm / M. Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy)Registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical CouncilHigher degree or Postgraduate Diploma in either Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)Membership of the Royal College of PharmacyMScDesirablePost-graduate qualification in business / management Experience EssentialSubstantial post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy including relevant experience at senior management/immediate sub-board level.
Recent practice (within last 5 years) in a leadership role managing a pharmacy team as a chief or deputy chief pharmacist levelDemonstrable experience in clinical pharmacy practice covering a broad range of specialities.
Experience of operational and staff management in the NHS within Pharmacy ServicesSupervision and training of others.
Examples of development and implementation of evidence-based guidelines.
Examples of Clinical Audit and Literature Evaluations and how they have been use to improve or influence practice.
Recent experience in leading transformational quality improvement project workExperience of working with executive teams and giving assurance on divisional servicesDesirableExperience working as a band 8d pharmacist (or equivalent) Knowledge and Skills EssentialManagement of budgets (>5m)Business planningClear understanding of pharmacy developmentsComputer literateMarketing skillsAbility to exercise discretion within wide parameters in researching/seeking support for plans to deliver agreed objectivesHighly developed negotiating/influencing skills based on a thorough understanding of the relationships between clinical and management functionsKnowledge of national NHS policy relating to pharmacyAble to demonstrate partnership working within and external to the TrustDesirableDeveloping pharmacy service outcome indicatorsPractice research skills in clinical areas Personal Qualities EssentialProven leadership skillsProfessional role modelFlexible approach to workCommitted to own continuing professional development and maintaining a CPD portfolio.
Demonstrable willingness to learn and develop new skillsReliable, polite and approachableAbility to cope with challenges and changeKnows own professional and personal limitations and seeks advice where necessaryAbility to show kindness and compassion and work in line with the Trust valuesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. xbpsjku For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameLewisham and Greenwich NHS TrustAddressUniversity Hospital LewishamLewisham High StreetLondonSE13 6LHUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameLewisham and Greenwich NHS TrustAddressUniversity Hospital LewishamLewisham High StreetLondonSE13 6LHUnited KingdomEmployer's website
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