Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Requirement for Weekend Working and On-call Duty)
- Job ref
- 390-CSS-SO-0099
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southend
- Town
- Westcliff-on-Sea
- Salary
- £64,455 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Pharmacist and Clinical Lead - Medicine
Band 8b
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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
Essential criteria
- Masters degree or equivalent experience
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Advanced qualification in specialist area
- NHSE Digital Clinical Safety Practitioner course
Desirable criteria
- Post grad qualifications in Management/Leadership
- Project management qualification
- Formal leadership training via a recognised educational or NHS provider
- Post grad qualifications in IT
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing a project
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tomi Uffang
- Job title
- Head of Department
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03004436322
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