Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Senior on-call, late duty and seven day working rotas)
- Job ref
- 343-7930446-AG-B
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Helier Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £63,665 - £70,887 pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Pharmacist, Education and Training
Band 8a
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team, as the Principal Pharmacist, Education and Training.
We are seeking a friendly, supportive and motivated pharmacist passionate about education and staff development.
This highly rewarding role focuses on front-line training and offers the chance to make a real impact.
You will lead the design and delivery of training for Trainee Pharmacists, oversee university placements, and work with external partners to ensure excellent learning experiences.
You will also contribute to evolving pharmacy training programmes and support education for the wider healthcare team.
The role involves collaboration with colleagues across Trust and ICBs to deliver innovative and effective training strategies.
You will need good interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to organise and prioritise your work. We will provide appropriate training to aid your personal and professional development.
If this role interests you, please read the job description, call us to discuss and apply!
Main duties of the job
The postholder will
• Plan, implement and monitor the education and training of all pharmacy staff across the Trust such that it reflects the needs of the staff and the service and meets required professional standards.
• Co-ordinate and chair Local Faculty Group meetings
• Serve as Education Programme Director for pharmacy education at the Trust, working collaboratively with counterparts across the South West London Acute Provider Collaborative to co-ordinate and deliver regional education and training initiatives.
Cross-site work will be required to meet service needs and may include covering for leave and working weekends/bank holidays.
You will participate in late duty, Bank Holiday and weekend rotas and be part of a seven day service.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters in Pharmacy Degree – MPharm
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registered with GPHC
Desirable criteria
- Independent prescriber
- Leadership / management qualifcation
- Member of Royal College of Pharmacy
- Teaching qualification
- Member of the faculty of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (or working towards) at Faculty Advanced Stage II or Advanced level practice against the Core Advanced Curriculum
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial post registration acute hospital experience
- Previous experience in leading, developing and delivering education and training initiatives
- Experience in sourcing alternative providers of training and funding
- Experience of protocol/guideline/objective development
- Staff appraisal/assessment/performance management
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of CMM
- Risk management and assessment
- Experience of leading service and quality improvement projects
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise work effectively and work under pressure
- Demonstrates initiative and problem solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence and negotiate with all grades of staff
Desirable criteria
- Ability to implement and manage change.
- In-depth understanding of Cost Improvement Programme (CIP)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Tang
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02082964033
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