Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8C
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-9133DG
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ealing Hospital
- Town
- Hanwell
- Salary
- £82,906 - £94,632 per annum Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Principal pharmacist, Operations
Band 8C
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic Pharmacist to join our team to lead the operational management of our pharmacy services.
As the Principal pharmacist, Operations you will be responsible for the operational delivery of the pharmacy service . There are lots of exciting projects on the horizon so we are looking for someone who has a proven track record of operational delivery and the ability to review our current systems and services.
As we work closer with our local partners in the ICS you will support planning the future of pharmacy services in North West London
As a member of the Pharmacy Senior Leadership team, you will support the development of the Pharmacy vision and strategy for the Trust.
Main duties of the job
- Lead on the operational delivery of Pharmacy services across the sites
- Responsible for developing Pharmacy service in line with the national workforce development plan and the needs of the Trust
- Responsible for the Pharmacy budget relating to the operational services, and the corresponding payroll and health roster
- Responsible for adherence to the governance framework including investigating medication-related incidents and completing all medicines management audits
- Manages and develops strategic relationships with the site Executive and the North West London ICS.
- Responsible for the provision of effective and efficient pharmacy dispensary and distribution services, including remote dispensary services, to meet the needs of the hospitals
- Working with the Divisional Finance team to proactively manage the operational budget
- Overall responsibility for the management, recruitment, training and appraisal of all pharmacy staff working within the pharmacy department
- Member of the Pharmacy Senior Leadership Team
Working for our organisation
Working for your organisation:
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video we are London North West University Healthcare
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- GPhC Registered Pharmacist
- Postgraduate Qualification in management or specialist area or relevant management experience
- Thorough knowledge and experience of running a high quality pharmacy service
- Extensive experience of developing pharmacy services, either clinical or operational, to improve delivery and workflow Medicines Optimisation Strategy and delivery plans of a Pharmacy Department.
- Demonstrates strategic planning skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing a similar service
Desirable
Essential criteria
- Experience of running a large clinical or operational pharmacy team
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kenny Wong
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07538792624
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