Job overview

The Lead Pharmacist – Community Services and OCIT at UHCW NHS Trust plays a pivotal role in supporting integrated, community-based and out-of-hospital models of care. This post provides strategic and clinical leadership for pharmacy services supporting OCIT, Virtual Wards and other community-facing pathways that promote admission avoidance, early supported discharge and care closer to home.

Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, system partners, and community services across Coventry and Warwickshire, the postholder will ensure safe, effective and patient-centred medicines optimisation across community and transitional care pathways. The role supports service transformation, medicines governance and the safe transfer of care between acute, community and primary care settings, while contributing to strategic development aligned with Trust priorities and integrated care system objectives.

This role requires strong clinical leadership, advanced knowledge of medicines use across acute and community care settings, and the ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries to improve patient outcomes and deliver innovative pharmacy services.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. 

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is responsible for providing clinical and strategic leadership for pharmacy services supporting OCIT, Virtual Wards and community-facing care pathways. To deliver safe, effective and high-quality pharmaceutical care to patients managed through admission avoidance, early supported discharge and care closer to home models.

The postholder will lead the development and delivery of medicines optimisation strategies that support safe care across community and home-based pathways, with a focus on reducing medicines-related harm at transitions of care and ensuring safe and effective medicines use outside of the traditional hospital setting. They will also oversee pharmacy input into evolving out-of-hospital pathways, ensuring robust medicines governance, compliance with legislation, and alignment with local and national guidance.

Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and system partners across acute, community and primary care, the role will support integrated medicines-related care and strengthen medicines transfer of care processes. The postholder will also contribute to service development, clinical guideline implementation, quality improvement activity, and the education and development of pharmacy staff and the wider healthcare workforce.

Working for our organisation

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence^® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.