Lead Pharmacist - Medicine
37.5 hours per week (Additional late night working, weekend, bank holiday and on call commitments)
Permanent
Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
Closing Date: Tuesday 24th November 2026
Interview Date: Thursday 10th December 2026
- This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an highly motivated, clinically skilled and forward-thinking pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Leadership Team as Lead Pharmacist of Medicine.
This is a key leadership role within our clinical pharmacy service, providing strategic, professional and operational leadership across Medicine services supporting both Emergency and Planned Care divisions. You will act as the lead pharmacist for Medicine, delivering highly specialist clinical expertise whilst driving service development, quality improvement, workforce development and medicines optimisation initiatives across the Trust.
Working closely with the Principal Pharmacist, Chief Pharmacist, consultants, nurses and operational teams, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering modern, patient-centred pharmacy services aligned to Trust priorities.
Here At George Eliot Our Vision To ‘excel At Patient Care’ Takes Centre Stage. An Ever Evolving Clinically-led Acute Service Provider We Are On a Journey To Continually Provide High Quality, Safe And Responsive Services Delivered By Inspiring, Friendly And Compassionate Staff Who Share Our Corporate Values Which Underpin Everything We Do. Our Values Are Not Just Words On a Piece Of Paper, They Bond Us Together, Reflect Our Ambition And Shape Who We Are
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme – find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elizabeth Japal Job title: Principal Pharmacist - Clinical Services Manager Email address: elizabeth.japal@geh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07920380484
