Job Description

Expected Shortlisting Date
23/01/2026
Planned Interview Date
16/02/2026
We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Associate Lead Clinician, Digital (Pharmacy) to play a key role in driving digital transformation across the Trusts Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services (MMPS).
This senior clinical digital role supports the development, optimisation, and safe use of digital systems that enable high-quality, efficient, and patient-centred medicines management. Working closely with senior leaders, pharmacy teams, digital and informatics colleagues, clinical services, operational managers, and external suppliers, the postholder will ensure pharmacy digital pathways align with Trust strategy, national digital priorities, and regulatory requirements.
As digital transformation across healthcare continues to accelerate, this role is central to ensuring safe and effective use of electronic systems supporting prescribing, medicines administration, decision support, stock management, and clinical documentation.
Contribution to Trust Strategy
This role directly supports delivery of key Trust priorities, including:
Safer prescribing and medicines administration in line with the NHS Patient Safety Strategy.
Improved operational efficiency through digital optimisation.
Enhanced patient experience through timely, accurate, and accessible digital medicines information.
Main duties of the job
Supports the design, implementation, and optimisation of digital pharmacy systems (e.g. EPMA, digital aseptic systems, automated dispensing systems, digital stock management, pharmacy robotics, CD management systems).
Influences Trust-wide digital governance to ensure medicines-related digital processes are clinically safe, operationally efficient, and compliant with legislation.
Supports service innovation and cultural change through effective digital adoption and user engagement.
Acts as a clinical digital expert for pharmacy, ensuring the MMPS vision aligns with national drivers such as:
The NHS 10-year plan
Interoperability, Data Infrastructure & Secure Data Sharing / Analytics
Digitally Enabled, Personalised, Patient-Centred Care & Accessibility
Represent MMPS at digital boards, project groups, and clinical informatics forums.
Contribute to the design and configuration of digital medicines systems to support clinical workflows.
Ensure clinical safety and usability during build, updates, optimisation, and troubleshooting.
Provide expert clinical input into digital medicines pathways, ensuring they reflect best practice and local policy.
Support testing and release management for new system functionality or upgrades.
Assist Clinical Safety Officers (CSO) with hazard identification, risk assessment, testing, and safety case documentation in line with DCB0129 and DCB0160 standards
About us
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest acute trusts in England with MMPS being a highly respected and forward thinking Pharmacy department.
MMPS is recognised in the organisation for our collaborative working and we continuously support our workforce to develop to their potential in delivering the best patient care.
Our vision as a Trust is to be the best for specialist and integrated care. This is underpinned by our values - The Leeds Way. The Leeds Way defines who we are, what we believe and how we will work together to deliver the best outcomes for our patients.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Details
Date posted
29 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
76,965 to 88,682 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9298-MMP-462
Job locations
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is employed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and will work across and beyond all our hospital sites; St James University Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary, Chapel Allerton, Wharfedale and Seacroft Hospitals and Moor House.
The MMPS Clinical Services Unit (CSU) provides and leads comprehensive pharmaceutical and medicines management services to patients and staff of LTHT in accordance with all relevant standards and legislation.
The post holder is responsible for leadership within the pharmacy service (as described in the specific aspects of supplementary information) supporting the MMPS Lead Clinicians and working in partnership with other MMPS Associate Lead Clinicians and wider clinical and operational leads to deliver high quality services.
The post holder will support the delivery of high quality pharmacy and medicines optimisation services across LTHT and beyond, influencing the use of medicines across all LTHT CSUs and across the Leeds Place via care pathways and collaboration with colleagues in primary care.
The post holder will be a role model in the field of pharmacy practice and provide a consistently high quality pharmaceutical service in line with National initiatives and MMPS objectives. The post holder will provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters in their own specialist area and undertake risk management for this area.
Be responsible to the relevant MMPS Lead Clinician for the delivery of the pharmacy services (provided through the post holders areas of responsibility) across LTHT programmes of work and CSU delivery plans.
To include delivery of programmes of work informed by the NHS 10 year Strategic plan, the Trust Strategic Plan, the Hospital Pharmacy Transformation Plan and ensuring that this work is undertaken through the Leeds Improvement Methodology.
Being responsible to the relevant MMPS Lead Clinician ensure that the workforce under the post holders leadership is empowered, supported in development and succession planning and, trained in quality improvement methodology.
Please see full and Sup[porting information for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is employed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and will work across and beyond all our hospital sites; St James University Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary, Chapel Allerton, Wharfedale and Seacroft Hospitals and Moor House.
The MMPS Clinical Services Unit (CSU) provides and leads comprehensive pharmaceutical and medicines management services to patients and staff of LTHT in accordance with all relevant standards and legislation.
The post holder is responsible for leadership within the pharmacy service (as described in the specific aspects of supplementary information) supporting the MMPS Lead Clinicians and working in partnership with other MMPS Associate Lead Clinicians and wider clinical and operational leads to deliver high quality services.
The post holder will support the delivery of high quality pharmacy and medicines optimisation services across LTHT and beyond, influencing the use of medicines across all LTHT CSUs and across the Leeds Place via care pathways and collaboration with colleagues in primary care.
The post holder will be a role model in the field of pharmacy practice and provide a consistently high quality pharmaceutical service in line with National initiatives and MMPS objectives. The post holder will provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters in their own specialist area and undertake risk management for this area.
Be responsible to the relevant MMPS Lead Clinician for the delivery of the pharmacy services (provided through the post holders areas of responsibility) across LTHT programmes of work and CSU delivery plans.
To include delivery of programmes of work informed by the NHS 10 year Strategic plan, the Trust Strategic Plan, the Hospital Pharmacy Transformation Plan and ensuring that this work is undertaken through the Leeds Improvement Methodology.
Being responsible to the relevant MMPS Lead Clinician ensure that the workforce under the post holders leadership is empowered, supported in development and succession planning and, trained in quality improvement methodology.
Please see full and Sup[porting information for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm Degree or equivalent Technical Pharmacy Qualification or experience
• Registrant of GPhC

Skills & behaviours
Essential

• Proven Leadership skills
• Demonstrates inclusion and belonging
• Exceptional communication skills - ability to present complex digital information

Experience
Essential

• Significant post registration experience at Senior Management Level, within a hospital pharmacy environment
• Knowledge of project management and improvement methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, QI frameworks).
• Financial experience budget management
• Strong understanding of medicines safety, medication error prevention, and operational pharmacy workflows.
• Experience working with digital medicines systems such as EPMA, automated dispensing, or digital dashboards
• Experience supporting digital system configuration, build, or optimisation
• The ability to translate clinical requirements into digital specifications and communicate effectively with technical teams

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm Degree or equivalent Technical Pharmacy Qualification or experience
• Registrant of GPhC

Skills & behaviours
Essential

• Proven Leadership skills
• Demonstrates inclusion and belonging
• Exceptional communication skills - ability to present complex digital information

Experience
Essential

• Significant post registration experience at Senior Management Level, within a hospital pharmacy environment
• Knowledge of project management and improvement methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, QI frameworks).
• Financial experience budget management
• Strong understanding of medicines safety, medication error prevention, and operational pharmacy workflows.
• Experience working with digital medicines systems such as EPMA, automated dispensing, or digital dashboards
• Experience supporting digital system configuration, build, or optimisation
• The ability to translate clinical requirements into digital specifications and communicate effectively with technical teams

Skills Required