Job Description

Band 8b

Main area

Pharmacy

Grade

Band 8b

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Role includes cross-site 7 day working and participation in late, weekend and Senior On-Call rota)

Job ref

343-7489983-FM-AG-A

Site

Epsom and St Helier Hospital

Town

Epsom Surrey

Salary

70,396 - 80,837 Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer London)

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

05/11/2025 23:59

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

The post holder will provide strategic, operational and professional leadership in relation to medicines optimisation to ensure the delivery of effective pharmacy support across all Planned and Critical Care.



You will need excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to organise and prioritise your work. This post would be ideal for someone looking to develop or extend their clinical leadership, expanding on their understanding of systems working and demonstrating impact. The successful applicant will join a caring pharmacy and trust team. You will be supported to develop clinical, leadership, managerial, research and strategic skills.



All pharmacists participate in seven day working and late duty rotas and you will be part of the Pharmacy Senior On Call team.

Main duties of the job

To provide strategic, operational and professional leadership in relation to Planned and Critical Care, promoting evidence-based, cost-effective use of medicines in the Trust.



To lead and manage other pharmacy staff working in the Planned and Critical Care Division to ensure service delivery to agreed standards in line with business planning requirements.



To provide an advanced clinical service to patients as part of the team. This may include patient facing work in areas such as: Surgery, Critical Care, Trauma, MSK or parenteral nutrition.

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

See the job description and person specification attached.



Please tell us in your application how you meet the essential criteria in the attached person specification.

Person specification

#

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Computer literate Demonstrates initiative Problem solving skills Influencing/negotiating skills Ability to plan, develop & implement

Desirable criteria

Implement & manage change Principles of QI Understand the needs of a breadth of stakeholders #

Qualifictions & Education

Essential criteria

Registered with GPhC Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent Masters in Pharmacy Degree - MPharm

Desirable criteria

MRPharmS Member of Faculty of RPS and working towards advanced practice Independent prescriber Leadership/Management Qualification #

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive post registration experience at least 8a level Experience of working in areas linked to Planned and Critical Care Developing & leading on projects Staff training & appraisal Previous management experience/staff management

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of CMM Risk management and assessment Procedure & business plan writing Understanding of systems/place in NHS

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:

E:

krft.askrecruitment@nhs.net

Your application

Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the

job description

and

person specification

, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.



Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.

References

Please provide a minimum of

3 years' employment and/or education history

, including

professional email addresses

(not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by

email or SMS

from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within

four weeks of the closing date

, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.