Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Directorate Lead Pharmacist - Surgery

The closing date is 08 January 2026

Job summary

Following an organisational change within the pharmacy department this exciting opportunity has become available. We are looking for a enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to lead the surgical pharmacy team within NUH.

In this role you will manage a large team of specialist and rotational pharmacists, medicines management technicians and medicines management assistants to deliver excellent care across the surgical pathways.

You will act as a clinical role model within the team, delivering direct patient care at an expert level and will form part of the Pharmacy Clinical Management Services Team. You will drive the development and delivery of the highest quality of pharmaceutical care and be supported by the Pharmacy Department and Care Group Leadership Team to continually improve our service.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will:

Lead and manage the clinical pharmacy service within the Surgery Care Group.

Line manage the team of Specialist Clinical Pharmacists.

Provide an expert, patient-facing, clinical pharmacy service within the Care Group acting as a clinical pharmacist role model.

Support the Care Group with all matters relating to medicines such as governance and safety. Demonstrate compassionate leadership, inspiring and motivating the team.

Form part of the Pharmacy Clinical Services Management Team and work with colleagues regionally and nationally to deliver excellent care.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH

Details

Date posted

19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

164-7606358-VC

Job locations

Queen's Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please fully review the attached job description and person specification.

To lead, manage and strategically develop clinical pharmacy and medicines management services to the Surgery Division, with support from a range of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and the wider MDT.

To line manage the Specialist Clinical Pharmacists and other team members as required within the Surgical pharmacy team.

To support the Specialist Clinical Pharmacists and other team members in the surgical care group in delivering the best possible clinical pharmacy service within the assigned resources.

To provide an expert level patient-facing clinical service to one, or more clinical areas within the Surgical Care Group

Develop collaborative working relationships: to communicate, maintain professionally-driven working relationships and gain the co-operation of others.

Demonstrate leadership by inspiring individuals and teams to achieve high standards of performance and personal development.

Organise and deliver service objectives.

Deliver the education, training and development of others and promote a learning culture within the organisation.

Use research to deliver effective practice and identify and undertake research to inform practice.

To take full part in the 7 day shifted rota and bank holidays duties and partake in general clinical pharmacy duties.

The post holder will be expected to spend time at both the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham City Campuses and National Rehabilitation Center.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please fully review the attached job description and person specification.

To lead, manage and strategically develop clinical pharmacy and medicines management services to the Surgery Division, with support from a range of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and the wider MDT.

To line manage the Specialist Clinical Pharmacists and other team members as required within the Surgical pharmacy team.

To support the Specialist Clinical Pharmacists and other team members in the surgical care group in delivering the best possible clinical pharmacy service within the assigned resources.

To provide an expert level patient-facing clinical service to one, or more clinical areas within the Surgical Care Group

Develop collaborative working relationships: to communicate, maintain professionally-driven working relationships and gain the co-operation of others.

Demonstrate leadership by inspiring individuals and teams to achieve high standards of performance and personal development.

Organise and deliver service objectives.

Deliver the education, training and development of others and promote a learning culture within the organisation.

Use research to deliver effective practice and identify and undertake research to inform practice.

To take full part in the 7 day shifted rota and bank holidays duties and partake in general clinical pharmacy duties.

The post holder will be expected to spend time at both the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham City Campuses and National Rehabilitation Center.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm.
  • Diploma in clinical pharmacy or demonstrable equivalent experience.

Desirable

  • Leadership and/or management qualifications.
  • Relevant postgraduate qualification (MSc or higher in clinical pharmacy or relevant clinical specialty)
  • Qualified independent prescriber (and actively using in practice)
  • Evidence of further training in advanced clinical skills

Professional registrations

Essential

  • GPhC registered.
  • Member of relevant national specialist pharmacist group.

Desirable

  • Plays an active role in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group.

Experience

Essential

  • Broad knowledge base of a wide range of clinical areas.
  • Extensive previous hospital experience (post-registration)
  • In-depth pharmaceutical skills and knowledge within a relevant specialty (including highly specialist review of meds)
  • Experience in project management (including department-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcomes.
  • Effective liaison with relevant Trust level committees / groups.
  • Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.
  • Experience of MDT working.

Desirable

  • Experience of leading and delivering clinical pharmacy services to a speciality/cluster.
  • Evidence of published research.
  • Experience as a line manager/mentor.

Communication and relationship

Essential

  • Proven ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians, managers and stakeholders.
  • Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written - must be able to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, patients, relatives, relevant Trust committees and other stakeholders. Patients may have language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities; other professionals may challenge advice.

Desirable

  • Experience of writing compelling business cases or case of need for service development.
  • Experience of addressing large groups.

Analytical and Judgement skill

Essential

  • Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes.
  • Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal e.g. drug expenditure.
  • Evidence of incorporating innovative and 'best practice' into current practice.

Desirable

  • Assessing/adjudicating at national level.
Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm.
  • Diploma in clinical pharmacy or demonstrable equivalent experience.

Desirable

  • Leadership and/or management qualifications.
  • Relevant postgraduate qualification (MSc or higher in clinical pharmacy or relevant clinical specialty)
  • Qualified independent prescriber (and actively using in practice)
  • Evidence of further training in advanced clinical skills

Professional registrations

Essential

  • GPhC registered.
  • Member of relevant national specialist pharmacist group.

Desirable

  • Plays an active role in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group.

Experience

Essential

  • Broad knowledge base of a wide range of clinical areas.
  • Extensive previous hospital experience (post-registration)
  • In-depth pharmaceutical skills and knowledge within a relevant specialty (including highly specialist review of meds)
  • Experience in project management (including department-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcomes.
  • Effective liaison with relevant Trust level committees / groups.
  • Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.
  • Experience of MDT working.

Desirable

  • Experience of leading and delivering clinical pharmacy services to a speciality/cluster.
  • Evidence of published research.
  • Experience as a line manager/mentor.

Communication and relationship

Essential

  • Proven ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians, managers and stakeholders.
  • Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written - must be able to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, patients, relatives, relevant Trust committees and other stakeholders. Patients may have language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities; other professionals may challenge advice.

Desirable

  • Experience of writing compelling business cases or case of need for service development.
  • Experience of addressing large groups.

Analytical and Judgement skill

Essential

  • Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes.
  • Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal e.g. drug expenditure.
  • Evidence of incorporating innovative and 'best practice' into current practice.

Desirable

  • Assessing/adjudicating at national level.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Queen's Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Queen's Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Head of Pharmacy- Clinical Services

Michael Hey

michael.hey@nhs.net

07812268532

Details

Date posted

19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

164-7606358-VC

Job locations

Queen's Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


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