Job summary

We are looking for an experienced and strategic clinical leader to join us as a Senior Clinical Pharmacist. This is a temporary senior leadership role with the potential to become permanent. You will be responsible for shaping our medicines optimisation strategy, strengthening clinical governance, and ensuring the highest standards of patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across our practice.

Working closely with the Partners and senior leadership team, you will lead our pharmacy and medicines management team, drive continuous improvement, and support the delivery of outstanding patient care.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Pharmacist will provide executive leadership for medicines optimisation, prescribing governance and clinical governance across the organisation. The role includes leading medicines-related audits and quality improvement programmes, overseeing patient safety and risk management systems, ensuring compliance with CQC and NHS regulatory requirements, and supporting the delivery of QOF and enhanced services.

The postholder will also lead and develop the pharmacy team, provide strategic assurance to the leadership team, and represent WellBN at PCN, ICB and wider NHS meetings.

About us

WellBN is a progressive multi-site GP practice providing primary care across Brighton & Hove. We are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred healthcare through clinical excellence, innovation and collaborative working.

Our teams work across multiple sites to provide accessible services for our diverse local communities. We value continuous improvement, strong governance and a supportive working environment where staff are encouraged to develop and contribute to the future of primary care.

Details

Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£65,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3216-26-0016

Job locations

18-19 Western Road

Hove

BN3 1AE

United Kingdom

Benfield Valley Healthcare Hub

Old Shoreham Road

Portslade

BRIGHTON

BN41 1XR

United Kingdom

Doctors Surgery

14 Burwash Road

HOVE

East Sussex

BN3 8GQ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Senior Clinical Phamacist is a senior leadership role responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for medicines optimisation, prescribing governance, clinical governance and regulatory compliance across WellBN's multi-site practice.

Working closely with the Partners and senior leadership team, the postholder will lead the pharmacy and medicines management team, oversee patient safety and risk management systems, and ensure compliance with CQC standards and NHS contractual requirements.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Medicines Optimisation and Prescribing Governance

• Lead the medicines optimisation strategy across all practice sites.
• Oversee prescribing quality, safety and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop and implement systems to support evidence-based prescribing.
• Lead medicines-related audits and improvement programmes.
• Monitor prescribing performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

Clinical Governance and Patient Safety

• Provide strategic leadership for clinical governance across the practice.
• Oversee patient safety, risk management and incident reporting processes.
• Promote a culture of learning, openness and continuous improvement.
• Support the investigation of significant events and implementation of learning.

Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance

• Lead medicines-related CQC readiness and ongoing compliance activity.
• Ensure governance policies and procedures remain current and compliant.
• Coordinate quality assurance programmes across all sites.
• Provide governance and assurance reports to Partners and senior leaders.

Quality Improvement and Audit

• Develop and deliver the annual medicines audit and quality improvement programme.
• Monitor quality indicators and service performance data.
• Use data to drive improvements in safety, quality and efficiency.
• Support innovation and service redesign.

Leadership and Management

• Lead, support and develop the pharmacy and medicines management team.
• Provide professional leadership, coaching and mentorship.
• Promote staff engagement, wellbeing and development.

Strategic and External Leadership

• Support delivery of QOF and enhanced service requirements.
• Contribute to organisational strategy and business planning.
• Represent WellBN at PCN, ICB and wider NHS meetings.
• Build effective relationships with commissioners, regulators and partner organisations.
• Identify Opportunities for efficiency and service improvement.
• Support achievement of contractual and organisational objectives.

Job description Job responsibilities The Senior Clinical Phamacist is a senior leadership role responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for medicines optimisation, prescribing governance, clinical governance and regulatory compliance across WellBN's multi-site practice.Working closely with the Partners and senior leadership team, the postholder will lead the pharmacy and medicines management team, oversee patient safety and risk management systems, and ensure compliance with CQC standards and NHS contractual requirements.Main Duties and ResponsibilitiesMedicines Optimisation and Prescribing GovernanceLead the medicines optimisation strategy across all practice sites.Oversee prescribing quality, safety and cost-effectiveness.Develop and implement systems to support evidence-based prescribing.Lead medicines-related audits and improvement programmes.Monitor prescribing performance and identify opportunities for improvement.Clinical Governance and Patient SafetyProvide strategic leadership for clinical governance across the practice.Oversee patient safety, risk management and incident reporting processes.Promote a culture of learning, openness and continuous improvement.Support the investigation of significant events and implementation of learning.Regulatory Compliance and Quality AssuranceLead medicines-related CQC readiness and ongoing compliance activity.Ensure governance policies and procedures remain current and compliant.Coordinate quality assurance programmes across all sites.Provide governance and assurance reports to Partners and senior leaders.Quality Improvement and AuditDevelop and deliver the annual medicines audit and quality improvement programme.Monitor quality indicators and service performance data.Use data to drive improvements in safety, quality and efficiency.Support innovation and service redesign.Leadership and ManagementLead, support and develop the pharmacy and medicines management team.Provide professional leadership, coaching and mentorship.Promote staff engagement, wellbeing and development.Strategic and External LeadershipSupport delivery of QOF and enhanced service requirements.Contribute to organisational strategy and business planning.Represent WellBN at PCN, ICB and wider NHS meetings.Build effective relationships with commissioners, regulators and partner organisations.Identify Opportunities for efficiency and service improvement.Support achievement of contractual and organisational objectives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration with the GPhC, GMC, NMC or another relevant professional body.

Desirable

• Independent Prescriber qualification.
• Postgraduate qualification in leadership or management.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues across a multi-site organisation.
• Ability to use data, evidence and performance information to drive improvement.
• Strong commitment to patient safety, quality improvement and good governance.

Experience

Essential

• Significant senior leadership experience within primary care or NHS services.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of medicines optimisation and prescribing governance.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance, risk management and patient safety.
• Experience of leading quality improvement and audit programmes.
• Knowledge and understanding of CQC standards, NHS contractual requirements and relevant regulatory frameworks.

Desirable

• Experience of working at PCN, ICB or wider system leadership level.
• Experience of leading large-scale transformation programmes.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Current professional registration with the GPhC, GMC, NMC or another relevant professional body. Desirable Independent Prescriber qualification. Postgraduate qualification in leadership or management. Skills and Attributes Essential Excellent leadership and people management skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Ability to work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues across a multi-site organisation. Ability to use data, evidence and performance information to drive improvement. Strong commitment to patient safety, quality improvement and good governance. Experience Essential Significant senior leadership experience within primary care or NHS services. Extensive knowledge and experience of medicines optimisation and prescribing governance. Strong understanding of clinical governance, risk management and patient safety. Experience of leading quality improvement and audit programmes. Knowledge and understanding of CQC standards, NHS contractual requirements and relevant regulatory frameworks. Desirable Experience of working at PCN, ICB or wider system leadership level. Experience of leading large-scale transformation programmes.

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.

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. 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

WellBN

Address

18-19 Western Road

Hove

BN3 1AE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.wellbn.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

WellBN

Address

18-19 Western Road

Hove

BN3 1AE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.wellbn.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)