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The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT View all jobs
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Job summary
The Chief Pharmacist is a senior clinical and professional leader, providing strategic direction for pharmacy and medicines optimisation across all Trust sites.
As a senior member of the Acute Care Divisional Management Team, the postholder will lead the operational delivery, performance and development of high-quality, patient-centred pharmacy services, with delegated responsibility for workforce, pay and non-pay budgets and medicines expenditure.
The postholder will act as the Trust's authoritative adviser on the safe, effective and cost-effective use of medicines, providing assurance to the Board, Executive Team and relevant committees.
The role has Trust-wide responsibility for medicines optimisation across the full medicines pathway, including selection, procurement, production, supply, prescribing, advanced practice and non-medical prescribing, administration, monitoring and review.
The Chief Pharmacist will shape and deliver the Trust's pharmacy and medicines optimisation strategy, leading transformation, digital innovation and workforce development to improve patient outcomes, safety, productivity, resilience and value.
The postholder is directly accountable to the Chief Executive for the safe and effective management of medicines and associated organisational risk, including compliance with relevant legislation, professional standards and regulatory requirements.
Main duties of the job
- Provide visible strategic, clinical and professional leadership for pharmacy, medicines optimisation and medicines governance, ensuring services are safe, effective, efficient and responsive to patient need.
- Lead, manage and develop pharmacy services across all Trust sites, setting clear standards for quality, performance, workforce, finance and service improvement.
- Provide expert advice and transparent assurance to the Board, Executive Team, divisions and committees on medicines safety, regulatory compliance, professional practice and medicines-related risk.
- Lead governance and quality assurance arrangements for aseptic preparation, radiopharmaceuticals, medical gases, advanced therapy medicinal products, homecare and other complex medicines services.
- Undertake the statutory role of Controlled Drugs Accountable Officer and ensure robust systems are in place for the safe management and use of controlled drugs.
- Lead major transformation with clear clinical, operational and financial benefits.
- Work collaboratively with clinical leaders, healthcare partners and pharmacy networks across Cheshire and Merseyside to redesign pathways, strengthen the pharmacy workforce, improve access and secure best value from medicines.
- Create an inclusive, compassionate and high-performing culture in which pharmacy colleagues are empowered to innovate, develop and deliver outstanding care
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
- Kind
- Empowered
- Responsible
- Inclusive
Vision, mission and values :: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Details
Date posted
20 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 9
Salary
£112,782 to £129,783 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
158-26-289-PHA
Job locations
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent and current registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Evidence of continuing professional development and senior leadership development appropriate to an executive-level role.
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification and a postgraduate management or leadership qualification, or equivalent senior level knowledge and experience.
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Understands law and guidance relating to medicines
- Understand the NHS structure and function including the commissioning of cancer service and implications of service provision
- Has a proven track record in managing staff as well as building positive working relationships with clinicians and managers
Desirable
- Provision of pharmacy services for cancer patients including cytotoxic reconstitution services
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience in NHS hospital pharmacy practice
- Significant experience in a senior pharmacy operational and leadership role
- Evidence of management of pay and non-pay budgets Drug and Therapeutics Committee membership
- Evidence of leading large-scale, complex transformation and delivering measurable improvements in quality productivity, workforce, finance and patient outcomes
- Experience of system leadership across organisational boundaries, influencing senior stakeholders and delivering shared priorities through partnerships and provider or place-based collaborations
- Experience of leading digital medicines transformation, using data and technology to improve safety, efficiency, resilience and clinical practice
Desirable
- Teaching hospital experience
- Involvement with Research and Development and clinical trials
- Involvement in Aseptic production units
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent and current registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Evidence of continuing professional development and senior leadership development appropriate to an executive-level role.
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification and a postgraduate management or leadership qualification, or equivalent senior level knowledge and experience.
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Understands law and guidance relating to medicines
- Understand the NHS structure and function including the commissioning of cancer service and implications of service provision
- Has a proven track record in managing staff as well as building positive working relationships with clinicians and managers
Desirable
- Provision of pharmacy services for cancer patients including cytotoxic reconstitution services
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience in NHS hospital pharmacy practice
- Significant experience in a senior pharmacy operational and leadership role
- Evidence of management of pay and non-pay budgets Drug and Therapeutics Committee membership
- Evidence of leading large-scale, complex transformation and delivering measurable improvements in quality productivity, workforce, finance and patient outcomes
- Experience of system leadership across organisational boundaries, influencing senior stakeholders and delivering shared priorities through partnerships and provider or place-based collaborations
- Experience of leading digital medicines transformation, using data and technology to improve safety, efficiency, resilience and clinical practice
Desirable
- Teaching hospital experience
- Involvement with Research and Development and clinical trials
- Involvement in Aseptic production units
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
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Address
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
United Kingdom
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Employer details
Employer name
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Address
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
United Kingdom