Job overview

We are now seeking a Chief Pharmacist to provide strategic and professional leadership for pharmacy and medicines management services across the Trust. The pharmacy team comprises more than 240 staff delivering highly specialised services across Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical Trials, Aseptics and Radiopharmacy. This is a particularly exciting time to join the organisation, with the opening of a new state-of-the-art aseptics unit at our Sutton site, innovative radiopharmacy and research activity, vaccine delivery projects supporting cancer patients, and a growing cohort of over 35 non-medical prescribers practising across the Trust. The Chief Pharmacist will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of pharmacy services, ensuring safe, effective and innovative medicines optimisation in line with our ambition to remain at the forefront of cancer care. Applications are welcomed from both experienced Chief Pharmacists and ambitious senior leaders ready to take the next step in their career.

Main duties of the job

• The Chief Pharmacist is a member of the Clinical Services Divisional Management Team and is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of Pharmacy Service across all Trust sites (Chelsea, Sutton, Kingston, Cavendish Square). The post holder has full delegated budgetary responsibility for the department and is responsible for the service performance, workforce strategy, transformation and risk management.
• The Chief Pharmacist is also responsible for all Medicines Optimisation aspects for the Trust. This role encompasses medicine selection, procurement, supply chain resilience, safe prescribing, advanced practice / non-medical prescribing oversight, administration and review.
• The post holder is directly accountable to the Chief Executive for all aspects of medicines management and the management of risks associated with medicines across the Trust including compliance with associated national standards e.g. Care Quality Commission (CQC), Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA), and General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• The Chief Pharmacist holds corporate responsibility for provision of strategic, clinical and professional leadership on the safe, effective and cost-effective use of medicines and pharmacy services. This includes working closely with health care partners to support the needs of patients and stakeholders across the wider health economy.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.