The Principal Pharmacist – Medicines Optimisation & Governance provides strategic leadership for medicines optimisation, safety, governance, and digital pharmacy services across the Trust.
Working as part of the senior pharmacy leadership team, the postholder oversees the safe and effective delivery of clinical pharmacy services, leads medicines safety and governance initiatives, and drives innovation.
They are responsible for ensuring high-quality, cost-effective use of medicines, managing risk, supporting workforce development, and providing expert pharmaceutical guidance to multidisciplinary teams while maintaining a clinical role, including prescribing where appropriate.
As a senior member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team, you will:
Lead the strategic development and delivery of medicines optimisation, medicines safety, governance
Provide expert professional leadership and advice across the Trust
Oversee medication safety initiatives and manage the Medication Safety Officer function
Lead on EPMA, digital pharmacy developments, and formulary management
Act as professional secretary to the Medicines Governance Committee , ensuring robust governance and decision-making
Drive cost-effective prescribing, financial stewardship, and medicines optimisation programmes
Manage and support senior pharmacy staff, fostering a high-performing, innovative team culture
Contribute to Trust-wide strategy, policy development, and service transformation
You will also maintain a clinical presence and play a key role in ensuring safe, effective pharmaceutical care across wards and services .
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation
Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other
Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn
Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values :
- Kind – we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
- Open – we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
- Fair – we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
- One team – we work well together and with our communities
We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.
We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.
Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application
Please read the job description for full details of responsibilities and role requirements.
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