Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team, as the Principal Pharmacist, Education and Training.

We are seeking a friendly, supportive and motivated pharmacist passionate about education and staff development.

This highly rewarding role focuses on front-line training and offers the chance to make a real impact.

You will lead the design and delivery of training for Trainee Pharmacists, oversee university placements, and work with external partners to ensure excellent learning experiences.

You will also contribute to evolving pharmacy training programmes and support education for the wider healthcare team.

The role involves collaboration with colleagues across Trust and ICBs to deliver innovative and effective training strategies.

You will need good interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to organise and prioritise your work. We will provide appropriate training to aid your personal and professional development.

If this role interests you, please read the job description, call us to discuss and apply!

Main duties of the job

• Plan, implement and monitor the education and training of all pharmacy staff across the Trust such that it reflects the needs of the staff and the service and meets required professional standards.
• Co-ordinate and chair Local Faculty Group meetings
• Serve as Education Programme Director for pharmacy education at the Trust, working collaboratively with counterparts across the South West London Acute Provider Collaborative to co-ordinate and deliver regional education and training initiatives.

Cross-site work will be required to meet service needs and may include covering for leave and working weekends/bank holidays.

You will participate in late duty, Bank Holiday and weekend rotas and be part of a seven day service.

About us
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Details
Date posted: 07 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £63,665 to £70,887 a year pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 343-7930446-AG-C
Job locations: St Helier Hospital, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, SM5 1AA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Masters in Pharmacy Degree - MPharm
• Essential: Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Essential: Registered with GPHC
• Desirable: Independent prescriber
• Desirable: Leadership / management qualification
• Desirable: Member of Royal College of Pharmacy
• Desirable: Teaching qualification
• Desirable: Member of the faculty of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (or working towards) at Faculty Advanced Stage II or Advanced level practice against the Core Advanced Curriculum

Experience

• Essential: Substantial post registration acute hospital experience
• Essential: Previous experience in leading, developing and delivering education and training initiatives
• Essential: Experience in sourcing alternative providers of training and funding
• Essential: Experience of protocol/guideline/objective development
• Essential: Staff appraisal/assessment/performance management
• Desirable: Knowledge of CMM
• Desirable: Risk management and assessment
• Desirable: Experience of leading service and quality improvement projects

Skills

• Essential: Ability to prioritise work effectively and work under pressure
• Essential: Demonstrates initiative and problem solving skills
• Essential: Excellent interpersonal skills
• Essential: Ability to influence and negotiate with all grades of staff
• Desirable: Ability to implement and manage change.
• Desirable: In-depth understanding of Cost Improvement Programme (CIP)

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).

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.