Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Team Leader
The closing date is 27 July 2026

Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist Team Lead to head up our Camden and Islington pharmacy service. This is a pivotal time to join North London NHS Foundation Trust, as we continue to modernise and innovate in the way we deliver high-quality, patient-centred pharmacy support.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead and inspire a dedicated pharmacy team;
• Influence service development aligned with the NHS Long Term Plan;
• Contribute to trust-wide strategic initiatives that enhance patient safety and clinical outcomes;
• Build strong relationships with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders;
• Develop your leadership skills within a supportive, collaborative environment.

We are a friendly, motivated, and inclusive team providing a comprehensive trust-wide pharmacy service. We are seeking a dynamic, resilient, proactive, and forward-thinking leader who shares our enthusiasm for service improvement and our commitment to delivering excellent care for our patients and communities.

If you are passionate about driving change, eager to develop your leadership skills, and ready to take on a rewarding challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To support the Associate Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Operations Lead Pharmacist in leading, developing, delivering, and evaluating pharmacy services and medicines optimisation as delegated by the Chief and Deputy Chief Pharmacists.
• To be an active member of the Pharmacy team with allocated management responsibilities.
• Provide leadership, maintain and improve standards of clinical pharmacy practice, quality assurance, risk management and other issues of clinical governance related to medicines optimisation.
• To play a leading role in delivering the Medicines Optimisation Strategy.
• To hold a Trust-wide leadership position for Medicines Optimisation in a defined specialist area of practice and maintain a clinical commitment.

About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy:

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details
Date posted: 17 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £66,274 to £73,496 a year per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAS
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 455-NLFT-1008
Job locations: Highgate West Mental Health Centre, Dartmouth Park Hill, London, N19 3TH, United Kingdom

Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential

• Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher Degree/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Diploma in Psychiatry
• Educational Supervisor or Practice Supervisor Accreditation
• Non-medical prescribing qualification

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential

• A minimum of 18 months post-qualification experience as a pharmacist
• Significant and demonstrable experience of working as a clinical pharmacist practitioner in mental health. Must have highly specialised knowledge of psychopharmacology and mental health pharmacy services
• Experience of supervising and managing staff
• Experience of training and educating healthcare staff from a variety of professions

Desirable

• Knowledge of CMM ePMA system
• Evidence of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution
• Involvement in project work

SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential

• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate with patients and all grades of health care staff (verbally and in writing)
• Good interpersonal skills, confident and assertive when dealing with other professionals
• Ability to influence medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
• Ability to work both independently/autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Ability to prioritise and respond to urgent requests for advice

PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential

• Excellent team player
• Must have a positive "can do" attitude

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: North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Highgate West Mental Health Centre, Dartmouth Park Hill, London, N19 3TH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Operations Lead Pharmacist
Somfieme Onyeomah
somfieme.onyeomah@nhs.net
02075614162