Lead Clinical Pharmacist

Company: HCA Healthcare UK
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Location: London
Job Description:

Lead Clinical Pharmacist – FTC

London, The Harley Street Clinic

Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Fixed-term contract (12 months)

Monday–Friday with weekend and on‑call rota contribution

Salary: Competitive with benefits, including private healthcare.

We’re looking for a Lead Clinical Pharmacist to join our pharmacy team at The Harley Street Clinic, currently rated “Outstanding” by the CQC. Based in the heart of London’s medical district, our hospital is recognised as an employer of choice, offering access to world-renowned centres of excellence. Our pharmacy team delivers an exceptional patient‑centred service across the wider campus, supporting highly specialised and complex care pathways.

As a Lead Clinical Pharmacist within our pharmacy leadership team, you’ll be part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary environment providing advanced clinical pharmacy services across cath labs, theatres and outpatient clinics. Working across Critical Care, Cardiology and Complex Surgery wards, you will take ownership of delivering high‑quality, patient‑focused services while leading a team of clinical pharmacists supporting complex and specialist patient groups. This role offers the opportunity to shape service delivery, influence clinical standards, and contribute to innovation across the pharmacy function, while also stepping in to support the Deputy Pharmacy Manager when required.

What you’ll do:

  • Lead, develop and monitor the delivery of high‑quality clinical pharmacy services across multiple specialist areas
  • Manage and support a team of clinical pharmacists working with complex and high‑acuity patients
  • Drive service development, governance, audit activity and performance monitoring against KPIs
  • Contribute to and lead Quality Improvement Projects (QIPs) within the department
  • Provide education, training and mentorship to pharmacy and technical staff

What you’ll bring:

  • Master’s degree in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent) and a postgraduate diploma
  • Current registration as a pharmacist with the GPhC
  • Independent Prescriber qualification
  • Specialist clinical experience within critical care and/or cardiology services
  • Demonstrated experience leading and managing a team of pharmacists

Benefits

As a Lead Clinical Pharmacist, you’ll be eligible for:

  • 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
  • Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
  • Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
  • Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
  • Group Life Assurance from day one
  • Critical illness cover
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
  • Corporate staff discount for all facilities including maternity packages at The Portland
  • Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
  • Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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Posted: June 16th, 2026