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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Clinical Pharmacist - Governance and Compliance Specialist

HUC Welwyn Garden City Hybrid senior temporary

Salary

£65000 per year

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Description

This is a pivotal role for a Senior Clinical Pharmacist who wants to make a measurable difference to medicines safety, governance and patient care across out-of-hours and dental services.

You will lead a focused review of medicines management arrangements, assessing how medicines are prescribed, supplied, stored, administered, reconciled, disposed of and escalated across the services.

Working closely with the Lead Pharmacist and clinical, operational and governance colleagues, you will identify compliance gaps, patient-safety risks and opportunities to strengthen practice.

Your specialist insight will directly inform improvements to clinical governance, medicines optimisation and assurance arrangements.

This is an opportunity to use your pharmacy expertise at a strategic level: reviewing high-risk medicines, controlled drugs, antimicrobial stewardship and emergency medicines; analysing incidents and audit findings; and translating evidence into clear, prioritised recommendations.

You will produce a robust current-state assessment, risk and gap analysis, improvement plan and final report, helping shape safer, more consistent and more effective medicines management for patients.

Main duties of the job

  • Map and review end-to-end medicines management processes across out-of-hours and dental services, including prescribing, supply, storage, administration, reconciliation, disposal and escalation.
  • Assess arrangements against legislation, regulatory and professional standards, licence conditions, organisational policies and governance requirements, identifying compliance gaps and good practice.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls and procedures, identifying patient-safety risks, unwarranted variation, duplication and opportunities to improve consistency and efficiency.
  • Review the safe management of high-risk medicines, controlled drugs, emergency medicines and cold-chain products, escalating immediate safety or significant compliance concerns through appropriate governance routes.
  • Assess prescribing quality, antimicrobial stewardship, medicines optimisation and access to pharmacy advice, identifying opportunities to strengthen safe and effective practice.
  • Review incidents, near misses, complaints, audits, policies, documentation and training arrangements to identify systemic risks, recurring themes and areas requiring improvement.
  • Engage with the Lead Pharmacist, clinicians, operational teams and partners; produce a documented risk and gap analysis, prioritised recommendations, improvement plan, audit criteria and a final report for relevant governance forums.

Benefits

  • Exclusive discounts: Unlock amazing savings on shopping, travel, and entertainment through Blue Light Card, Tickets for Good, and more.
  • NHS Pension Scheme: Secure your future with the NHS Pension, offering peace of mind and valuable long-term financial benefits for all our staff.
  • Wellbeing Support: Your health matters! Enjoy access to counselling services, personalised health plans, calming meditation guides, energising fitness routines, and delicious recipes to keep you thriving every day.
  • Recognition and Rewards: Your hard work won't go unnoticed! Celebrate your achievements with peer shout-outs, special awards, and exclusive event vouchers that show how much we appreciate you.
  • Financial Perks: Take the stress out of money matters with free financial advice and smart savings options through our Credit Union.
  • Career Growth: Build the future you deserve with our My Academy training programs, exciting internal vacancies, and regular updates to keep you in the loop with HUC news and opportunities.

Skills

Required

  • Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent qualification
  • Current registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Substantial post-registration clinical pharmacy experience
  • Strong knowledge of medicines governance, patient safety, prescribing and medicines optimisation
  • Knowledge and understanding of relevant medicines legislation, regulatory requirements, professional standards and the governance arrangements applicable to medicines management
  • Experience of audit, service review, compliance assessment, quality improvement or clinical governance
  • Ability to review complex processes, gather and evaluate evidence, identify compliance gaps and assess clinical and operational risks
  • Ability to analyse findings and develop clear, evidence-based and proportionate recommendations for improvement
  • Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
  • Ability to work independently, manage priorities and deliver agreed outputs within a defined timeframe
  • Understanding of multidisciplinary clinical services and the operational pressures associated with out-of-hours care

Nice to have

  • Independent prescribing qualification
  • Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification or evidence of equivalent advanced practice
  • Experience in urgent care, primary care, community services, emergency care or another out-of-hours setting
  • Experience reviewing controlled-drug governance, antimicrobial stewardship, medicine storage and handling or digital prescribing systems
  • Formal training in quality improvement, human factors, clinical audit or project management
  • Experience of developing or supporting the implementation of recommendations arising from a clinical governance, compliance or service review

Ready to apply?

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