Job summary
Job
purpose/summary:
This is a 37.5 hour role 8am to 8pm Mon- Fri, the location will be centrally across Health & Beyond Sites.
The Head of the Pharmacy Team will be an
experienced pharmacist with strong management and leadership skills. They
will bring experience working within general practice in order to improve the
quality and safety of care offered to patients
They will be able to lead a team of
pharmacists, as well as liaising with primary care networks to develop and
run a high-quality service. They will be skilled in audit and quality
improvement as well as being able to manage patient related clinical work.
The Head of the Pharmacy Team will be
responsible for all strands of pharmacy provision across all Health and
Beyond Practices & associated PCN(s) roles and services
i)
develop
and manage medicines optimisation services
ii)
will
provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit
management of medicines safety and
sharing best practice amongst the team
Main duties of the job
Job
Responsibilities:
Demonstrate
understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this
appropriately within the workplace.
Demonstrate understanding of, and
contribute to Health and Beyond Pharmacy team.
The ability to improve the quality of
service offered by all teams of Pharmacists at Health and Beyond
Review progress yearly and develop
clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others.
The ability to motivate self to
achieve goals
The ability to lead multiple teams of
pharmacists within the organisation
Demonstrate understanding of the
implications of national priorities for the team and act upon them.
Understand the relevant standards of
practice and adhere to guidelines at all times
Demonstrate ability to identify and
resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
Follow professional and organisational
policies/procedures relating to performance management
Demonstrate ability to extend
boundaries of service delivery within the team(s)
Lead and mentor team(s) / team members
of differing abilities
To reduce the medicines related
workload on doctors
Increase safety and quality of
prescribed medicines
Provide support on medicines related
issues to the whole pharmacy team
To develop quality improvement for medicines
management and prescribing across Health and Beyond sites.
About us
Our vision is to develop a partnership between patients and our clinicians that allow us together to deliver high quality health and social care services, and meet the needs of the population of Wolverhampton and beyond.
As Health and Beyond we are committed to working together to ensure our communities receive the best evidence based care possible, and will strive to ensure that patients views are heard and that their journey through Health and Beyond health system is seamless through integration and strong partnership working with our stakeholders.
Delivering excellence in innovation that benefits patients, employees and commissioners with strong inter-professional programs and bespoke care.
Including South East Primary Care Network which is within our geographical area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Recruitment
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POST: Head of Pharmacy Team
LOCATION: Health and Beyond and Practices within the Wolverhampton Sout
East PCN
www.wolverhamptonsoutheastpcn.nhs.uk
RESPONSIBLE TO: PCN Clinical Director
HOURS: 37.5 over 5 days (Mon Fri)
SALARY: Equivalent Band 8a -
£28.43-£32.05 (experience dependant)
Health and Beyond and
Wolverhampton South East PCN :
Health
and Beyond is made up of 12 Practices spanning Wolverhampton and one site in
Birmingham. The combined list size for our organisation is 60+k.
We
proudly work within the Wolverhampton South East Primary Care
Network along with another surgery in our geographical area.
Our vision is to develop a partnership between patients and our
clinicians that allow us together to deliver high quality health and social
care services and meet the needs of the population of Wolverhampton and beyond.
At Health and Beyond we are committed to working together as a team to
ensure our communities receive the best evidence based care possible, and will
strive to ensure that patients views are heard and that their journey through
Health and Beyond health system is seamless through integration and strong
partnership working with our stakeholders.
Job Summary:
The Head of the Pharmacy Team will be
an experienced pharmacist with strong management and leadership skills. They
will bring experience working within general practice in order to improve the
quality and safety of care offered to patients
The Head of the Pharmacy Team will be
responsible for all strands of pharmacy provision across all Health and
Beyond Practices & associated PCN(s) roles and services
i)
develop
and manage medicines optimisation services
ii)
will
provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit
iii)
management
of medicines safety and sharing best practice amongst the team
They will be able to lead a team of
pharmacists, as well as liaising with the primary care network to develop and
run a high-quality service. They will be skilled in audit and quality
improvement as well as being able to manage patient related clinical work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Recruitment
Advertisement
POST: Head of Pharmacy Team
LOCATION: Health and Beyond and Practices within the Wolverhampton Sout
East PCN
www.wolverhamptonsoutheastpcn.nhs.uk
RESPONSIBLE TO: PCN Clinical Director
HOURS: 37.5 over 5 days (Mon Fri)
SALARY: Equivalent Band 8a -
£28.43-£32.05 (experience dependant)
Health and Beyond and
Wolverhampton South East PCN :
Health
and Beyond is made up of 12 Practices spanning Wolverhampton and one site in
Birmingham. The combined list size for our organisation is 60+k.
We
proudly work within the Wolverhampton South East Primary Care
Network along with another surgery in our geographical area.
Our vision is to develop a partnership between patients and our
clinicians that allow us together to deliver high quality health and social
care services and meet the needs of the population of Wolverhampton and beyond.
At Health and Beyond we are committed to working together as a team to
ensure our communities receive the best evidence based care possible, and will
strive to ensure that patients views are heard and that their journey through
Health and Beyond health system is seamless through integration and strong
partnership working with our stakeholders.
Job Summary:
The Head of the Pharmacy Team will be
an experienced pharmacist with strong management and leadership skills. They
will bring experience working within general practice in order to improve the
quality and safety of care offered to patients
The Head of the Pharmacy Team will be
responsible for all strands of pharmacy provision across all Health and
Beyond Practices & associated PCN(s) roles and services
i)
develop
and manage medicines optimisation services
ii)
will
provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit
iii)
management
of medicines safety and sharing best practice amongst the team
They will be able to lead a team of
pharmacists, as well as liaising with the primary care network to develop and
run a high-quality service. They will be skilled in audit and quality
improvement as well as being able to manage patient related clinical work.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 1-year experience working in a General Practice.
- Experience of managing teams and achievement in pharmacy objectives
- Independent Prescriber qualification
- strong communication skills
- Self-motivation
- Experience of and ability to interact with commissioners on behalf of the organisation in negotiations, projects/initiatives and innovative opportunities that aid the pharmacy team in working efficiently and effectively whilst improving service quality.
- Strongly held values around equality, diversity and opennessLeadership skills: able to lead and mentor a team, provide support to other pharmacists
- Collaborative working: ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams and develop strong working relationships within and outside the organisation
- Education, training and development: understands and demonstrates self-development through CPD activity, ability to develop and deliver education for other staff and mentor and appraise more junior pharmacist colleagues.
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 1-year experience working in a General Practice.
- Experience of managing teams and achievement in pharmacy objectives
- Independent Prescriber qualification
- strong communication skills
- Self-motivation
- Experience of and ability to interact with commissioners on behalf of the organisation in negotiations, projects/initiatives and innovative opportunities that aid the pharmacy team in working efficiently and effectively whilst improving service quality.
- Strongly held values around equality, diversity and opennessLeadership skills: able to lead and mentor a team, provide support to other pharmacists
- Collaborative working: ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams and develop strong working relationships within and outside the organisation
- Education, training and development: understands and demonstrates self-development through CPD activity, ability to develop and deliver education for other staff and mentor and appraise more junior pharmacist colleagues.
Desirable
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
