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St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Head of Operations, Business Planning & Development

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Job summary

This is an excellent career opportunity for a high caliber individual who has a passion for driving change and service improvement. The post holder will work with the pharmacy senior management team to provide professional and strategic leadership and advice on commercial and business activities and pharmacy operational services.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

  • Oversee, lead and be accountable for all pharmacy operational activity
  • Ensure operational capacity is available to deliver the demand
  • Develop a pharmacy strategy and operational plan to meet the needs of the organisation
  • Be accountable for the delivery of operational pharmacy services across the trust, including the on-call service
  • Develop the Pharmacy business plan and drive strategic growth
  • Develop specific marketing strategies and drive development strategies to enable delivery
  • Liaise with the Deputy Chief Pharmacists to support commercial ideas and opportunities
  • Oversee the development of the pharmacy commercial strategy
  • Deliver and drive components of the pharmacy commercial strategy
  • Accelerate our existing business growth focusing on our resources and capabilities
  • Work with the Chief Pharmacist and secure new partnerships (with both a UK and International focus)
  • Lead the pharmacy recruitment and retention strategy
  • Oversee and manage directorate KPIs
  • Work with the Chief Pharmacist to manage Human Resources requirements
  • Be the Operational Lead on the Trust Hospital Pharmacy Transformation Group

About us

With nearly 8,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London, serving a population of 1.3 million across the region. We are a provider of local services, a centre for specialist care and a world-class teaching hospital.

Details

Date posted

10 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£78,163 to £88,884 a year Per annum, including inner london HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-NN-5861829-APST-Z

Job locations

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tooting

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent significant experience
  • Formal Management Qualification or equivalent significant experience
  • Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice

Desirable

  • Formal project management qualification (e.g.PRINCE2, MBA)

Experience

Essential

  • Senior management experience within the NHS
  • Significant experience of working in the NHS or a large complex organisation
  • Significant eperience delivering complex projects successfully and on time/ budget
  • Significant experience of business and service planning, including writing business plans
  • Significant evidence of effective working with clinicians and the multi-disciplinary team
  • Significant experience of budget and staff management

Desirable

  • Knowledge of research governance

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to analyses, manipulate and interpret complex data
  • Ability to solve problems
  • Ability to lead with excellent interpersonal skills, tact, diplomacy and sensitivity
  • Ability to negotiate and influence internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to work with people to implement change and overcome barriers to new ways of working

Desirable

  • Experience of financial deal constructs and the contracting process
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent significant experience
  • Formal Management Qualification or equivalent significant experience
  • Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice

Desirable

  • Formal project management qualification (e.g.PRINCE2, MBA)

Experience

Essential

  • Senior management experience within the NHS
  • Significant experience of working in the NHS or a large complex organisation
  • Significant eperience delivering complex projects successfully and on time/ budget
  • Significant experience of business and service planning, including writing business plans
  • Significant evidence of effective working with clinicians and the multi-disciplinary team
  • Significant experience of budget and staff management

Desirable

  • Knowledge of research governance

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to analyses, manipulate and interpret complex data
  • Ability to solve problems
  • Ability to lead with excellent interpersonal skills, tact, diplomacy and sensitivity
  • Ability to negotiate and influence internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to work with people to implement change and overcome barriers to new ways of working

Desirable

  • Experience of financial deal constructs and the contracting process

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).

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tooting

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tooting

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Chief Pharmacist

Vin Kumar

vinodh.kumar@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02087251580

Details

Date posted

10 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£78,163 to £88,884 a year Per annum, including inner london HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-NN-5861829-APST-Z

Job locations

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tooting

SW17 0QT


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