Clinical Director of Pharmacy

Job summary

Clinical Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation

We have a great opportunity for a dynamic, inclusive and innovative Clinical Director of Pharmacy & Medicines Optimisation to join our team at the University Teaching Hospital of North Midlands.

We are keen to appoint someone who will have the confidence to deliver significant service transformation and shape the strategic direction for pharmacy and medicines optimisation. They will provide professional leadership and direction for all registered pharmacy staff employed by the Trust and be committed to improving and strengthening an inclusive culture within pharmacy services, where colleagues can speak up and be involved in shared decision making.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Director you will strategically lead and be accountable for the delivery of pharmacy services across the Trust, ensuring quality and safety within the pharmacy service and statutory requirements are met. You will ensure that the pharmacy services provided are progressive and forward thinking, responsive to internal and external demand and are patient focussed, safe, efficient and effective

You will be part of the Women's, Children's and Support Services Division and report operationally to the Divisional Operations Director and Divisional Medical Director with professional accountability to the Chief Medical Officer. The role will require close working with stakeholders across the Trust and with colleagues across the Integrated Care System.

Your ability and experience of driving and successfully achieving change will enable you to provide the leadership and strategic direction required to bring together our teams in the delivery of a patient-focused, cost-effective and high-quality service.

You will hold a relevant professional registration and will have successfully led services within an acute NHS setting. You must have the ability to be creative and innovative to generate opportunities for the service and have experience of service transformation and strategic planning.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital of North Midlands

Newcastle Road

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital of North Midlands

Newcastle Road

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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