Deputy Chief Pharmacist

Job responsibilities

Assume a lead role in representing the Pharmacy team at relevant Trust, local health economy and regional meetings

Participate in relevant rotas for the provision of clinical services and GPhC responsible pharmacist within dispensary (including weekends and bank holidays)

To support the Chief Pharmacist in all aspects of leadership, development, strategy and management of all staff providing pharmaceutical services to the Trust

To deputise for the Chief Pharmacist in their absence across a range of forums, including externally from the Trust

To manage and ensure day to day provision of a clinical pharmacy service, including line management of the pharmacy team as per department structure

To support the Chief Pharmacist in implementing departmental strategy and vision embedding change into the clinical and operational services. This may include Trust initiatives and developing new roles for pharmacy across the organisation by liaising with other senior managers in the Trust

Work with the Chief pharmacist to devise KPIs for the pharmacy department and ensure that professional standards are being met

Providing visible and strong professional leadership and management of pharmacy staff.

Leading the identification and dissemination of appropriate performance standards to measure the effectiveness and quality and safety relating to the clinical pharmacy services.

Ensuring the implementation of financial management arrangements within the clinical pharmacy service, managing relevant medicine budgets and procurement contracts for identified clinical areas and work within standing financial instructions.

In collaboration with the pharmacy Senior Management Team, developing and implementing improvements in clinical pharmacy services, and ensuring the workforce strategy meets the strategic goals of the pharmacy team and the Trust objectives.

Deputising in the absence of the Chief Pharmacist and be managerially accountable for the pharmacy department

Participate in the front-line provision of pharmacy services as appropriate and when required.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered as Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Professional knowledge acquired through vocational master's degree in pharmacy (4 years) (or equivalent) plus 1 year pre-registration training
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent from a recognised UK provider (min 2 years)
• Independent prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake the qualification

Desirable

• Independent Prescribing Qualification
• Management Training Qualification
• Project management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Recent (within last 2 years) acute hospital pharmacy experience working at a senior level.
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of workforce planning, education and training, governance and medicines safety gained through extensive, post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy practice.
• Demonstrable extensive experience of successful project management
• Experience of planning, delivering and reporting audit and research projects.
• Wide experience of ward-based clinical pharmacy
• Commitment and evidence of formal continuous professional development
• Experience of service development and staff management.

Desirable

• Has specific experience developing business cases and gap analysis

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Ability to deal with unpredictable workload.
• Has a proven ability to write policies and reports.
• Computer literate - Internet, e-Mail, MS Office applications.
• Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy.
• Ability to sustain concentration for long periods

Desirable

• Experience working with prescribing software.

Knowledge (including specialist or technical knowledge required)

Essential

• Good range of pharmaceutical knowledge.
• Ability to interpret complex data.
• Good interpretation and understanding of current pharmacy / NHS policies and standards - particularly relating to Pharmacy workforce development and Medicines Governance.

Desirable

• Corporate approach.

Analytical and Judgemental skills

Essential

• Has the skills, knowledge and experience to analyse and interpret complex information relating to the national policies and standards for Pharmacy workforce development and implementation at RJAH.
• Has the skills, knowledge and experience to analyse and interpret highly complex national policies and safety alerts and adapt to develop appropriate policies at RJAH.
• Has the skills, knowledge and experience to provide expert advice and offer opinion and guidance to the Trust on development, implementation and maintenance of framework, policies and procedures for the regulation and assurance of safe handling of medicines at RJAH.

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential

• Has the skills, knowledge and experience to be able strategically lead on the Pharmacy Governance and Medicines Safety for RJAH Trust.
• Has the skills knowledge and experience to be able to develop, plan and deliver a Pharmacy Workforce strategy to support the needs of the Trust in-line with the national Pharmacy workforce agenda.

Personal Qualities & Trust Values

Essential

• To exemplify the Trust Values: Friendly - patients, colleagues, public are always put at ease and made welcome Excellence - ensure the care we deliver has great outcomes for patients Caring - put the patient first and be considerate of their needs Professional - apply high professional standards to your .role Respect - for patients and each other

Other

Essential

• A team worker, able to act on own initiative and meet deadlines and manage time effectively.
• Presentable in professional setting and able to cope with challenges of managing aspects of Pharmacy services.

Desirable

• Driving licence Able to work unsocial hours when required.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).