Deputy Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

We need you to be a resilient, credible leader that shares our values and has a passion for delivering the very best Pharmacy services. You will need to bring your depth of experience, a proven track record in service delivery and show how you have been able to raise the profile of Pharmacy. The main duties of the role include:

To be responsible for the provision and development of clinical pharmacy services to SWC

Meet with the Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager to assist with the strategic planning and staffing requirements of the clinical service.

To be responsible for the development of a strategic plan for pharmacy service to services within surgery women's and children's division.

To monitor workload and, in discussion with the Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager review the allocation of pharmacy staff to in-patient wards and clinical specialities.

Investigate medicine incidents in agreed specialty or specialties and ensure processes are in place to develop learning from these incidents.

To be responsible for the production, implementation and updating of protocols, guidelines, policies for patients in agreed specialty or specialties in line with best clinical practice, network, and national guidance.

To participate in meetings and working groups for agreed specialty or specialties, both locally and for the wider clinical network relating to the development and maintenance of clinical services or policies as determined by changing need or local national directives.

To attend and advise Trust committees, internal and external audits as required providing advice to medical staff on medicines usage and expenditure.

To participate in the pharmacy bank holiday, flexible working weekend, and evening rotas, as required to meet the needs of the service

To be/ become an Independent Prescriber (IP) and to continue to develop the role of pharmacist independent prescriber within the Trust

Act as an advanced practitioner for agreed specialty or specialties, to plan the care and identify areas of concern related to medicine use in a specialty.

Assist in clinical decision making.

Provides information to agreed specialty or specialties and finance in relation to drug spend including identifying causes and potential impact of over-spend.

To lead and line manage a team of Clinical and Non-clinical Pharmacy staff that are responsible for clinical pharmacy service.

Responsible for the day-to-day range of staff management matters which will include responsibility for supporting appraisals, development of staff, recruitment, and where necessary processes such as grievance and disciplinary matters

Responsible for an individuals development on the job performance management. Work in conjunction with line managers and other job managers to assess and manage confidential information about an individuals performance and capability development

Plan and deliver training to pharmacy and other clinical staff on issues related to specialty or specialties

To act as a specialist practitioner and role model for junior staff

To train, supervise and assess all pharmacy staff including trainee pharmacists providing a ward/clinical pharmacy service to wards.

To be a postgraduate tutor (trainee pharmacist, or diploma) for pharmacy staff as required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Master's Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Postgraduate diploma or equivalent
• Keeping professionally up to date including CPD
• Significant pharmacy experience involving clinical pharmacy services and MDT working
• Non-medical prescriber or working towards qualification

Desirable

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Evidence of training in change management
• Management qualification/experience

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience as a qualified pharmacist
• Proven experience in service improvement utilising quality improvement (QI) methodology
• Demonstrable evidence of staff development, leadership and management.
• Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Teaching, tutoring and mentoring experience

Desirable

• Experience of writing and implementing business plans
• Experience in undertaking and publishing research projects

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable communication, verbal and written skills and experience
• Good clinical knowledge backed up by extensive ward/practice-based experience Non-medical prescriber
• Demonstrable influencing skills across the NHS environment

Desirable

• Experience of producing Trust/network wide guidelines and/or policy documents

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospitals

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB

Employer's website

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