Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative, and dynamic individual to lead and head our Radio Pharmacy team based at St Bartholomew's Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing and forward-thinking Division working collaboratively with colleagues to develop radio pharmacy capacity to support an expanding nuclear medicine department and providing to a range of external radiopharmaceutical customers.
The post holder, reporting to the Divisional Director of Clinical Services (St Bartholomew's Hospital), will work closely with Group Chief Pharmacist and wider senior leadership team to maximise the benefits of working within the sites to provide a cohesive radio pharmacy service to patients, the trust and partners.
*Please note the interviews will be week commencing 6-Jan-2025
Main duties of the job
This challenging role requires someone who can demonstrate excellent leadership and organisational skills, can communicate effectively across all levels, and has the ability to prioritise and independently manage their own workload. You will also be highly motivated, enthusiastic to promote new ideas, determined to succeed in a challenging environment, has the willingness to accept considerable delegated responsibility, the ability to remain calm under pressure and a commitment to future developments in radiopharmacy services.
Working in an MHRA licensed Radiopharmacy Production facility, the purpose of this post will lead the strategic development of Radiopharmacy services as Head of Radiopharmacy for Barts Health NHS Trust. As such, the post holder is required to maintain government licenses as the named individual and Quality Controller on the MHRA 'specials' manufacturing licence.
This post has overall responsibility for the manufacture and quality of diagnostic and therapeutic radioactive medicinal products produced by the Radiopharmacy for patient administration. The post provides leadership in the Radiopharmacy and supervision of standards for the Radiopharmacy service. The post holder will be accountable for compliance with Good Manufacturing Practise (GMP) and all other relevant standards. The post holder will also be responsible for recalling products and investigating quality problems when required.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- o MPharm or equivalent (pharmacists)
- oStatutory professional registration with GPhC
- o Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society (pharmacists)
Desirable
- oPostgraduate pharmacy practice qualification
- o Qualified Person (QP), or eligible to become QP
Experience
Essential
- o Experience of operational management and service delivery within pharmacy, in a leadership capacity
- o Proven experience of meeting service objectives, managing projects and supervising others to deliver
- o Significant experience of managing, leading and motivating teams and individual staff, appraising and giving feedback
- o Experience of strategically developing Pharmacy services
- o Management experience in a complex environment
- o Experience of successfully leading and implementing service and quality improvement and change projects.
- o Experience of working across and leading Trust wide projects and initiatives
- o Evidence of successfully leading and managing large groups of staff.
- o Evidence of managing a budget profitably and delivering cost reduction initiatives and income generation schemes.
- o Experience of writing successful business cases, business planning and service development
- o Significant experience of leading large-scale projects to successful completion
- o Significant experience of working as a senior
- oExperience in pharmacy/pharmaceutical manufacturing with management experience
- Experience of managing an aseptic manufacturing unit
Skills
Essential
- Able to develop and review options appraisals, identify vision, effectively communicate it to a diverse audience and provide direction for pharmacy services.
- o Ability of dealing with a complex range of problems relating to formulation, quality, stability, supply and clinical uses of radiopharmaceuticals
- o Clear understanding of national Radiopharmacy / pharmacy / nuclear medicine standards
- o Ability to provide teaching/ training in specialist area across disciplines
- oKnowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- o MPharm or equivalent (pharmacists)
- oStatutory professional registration with GPhC
- o Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society (pharmacists)
Desirable
- oPostgraduate pharmacy practice qualification
- o Qualified Person (QP), or eligible to become QP
Experience
Essential
- o Experience of operational management and service delivery within pharmacy, in a leadership capacity
- o Proven experience of meeting service objectives, managing projects and supervising others to deliver
- o Significant experience of managing, leading and motivating teams and individual staff, appraising and giving feedback
- o Experience of strategically developing Pharmacy services
- o Management experience in a complex environment
- o Experience of successfully leading and implementing service and quality improvement and change projects.
- o Experience of working across and leading Trust wide projects and initiatives
- o Evidence of successfully leading and managing large groups of staff.
- o Evidence of managing a budget profitably and delivering cost reduction initiatives and income generation schemes.
- o Experience of writing successful business cases, business planning and service development
- o Significant experience of leading large-scale projects to successful completion
- o Significant experience of working as a senior
- oExperience in pharmacy/pharmaceutical manufacturing with management experience
- Experience of managing an aseptic manufacturing unit
Skills
Essential
- Able to develop and review options appraisals, identify vision, effectively communicate it to a diverse audience and provide direction for pharmacy services.
- o Ability of dealing with a complex range of problems relating to formulation, quality, stability, supply and clinical uses of radiopharmaceuticals
- o Clear understanding of national Radiopharmacy / pharmacy / nuclear medicine standards
- o Ability to provide teaching/ training in specialist area across disciplines
- oKnowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
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.
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).
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.
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).
