Job summary
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is offering an opportunity for an exceptional candidate to lead our homecare and high cost medicines agenda. The locally embedded homecare is combined with an opportunity to influence provision of homecare at regional level as the regional homecare lead.
It is an exciting time to join this innovative department as we are in the process of developing our homecare services further. Working with our established technical team and clinical leads you will be responsible for the management of a specialist pharmacy service for homecare medicines provided by third parties to KGH patients.
You will be a member of our Pharmacy Leadership and Development Group contributing to the day to day management and strategic direction of the department.
Kettering is well placed - only an hour from London, within easy reach of Cambridge, Leicester and Peterborough, and surrounded by beautiful countryside. On site accommodation may be available if required.
If you are looking for the opportunity to further your career and you share our commitment to excellence in delivering patient care, then we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
At regional level you'll chair the Regional Pharmacy Homecare Group and will provide expert leadership at regional level. You will have comprehensive knowledge of the homecare market within England and will participate at national and regional level in determining strategies and long term cost effective solutions for the procurement and management of homecare medicine services primarily by the hospital sector of the NHS.
At local level you'll manage, lead, develop and implement a dedicated specialist Pharmacy service for homecare medicines provided by third parties to KGH patients ensuring robust, safe, effective and auditable processes and systems are in place in line with national standards and localpolicy and procedures. You will act as the lead for high cost medicines, providing expert professional advice and developing plans for monitoring and reporting on expenditure for Trust managers and commissioners.
About us
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. Our Excellence Values: Compassion Respect Integrity Courageous Accountable
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details please refer to attached job description and person specification.For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Russell Parsons (russell.parsons3@nhs.net or 01536 493147)
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details please refer to attached job description and person specification.For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Russell Parsons (russell.parsons3@nhs.net or 01536 493147)
Person Specification
Education, Training, Qualifications
Essential
- Master degree in pharmacy
- Registration with GPhC
- Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent clinical experience
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years' post graduate experience in secondary or primary care setting
- Broad clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge
- Awareness of NHS organisation, commissioning, NICE clinical and financial priorities
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems
- Experience of project and audit management
- Reporting and monitoring adverse incidents
Desirable
- Sound knowledge of homecare services
- High cost medicines experience
- Experience of delivering service improvements and cost saving initiatives
- Staff management, training, development and leadership experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, influencing and negotiating skills
- Ability to communicate highly complex or sensitive information to wide variety of audiences
- Computer literacy. Able to work with large and complex datasets
- Budgetary Skills and ability to deal with complex financial calculations
- Organisational skills. Able to prioritise competing tasks.
Desirable
Person Specification
Education, Training, Qualifications
Essential
- Master degree in pharmacy
- Registration with GPhC
- Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent clinical experience
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years' post graduate experience in secondary or primary care setting
- Broad clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge
- Awareness of NHS organisation, commissioning, NICE clinical and financial priorities
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems
- Experience of project and audit management
- Reporting and monitoring adverse incidents
Desirable
- Sound knowledge of homecare services
- High cost medicines experience
- Experience of delivering service improvements and cost saving initiatives
- Staff management, training, development and leadership experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, influencing and negotiating skills
- Ability to communicate highly complex or sensitive information to wide variety of audiences
- Computer literacy. Able to work with large and complex datasets
- Budgetary Skills and ability to deal with complex financial calculations
- Organisational skills. Able to prioritise competing tasks.
Desirable
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).
