Principal pharmacist, Operations EH

Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic Pharmacist to join our team to lead the operational management of our Ealing hospital pharmacy services.

As the Principal pharmacist, Operations you will be responsible for the operational delivery of the pharmacy service on the Ealing hospital site. There are lots of exciting projects on the horizon so we are looking for someone who has a proven track record of operational delivery and the ability to review our current systems and services.

As we work closer with our local partners in the ICS you will support planning the future of pharmacy services in North West London

As a member of the Pharmacy Senior Leadership team, you will support the development of the Pharmacy vision and strategy for the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Lead on the operational delivery of Pharmacy services across the site
• Responsible for developing Pharmacy service in line with the national workforce development plan and the needs of the Trust
• Responsible for the Pharmacy budget relating to the hospital site, and the corresponding payroll and health roster
• Responsible for adherence to the governance framework including investigating medication-related incidents and completing all medicines management audits
• Manages and develops strategic relationships with the site Executive and the North West London ICS.
• Responsible for medicines management for community clinics run through Ealing hospital
• Responsible for the provision of effective and efficient pharmacy dispensary and distribution services, including remote dispensary services, to meet the needs of the hospital
• Working with the Divisional Finance team to proactively manage the Ealing budget
• Overall responsibility for the management, recruitment, training and appraisal of all pharmacy staff working in the Ealing pharmacy department
• Member of the Pharmacy Senior Leadership Team

About us

Working for your organisation:

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video we are London North West University Healthcare

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.