Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Director of Pharmacy at Dorset County Hospital. The post is open to either a registered Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician already working at a senior level within an NHS organisation who is ready for the next step in their leadership journey.
The role with deputise for the Director of Pharmacy, alongside leading workstreams across the Pharmacy department and wider Medicines Optimisation workplan.
The current leadership areas include:
- Medicines Safety (acting as Medicines Safety Officer)
- Lead the Clinical service within the department
- Medical Gases
- Medicines Optimisation
These areas of leadership are open to negotiation depending on the successful applicant, and their experience and development needs.
Main duties of the job
To assist the Director of Pharmacy in their duties including providing input to strategic and operational management of Pharmacy Services including:
- budgetary control of Pharmacy Services
- business case preparation
- provision of management information to managers, clinicians and the Finance Department
- objective and key performance indicator setting across all activities
- medicines management and clinical governance
- delivering cost improvement/income generation strategies
To deputise for the Director of Pharmacy:
- ensure the staff of all grades are supported in their decision making
- ensure that a safe, efficient, and professional service is provided at all times to all users of the Trust
- attend trust wide meetings to represent Pharmacy in the absence of the Director of Pharmacy. E.g. SMT, Clinical Governance, Risk and Finance meetings
- Present Pharmacy papers to Executive Directors, Board, SMT and other meetings as required.
To be the Medicines Safety Officer for the Trust.
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About us
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Follow on from main duties:
- To manage and lead the clinical pharmacy service
- To lead and support the strategic development and continued improvement of Pharmacy Services in line with national, regional and local plans and priorities.
- Support and actively participate in shaping, developing and implementing the ICS Pharmacy and Medicines strategy
- To provide managerial, professional and clinical oversight of members of the Pharmacy Management Group
- Oversees pharmacy services to partners under commercial contracts and service level agreement.
- To maximise the benefits and minimise the risks associated with the use of medicines.
- To support the DCHFT Medicines Committee
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Follow on from main duties:
- To manage and lead the clinical pharmacy service
- To lead and support the strategic development and continued improvement of Pharmacy Services in line with national, regional and local plans and priorities.
- Support and actively participate in shaping, developing and implementing the ICS Pharmacy and Medicines strategy
- To provide managerial, professional and clinical oversight of members of the Pharmacy Management Group
- Oversees pharmacy services to partners under commercial contracts and service level agreement.
- To maximise the benefits and minimise the risks associated with the use of medicines.
- To support the DCHFT Medicines Committee
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or relevant healthcare leadership
- GPhC registration as Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Membership of the RPSGB or APTUK
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience as a senior manager within a Pharmacy Department
- Knowledge & experience of drug funding in NHS.
- Proven experience of ability to prepare drug evaluations.
- Proven experience of carrying out drug use reviews
- Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communicator with good written and verbal communication skills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing and delivering on CIP and QIPP projects.
- Experience of project management on a Trust-wide basis.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Influencing & negotiating skills to work with other senior managers within the Trust
- Ability to work effectively with other members of the pharmacy management team.
- To be able to deal with conflict, especially when challenging prescribing
- Ability to work with commissioners and resolve conflicts of interest
- Ability to manage change effectively
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Ability to influence and negotiate with Directors
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working;
- Knowledge and experience of government health policies and legislation.
- Knowledge & experience of ePMA systems
- Knowledge & experience of JAC pharmacy system
- Ability to analyse highly complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them;
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Critical appraisal skills
- Ability to write up and present project and audit work.
- Highly developed planning & organisational skills
- Clinical pharmacy skills & ability to resolve pharmaceutical care issues
- Highly developed physical skills to enable manipulation of fine tools or materials to assemble medicines
Desirable
- Excellent knowledge & understanding of disease states and their drug treatment.
- Critical appraisal skills.
- Effective presentation skills
- Computer literate; able to use MS Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint proficiently
- Highly effective time management skills
- Knowledge of risk management in the NHS
- Ability to write up and present project and audit work.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or relevant healthcare leadership
- GPhC registration as Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Membership of the RPSGB or APTUK
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience as a senior manager within a Pharmacy Department
- Knowledge & experience of drug funding in NHS.
- Proven experience of ability to prepare drug evaluations.
- Proven experience of carrying out drug use reviews
- Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communicator with good written and verbal communication skills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing and delivering on CIP and QIPP projects.
- Experience of project management on a Trust-wide basis.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Influencing & negotiating skills to work with other senior managers within the Trust
- Ability to work effectively with other members of the pharmacy management team.
- To be able to deal with conflict, especially when challenging prescribing
- Ability to work with commissioners and resolve conflicts of interest
- Ability to manage change effectively
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Ability to influence and negotiate with Directors
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working;
- Knowledge and experience of government health policies and legislation.
- Knowledge & experience of ePMA systems
- Knowledge & experience of JAC pharmacy system
- Ability to analyse highly complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them;
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Critical appraisal skills
- Ability to write up and present project and audit work.
- Highly developed planning & organisational skills
- Clinical pharmacy skills & ability to resolve pharmaceutical care issues
- Highly developed physical skills to enable manipulation of fine tools or materials to assemble medicines
Desirable
- Excellent knowledge & understanding of disease states and their drug treatment.
- Critical appraisal skills.
- Effective presentation skills
- Computer literate; able to use MS Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint proficiently
- Highly effective time management skills
- Knowledge of risk management in the NHS
- Ability to write up and present project and audit work.
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).
