Job summary
Advert for Associate Director of Pharmacy - Medicines Resource Centre and Governance. We are looking for an experience and enthusiastic senior pharmacist to lead our Medicine Resource Centre (MRC) and the pharmacy Governance agenda across all sites at Buckinghamshire HealthcareNHS Trust. You will be responsible for leading and developing the Medicine Resource Centre (MRC) processes, working with partners across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West (BOB) IntegratedCare System (ICS). To lead on the management of medicines policies and governance issues within the Trust and jointly oversee and support the work of the lead pharmacist for governance, developing andmaintaining robust pharmacy governance frameworks to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and guidelines.Applicants must be able to demonstrate a track record of providing vision and leadership to a pharmacy team and successfully managing medicines information and formulary services.
To discuss this opportunity, please contact Kirsty Habibi-Parker, Associate Director of Pharmacy -Medicines Resource Centre on Telephone 01296 838021, email-k.habibi-parker@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The Associate Director of Pharmacy provides professional, strategic leadership and advice to the Chief Pharmacist, and the Trust, on the pharmacy Medicine Resource Centre (MRC) and on matters relating to pharmacy governance. The post holder also supports and deputises for the Chief Pharmacist in the management of the pharmacy services together with other members of the senior pharmacy team, in their absence.
Main duties include:
- To lead and develop Medicine Resource Centre (MRC) processes working with partners across the Integrated Care System (ICS).
- To ensure the medicines information and formulary services have the capabilities to deliver their requirements.
- To lead on the management of medicines policies and governance issues within the Trust, and to develop and propose strategy for pharmacy governance.
- To be the link for Community Services pharmacists including virtual wards.
- To jointly oversee and support the work of the lead pharmacist for Governance, developing and maintaining robust pharmacy governance frameworks to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and guidelines.
About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the attachments in the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the attachments in the advert.
Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- MPharm (Master's degree) or equivalent Bachelor's degree
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (as registered Pharmacist)
- Specialist higher degree (Masters) in Clinical Pharmacy or management or a related area or a portfolio demonstrating equivalent through experience at senior management level and relevant short courses taught at postgraduate level
Desirable
- Commitment to continuous personal and professional development
- Project management qualification
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Substantial relevant post registration experience in a hospital setting
- Proven track record of successfully managing medicines resources and pharmacy governance
- Experience of operating at consultant level on multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of working with senior healthcare professionals outside of pharmacy to achieve Trust wide developments
- Recent practice in a leadership role within pharmacy
- Experience of managing teams including a large number of staff
- Experience of business planning with project and financial management
- Experience with human resource management
Desirable
- Proven track experience of service management, improvement and change management methodology
- Experience across a range of operational pharmacy services
- Significant experience of performing and supervising audit projects
Skills, abilities & knowledge
Essential
- Be able to provide highly complex information on pharmacy operational services and clinical trials issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants/professor/executive director level)
- Be able to provide highly complex information on medicines use and financial issues to multidisciplinary groups involving staff outside of pharmacy
- Be able to provide highly complex information on pharmacy patient services and clinical trials issues to national organisations and at national/international conferences
- Be able to use presentational aids
- Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
- Be able to analyse highly complex information relating to pharmacy operational services and clinical trials issues
- Be able to analyse complex information relating to medicines and their uses
- Be able to make sound judgments and act as the expert for pharmacy operational services and clinical trials issues in the Trust
- Be able to formulate long-term strategic and innovative plans for the effective development of pharmacy operational services across the whole Trust
- To have excellent keyboard and computer skills (word processing, spreadsheet, report generation and presentations)
Special circumstances
Essential
- Be able to work in busy office conditions and onwards
- Able to participate in the Late Duty, Weekend and Bank Holiday Service
- Able to attend all sites as needed
Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- MPharm (Master's degree) or equivalent Bachelor's degree
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (as registered Pharmacist)
- Specialist higher degree (Masters) in Clinical Pharmacy or management or a related area or a portfolio demonstrating equivalent through experience at senior management level and relevant short courses taught at postgraduate level
Desirable
- Commitment to continuous personal and professional development
- Project management qualification
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Substantial relevant post registration experience in a hospital setting
- Proven track record of successfully managing medicines resources and pharmacy governance
- Experience of operating at consultant level on multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of working with senior healthcare professionals outside of pharmacy to achieve Trust wide developments
- Recent practice in a leadership role within pharmacy
- Experience of managing teams including a large number of staff
- Experience of business planning with project and financial management
- Experience with human resource management
Desirable
- Proven track experience of service management, improvement and change management methodology
- Experience across a range of operational pharmacy services
- Significant experience of performing and supervising audit projects
Skills, abilities & knowledge
Essential
- Be able to provide highly complex information on pharmacy operational services and clinical trials issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants/professor/executive director level)
- Be able to provide highly complex information on medicines use and financial issues to multidisciplinary groups involving staff outside of pharmacy
- Be able to provide highly complex information on pharmacy patient services and clinical trials issues to national organisations and at national/international conferences
- Be able to use presentational aids
- Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
- Be able to analyse highly complex information relating to pharmacy operational services and clinical trials issues
- Be able to analyse complex information relating to medicines and their uses
- Be able to make sound judgments and act as the expert for pharmacy operational services and clinical trials issues in the Trust
- Be able to formulate long-term strategic and innovative plans for the effective development of pharmacy operational services across the whole Trust
- To have excellent keyboard and computer skills (word processing, spreadsheet, report generation and presentations)
Special circumstances
Essential
- Be able to work in busy office conditions and onwards
- Able to participate in the Late Duty, Weekend and Bank Holiday Service
- Able to attend all sites as needed
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
