Job summary
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) Integrated Care Board is recruiting to a Chief Pharmacist for the System to provide system-wide leadership for the delivery of an Integrated Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Transformation Plan.
As an experienced Pharmacy professional working at system-level, you will provide expert strategic leadership in the design and implementation of a system-wide Pharmacy and Medicines transformation plan, lead the development of and communicate the vision for Pharmacy and Medicines optimisation across the ICS and take forward a programme of work to support the integration of pharmacy workforce and deliver the agreed programme of work across the system.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the ICB Chief Medical Officer, the successful post holder will develop, contribute to and deliver ongoing quality, clinical quality, productivity and financial efficiency improvements.
The post holder will work closely with senior leaders across the ICS and all pharmacy sectors in LLR, supporting them to achieve their local ambitions and taking forward collaborative work programmes.
About us
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICS commission and provides health and care services for over a million people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) and has a combined health budget of circa £1.5 billion. Our ICS partnership has several partners, all providing a voice and key stake in the health and well-being of our population:
- Local Authorities: Leicester City Council, Leicester County Council, Rutland County Council
- NHS Providers: Leicester Partnership Trust (LPT), University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL), Primary Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates are asked to refer to the job description and person specification attached to this job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates are asked to refer to the job description and person specification attached to this job advert.
Person Specification
Education, qualifications and training
Essential
- Educated to a doctorate level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- In depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period in pharmacy, clinical research, medicine, strategy formulation, Leadership, service improvement and resource management.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering significant change across organisational boundaries
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- High level analytical skills and the ability to drive rigorous analysis to data and situations, to see cause and effect, to make objective judgements and understand financial and service implications
Person Specification
Education, qualifications and training
Essential
- Educated to a doctorate level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- In depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period in pharmacy, clinical research, medicine, strategy formulation, Leadership, service improvement and resource management.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering significant change across organisational boundaries
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- High level analytical skills and the ability to drive rigorous analysis to data and situations, to see cause and effect, to make objective judgements and understand financial and service implications
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).
