Job summary
This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System
Organisations within scope are as follows:
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Southern Health Foundation Trust
Portsmouth Heath University Trust
University Hospital Southampton
Solent NHS Trust
South Central Ambulance Service
Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Hampshire Hospitals
An exciting opportunity to join our Pharmacy senior team has become available, for an individual seeking a challenging and rewarding role within a dynamic, supportive and professional team. The Pharmacy department is passionate about delivering excellent care to our patients and community. This role will play a vital part in helping us to achieve our Strategic Plan, Vision and Mission, through coaching and mentoring your team to deliver on set objectives.
Main duties of the job
This role will lead on our clinical services across the Trust and will be responsible for not only ensuring clinical, operational, safety and legislative compliance but also ensuring the delivery of corporate strategy and non-pay CIPs through management of the pharmacist team leads.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
Directing the development of the clinical pharmacy service for Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust through management of 5 x Pharmacist Team Leaders.
Leading the development of clinical pharmacy training within Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
Contributing to the delivery of medicines optimisation within the Trust, to maximize the beneficial clinical outcomes for patients from medicines, with an emphasis on safety, governance, professional collaboration and patient engagement.
To develop, train, motivate and encourage staff working within patient services and the department as a whole.
Budgets - Contributes to control of medicines budget of £82m and Pharmacy staff and non-staff budgets.
Directly manages: 5 band 8b Pharmacist Team Leaders across the Clinical Specialities, Team Lead for Commissioning and Formulary and Homecare Lead Pharmacist. Indirectly manages specialist 8a pharmacists and supervises band 7 and band 6 pharmacists on rotation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
Directing the development of the clinical pharmacy service for Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust through management of 5 x Pharmacist Team Leaders.
Leading the development of clinical pharmacy training within Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
Contributing to the delivery of medicines optimisation within the Trust, to maximize the beneficial clinical outcomes for patients from medicines, with an emphasis on safety, governance, professional collaboration and patient engagement.
To develop, train, motivate and encourage staff working within patient services and the department as a whole.
Budgets - Contributes to control of medicines budget of £82m and Pharmacy staff and non-staff budgets.
Directly manages: 5 band 8b Pharmacist Team Leaders across the Clinical Specialities, Team Lead for Commissioning and Formulary and Homecare Lead Pharmacist. Indirectly manages specialist 8a pharmacists and supervises band 7 and band 6 pharmacists on rotation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma/MSc or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Postgraduate Management Qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- 8 years in the NHS with a wide range of clinical and management experience
- Quality systems and audit
- Operational planning and development of services
- Health and Safety and maintenance of safe systems or work
Desirable
- Marketing of service for pharmacy customers and stakeholders
Additional criteria
Essential
- Evaluation of medical literature concerning medicines
- Analysis of potential clinical pharmacy problems from medicines charts and patient information
- Managing a team of highly qualifies professionals
- Team building in professional environment
- Practice based research and audit of medicines management systems
- Team building and skill mix review
- Quality systems and audit
Desirable
- Financial management of medicines and pharmacy budgets
- Negotiating in clinical and commercial environments
- Operational management and business planning.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma/MSc or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Postgraduate Management Qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- 8 years in the NHS with a wide range of clinical and management experience
- Quality systems and audit
- Operational planning and development of services
- Health and Safety and maintenance of safe systems or work
Desirable
- Marketing of service for pharmacy customers and stakeholders
Additional criteria
Essential
- Evaluation of medical literature concerning medicines
- Analysis of potential clinical pharmacy problems from medicines charts and patient information
- Managing a team of highly qualifies professionals
- Team building in professional environment
- Practice based research and audit of medicines management systems
- Team building and skill mix review
- Quality systems and audit
Desirable
- Financial management of medicines and pharmacy budgets
- Negotiating in clinical and commercial environments
- Operational management and business planning.
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
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).
