Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide senior clinical and strategic leadership to the Pharmacy Department (in conjunction with the Chief Pharmacist and substantive Deputy Chief Pharmacist). The post holder will ensure compliance with professional standards, legislation, clinical governance, quality of care delivery and risk management.
The current post holder will be working with the Digital team on the implementation of the new EPR and a need to backfill some of their deputy chief pharmacist role is therefore necessary. This secondment is initially for 6 months, however it may be extended if the business case for the new EPR is successful.
We are looking for a pharmacist with a background in clinical pharmacy services within a hospital environment. You will need to have experience in line management, project management, team leadership and medicines safety.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist with a post graduate clinical pharmacy diploma. You should have good organisational and task prioritisation skills and demonstrate good empathetic and listening skills.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will:
Provide strategic and operational leadership for the pharmacy department
Deputise for the Chief Pharmacist in their absence
Line manage a number of pharmacists and senior pharmacy technicians
Represent the pharmacy team at Trust and ICS level, providing input into pathways and initiatives that involve the use of medicines
Responsibilities will be shared with the substantive post holder, how they are assigned will depend on the strengths and relative skill set of the successful candidate.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational masters degree in Pharmacy
- GPhC registered/practising pharmacist
- Higher degree/diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
- Post graduate experience in hospital pharmacy
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- GPhC accredited pre-registration tutor
- Experience as a clinical diploma tutor
- Supplementary / Independent prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Experience as an effective clinical practitioner
- Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills, through training and experience
- Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement
- Experience in provision of education and training to staff with varying ability levels
- Experience in Clinical Audit
- Experience and training in providing Medicines Information services
- Experience in leading, supervising and managing staff
- Experience in Project management
- Demonstrates the ability to identify and prioritise management and clinical workload
- Has the ability to identify and manage risks
- Can work autonomously, demonstrates self motivation and is able to meet set targets
- Can demonstrate innovation and practice change
- Ability to effect and manage change
- Able to work to targets and meet tight deadlines
- Demonstrates the ability to influence pharmacy, medical, nursing and management colleagues
Desirable
- Demonstrates active participation in Multi-disciplinary healthcare research
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Flexible approach to working hours and practices
- Able to undertake out of hours (Emergency Duty) commitment
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational masters degree in Pharmacy
- GPhC registered/practising pharmacist
- Higher degree/diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
- Post graduate experience in hospital pharmacy
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- GPhC accredited pre-registration tutor
- Experience as a clinical diploma tutor
- Supplementary / Independent prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Experience as an effective clinical practitioner
- Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills, through training and experience
- Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement
- Experience in provision of education and training to staff with varying ability levels
- Experience in Clinical Audit
- Experience and training in providing Medicines Information services
- Experience in leading, supervising and managing staff
- Experience in Project management
- Demonstrates the ability to identify and prioritise management and clinical workload
- Has the ability to identify and manage risks
- Can work autonomously, demonstrates self motivation and is able to meet set targets
- Can demonstrate innovation and practice change
- Ability to effect and manage change
- Able to work to targets and meet tight deadlines
- Demonstrates the ability to influence pharmacy, medical, nursing and management colleagues
Desirable
- Demonstrates active participation in Multi-disciplinary healthcare research
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Flexible approach to working hours and practices
- Able to undertake out of hours (Emergency Duty) commitment
Desirable
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).
