Job summary
Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager - Homecare, Virtual Wards, Outpatient Specialties
CUH Pharmacy are excited to introduce this newly developed senior role within the Clinical Pharmacy team. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop their leadership and managerial skillset as well as to maintain a clinical commitment to a relevant specialty.
Our ideal candidate would have an extensive background within clinical pharmacy, a passion for service improvement, be able to build excellent working relationships and have a track record of delivering on projects at divisional and organisational level.
If successful you would have the opportunity to work alongside system leaders and MDT colleagues to improve the management of patients receiving care in the outpatient and virtual ward settings.
If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for please don't hesitate to get in touch to discuss the role further.
Main duties of the job
Plan, lead and evaluate clinical pharmacy service input to outpatient based specialties across the Trust, in conjunction with other Lead Pharmacists where appropriate.
Act as an expert resource in one or more named clinical specialties and provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service to a defined patient cohort within the outpatient/virtual ward setting.
Be accountable and responsible for the management of Pharmacy Homecare Services.
Be responsible for management of Pharmacy input to Cambridge Infusion Centre.
Be responsible for management of Pharmacy input to Virtual Wards
Act as an expert resource and actively lead on the safe, effective (including cost effective) and timely implementation and use of biologic medicines in all settings across the Trust.
Liaise with the multidisciplinary team to promote safe, effective (including cost effective) and timely use of medicines within relevant outpatient specialties.
Deputise for the Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Pharmacy Services
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 22nd August 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 31st August 2023
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 22nd August 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 31st August 2023
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level degree in pharmacy
- Post-graduate preregistration year
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy*
- Qualified as independent prescriber
Desirable
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy*
- Risk management training
- Management or leadership training /qualification
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration hospital pharmacy experience.
- Very experienced clinical pharmacist dealing with medicines queries from all grades of staff, professionals and patients.
- Experience of direct supervision of senior and junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
- Experienced clinical pharmacist with experience as a lead pharmacist for a relevant clinical specialty at band 8b who has also covered a large range of specialties.
- Experienced in documentation in medical notes
- Experience of consultant ward round/clinic or MDT participation attendance
- Experience of leadership and human resources management of a clinical pharmacy team
- Experience of service development including monitoring of outputs
- Experience of staff development
- Experience of managing performance
- Experience of recruitment and selection processes
- Experience of writing reports and contributing to business cases
- Writing clinical management plans
- Writing drug policies and guidelines and PGD development.
- Evidence of having conducted clinical audit, service evaluation or research project
- Experience of managing drug recalls and drug shortages
Desirable
- Recent post-registration hospital experience, ideally including previous experience in a teaching hospital and experience of more than one hospital.
- Evidence of having written pharmaceutical and/or educational publications.
- Experience as a personal tutor/manager to a range of staff groups.
- Drug expenditure analysis and reporting.
- Horizon scanning
- Ability to take initiative and lead on projects including change management
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialised clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends within relevant specialist area(s).
- Awareness of, NICE and other national guidance related to medicines and care of patients in specialist area.
- Previous involvement in implementation of the relevant guidance.
- Good knowledge of Health care systems and NHS changes.
- Good knowledge and experience of literature review critical appraisal audit and research methodology.
- Computer knowledge with good experience of Word, Powerpoint and Excel
- Familiar with the use of a range of visual aids for teaching including the use of a data projector, overhead projector and white board to assist with teaching.
- Pharmacy computer systems training.
- Independent prescriber
- Training and education knowledge and skills.
Desirable
- Applications for Research grant
- GCP
- Experience of electronic hospital systems.
Skills
Essential
- Good organisation skills/time management.
- Excellent priorisation skills.
- Self Motivated.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to give oral presentations appropriate to the level of the audience or students
- Able to produce written reports including for senior Trust management.
- Able to produce written support materials for training.
- Good consultation skills.
- Proven ability to influence and negotiate all grades of staff
- Proven ability to teach and train a range of staff groups.
- Excellent IT skills.
- Ability to develop staff within team to realise full potential.
Desirable
- Ability to remain calm and work effectively under pressure and to deadlines.
- To be able to respond to changing priorities from the Trust leadership as required
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level degree in pharmacy
- Post-graduate preregistration year
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy*
- Qualified as independent prescriber
Desirable
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy*
- Risk management training
- Management or leadership training /qualification
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration hospital pharmacy experience.
- Very experienced clinical pharmacist dealing with medicines queries from all grades of staff, professionals and patients.
- Experience of direct supervision of senior and junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
- Experienced clinical pharmacist with experience as a lead pharmacist for a relevant clinical specialty at band 8b who has also covered a large range of specialties.
- Experienced in documentation in medical notes
- Experience of consultant ward round/clinic or MDT participation attendance
- Experience of leadership and human resources management of a clinical pharmacy team
- Experience of service development including monitoring of outputs
- Experience of staff development
- Experience of managing performance
- Experience of recruitment and selection processes
- Experience of writing reports and contributing to business cases
- Writing clinical management plans
- Writing drug policies and guidelines and PGD development.
- Evidence of having conducted clinical audit, service evaluation or research project
- Experience of managing drug recalls and drug shortages
Desirable
- Recent post-registration hospital experience, ideally including previous experience in a teaching hospital and experience of more than one hospital.
- Evidence of having written pharmaceutical and/or educational publications.
- Experience as a personal tutor/manager to a range of staff groups.
- Drug expenditure analysis and reporting.
- Horizon scanning
- Ability to take initiative and lead on projects including change management
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialised clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends within relevant specialist area(s).
- Awareness of, NICE and other national guidance related to medicines and care of patients in specialist area.
- Previous involvement in implementation of the relevant guidance.
- Good knowledge of Health care systems and NHS changes.
- Good knowledge and experience of literature review critical appraisal audit and research methodology.
- Computer knowledge with good experience of Word, Powerpoint and Excel
- Familiar with the use of a range of visual aids for teaching including the use of a data projector, overhead projector and white board to assist with teaching.
- Pharmacy computer systems training.
- Independent prescriber
- Training and education knowledge and skills.
Desirable
- Applications for Research grant
- GCP
- Experience of electronic hospital systems.
Skills
Essential
- Good organisation skills/time management.
- Excellent priorisation skills.
- Self Motivated.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to give oral presentations appropriate to the level of the audience or students
- Able to produce written reports including for senior Trust management.
- Able to produce written support materials for training.
- Good consultation skills.
- Proven ability to influence and negotiate all grades of staff
- Proven ability to teach and train a range of staff groups.
- Excellent IT skills.
- Ability to develop staff within team to realise full potential.
Desirable
- Ability to remain calm and work effectively under pressure and to deadlines.
- To be able to respond to changing priorities from the Trust leadership as required
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital - Division B
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Employer's website
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)