Job summary
Working Full time 37.5 hours per week
We are looking for a highly skilled, dynamic and passionate pharmacist to join our pharmacy senior leadership team specifically to lead the medicines optimisation agenda for the trust.
With a strong clinical background and expertise in medicines value and governance you will drive forward improvements in both quality and cost efficiency. You will utilise your excellent leadership skills to direct a well established and experienced team of senior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to deliver the safe, effective and cost efficient use of medicines across the trust, putting patients at the heart of all decision making.
Main duties of the job
This role is responsible for delivery of the medicines optimisation agenda throughout the trust, working in partnership with the pharmacy senior leadership team, clinical leaders across the trust and in collaboration with colleagues across the system and Cheshire and Mersey ICB. The key areas of responsibility include medicines value (including formulary management and high-cost drugs), homecare, antimicrobials, medicines information, medicines governance and safety.
The post holder will represent the department throughout the trust and the organisation at both system and regional level. Working closely with the senior pharmacy team and supporting the director of pharmacy and medicines optimisation they will be pivotal in setting the strategic direction of both medicines optimisation and pharmacy services in the organisation and leading on its delivery.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registraton
- Master's degree in pharmacy
- Post graduate clinical diploma
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Leadership / management qualification or recognised training program
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading and managing teams within pharmacy and other associated staff groups to deliver a high-quality pharmacy service
- Experience of contributing and leading medicines value workstreams
- Financial awareness in the management of medicines budgets and commissioning arrangements
- Awareness of National Guidance/ Policies and evidence of application of these within organisation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registraton
- Master's degree in pharmacy
- Post graduate clinical diploma
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Leadership / management qualification or recognised training program
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading and managing teams within pharmacy and other associated staff groups to deliver a high-quality pharmacy service
- Experience of contributing and leading medicines value workstreams
- Financial awareness in the management of medicines budgets and commissioning arrangements
- Awareness of National Guidance/ Policies and evidence of application of these within organisation
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).
