DCSL Superintendent Pharmacist

Job summary

Our successful wholly owned subsidiary Dudley Clinical Services Ltd has been in operation since July 2013 providing a high quality dispensing service to the outpatients of The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust.

If you are an ambitious and creative pharmacist dedicated to excellent patient care and want to start or continue your leadership journey, then this opportunity will suit your development journey. You will lead this established patient focussed service and manage the thriving pharmaceutical service delivery at Corbett Hospital Outpatient Centre. Developmental support is available through a mentorship programme to ensure you are equipped in this role.

You are multi-skilled - as comfortable discussing patient care with local clinicians as you are leading medicines optimisation services with Dudley Clinical Services. Your dedication to patient care is evident in your quest to develop new and enhanced services and your clinical background enables you to ensure patient safety. You are an experienced people-manager or working toward this leadership skill and want to support a loyal and experienced team. As a pharmacy professional you will seek out opportunities for CPD for yourself and your team, encouraging personal growth and development.

Main duties of the job

Actively manage pharmacy service delivery, making optimal use of resources available and ensuring delivery of required Trust- agreed performance standards.

Provide professional pharmaceutical leadership of the pharmacy service

To ensure that all activity undertaken is consistent with maintaining registration of the premises with GPhC

Report regularly to the DCSL Board on the performance of DCSL pharmacy services, the operation of the SLA with DG NHS FT and other business matters

Manage the finances associated with the delivery of the service

Leads on home delivery of medicines at DCSL and works closely with relevant stakeholders

To act as Associate Controlled Drug Accountable Officer and support the DGFT CDAO in Board assurance on controlled drug matters

Work closely with the DGFT Pharmacy Leadership team and be part of this group

To lead on the development and implementation of a strategy for improving business and workforce skill mix within DCSL.

Provides clinical pharmacy services supporting safe prescribing and administration of medicines.

To work with medical and nursing staff to establish agreement and co-operation in the prescribing and supply of all pharmaceutical products.

To provide specialist pharmacist input to the HIV medicines service.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)