Job summary
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Chief Pharmacist to lead our pharmacy services and medicines optimisation agenda. This is an exciting leadership role in a rapidly expanding Mental Health, community and secured services Trust.
The Trust has recently brought its medicines supply service "in-house" and so this pivotal role, offers the opportunity to shape the future of both safe, effective, and innovative medicines use and the medicines supply delivery in a dynamic and supportive environment.
Main duties of the job
As Chief Pharmacist, you will:
Be the Trust operational and strategic lead for Medicines Optimisation,
Provide strategic and operational leadership for pharmacy services.
Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and professional standards in relation to medicines and pharmacy services.
Lead the ongoing development and implementation of the Trust's Medicines Optimisation Strategy.
provide pharmaceutical and medicines management advice to the Trust Board, including assurances of good medicines governance.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across the health and care system.
Support innovation in service delivery, including deployment of EPS, cross-sector integration and the expansion of the Trust research portfolio
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As Chief Pharmacist, you will:
Be the Trust operational and strategic lead for Medicines Optimisation,
Provide strategic and operational leadership for pharmacy services.
Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and professional standards in relation to medicines and pharmacy services.
Lead the ongoing development and implementation of the Trusts Medicines Optimisation Strategy.
provide pharmaceutical and medicines management advice to the Trust Board, including assurances of good medicines governance.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across the health and care system.
Support innovation in service delivery, including deployment of EPS, cross-sector integration and the expansion of the Trust research portfolio
Job description
Job responsibilities
As Chief Pharmacist, you will:
Be the Trust operational and strategic lead for Medicines Optimisation,
Provide strategic and operational leadership for pharmacy services.
Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and professional standards in relation to medicines and pharmacy services.
Lead the ongoing development and implementation of the Trusts Medicines Optimisation Strategy.
provide pharmaceutical and medicines management advice to the Trust Board, including assurances of good medicines governance.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across the health and care system.
Support innovation in service delivery, including deployment of EPS, cross-sector integration and the expansion of the Trust research portfolio
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- MPharm Degree or equivalent Pharmacy qualification
- Postgraduate clinical diploma/MSc relevant to the NHS or equivalent experience
- Postgraduate Management qualification relevant to the NHS or equivalent experience
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
- Extensive and demonstrable post-registration experience within a hospital setting
- Significant experience working in a senior management / leadership role within pharmacy
Desirable
- Current membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Membership of Royal College of Mental Health Pharmacy
- Experience of developing and monitoring contractual standards and service level agreements
- Experience of business planning, project and management, budget setting and financial management
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Take operational decisions to ensure an effective service
- Ability to provide professional leadership and day to day management within the medicines management team
- A broad technical and pharmaceutical knowledge relating to the promotion of high quality, effective and cost-effective use of medicines
- Act as an autonomous practitioner in the delivery of a full clinical pharmacy and medicines management service. Practice within standard operating procedures in accordance with professional standards and national guidance
Desirable
- Experience of developing and delivering training packages for staff and service users
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- MPharm Degree or equivalent Pharmacy qualification
- Postgraduate clinical diploma/MSc relevant to the NHS or equivalent experience
- Postgraduate Management qualification relevant to the NHS or equivalent experience
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
- Extensive and demonstrable post-registration experience within a hospital setting
- Significant experience working in a senior management / leadership role within pharmacy
Desirable
- Current membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Membership of Royal College of Mental Health Pharmacy
- Experience of developing and monitoring contractual standards and service level agreements
- Experience of business planning, project and management, budget setting and financial management
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Take operational decisions to ensure an effective service
- Ability to provide professional leadership and day to day management within the medicines management team
- A broad technical and pharmaceutical knowledge relating to the promotion of high quality, effective and cost-effective use of medicines
- Act as an autonomous practitioner in the delivery of a full clinical pharmacy and medicines management service. Practice within standard operating procedures in accordance with professional standards and national guidance
Desirable
- Experience of developing and delivering training packages for staff and service users
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).
