Job summary
South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust is at the heart of the communities across Kent, Surrey and Sussex providing the very best possible pre- hospital care to our patients.
Reflecting the utmost importance that we attach to the quality of care and experience that each patient receives. We are an ambitious service keen to implement the highest standards of urgent and emergency care across South East Coast.
We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and highly motivated Chief Pharmacist who enjoys building relationships and working in partnership to improve health and wellbeing and quality of services whilst ensuring sustainable use of NHS resources.
Applicants must be self-motivated, an excellent communicator and negotiator and demonstrate a determination to achieve results.
The successful candidate will be joining an innovative, friendly and highly regarded Medical Senior Leadership Team who will support you to provide a medicines service that meets the needs of all our patients.
Main duties of the job
This role will lead the Medicines Optimisation service across both the 999 and 111 service. They will be the professional lead for all our advanced and specialist pharmacists working across the Trust. The successful candidate will act as a role model to the Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) team, promoting the training and development of medicines optimisation (and other) staff , embracing innovative ways of working and provide a consistently high-quality service.
Whether you are an experienced Chief Pharmacist or are looking to step up from a Lead Pharmacist role then this is the perfect opportunity for you to lead an enthusiastic and supportive team and drive forward efficiencies and innovation within the ambulance service.
Our vision is to deliver excellent services which improve the health of our patients. To do this we need to have outstanding people who share a common set of values and aspirations.
The role will require highly developed leadership skills as Medicines Optimisation is playing a crucial role in improving patient care. Applicants must be able to think and lead strategically working with a multi-disciplinary team to provide the right care at the right time for our patients. The ideal candidate will have experience of non-medical prescribing, experience of budget monitoring, and a record of working pan-organisation.
About us
- Option to join NHS pension scheme
- A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years' service.
- Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
- Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
- Access to occupational health and counselling services.
- Award winning wellbeing hub
- Back up buddy App
- Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership in transforming the way that the Trust procures, records, stores, dispenses, administers and disposes of medicines engaging at the most appropriate and relevant level strategically.
Perform the duties and responsibilities of the superintendent pharmacist as required by the Pharmacy Regulator - the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Perform the duties and responsibilities of the Chief Pharmacist as required by the Pharmacy Regulator.
Ensure that the Trust is compliant with all legislative and regulatory requirements for medicines optimisation.
Perform the role of professional lead for all pharmacists within the Trust, ensuring they receive the required supervision and support to meet their registration requirements and provide good patient care.
Provide specialist advice and guidance to the Trust in relation to procurement, use and storage of medicines, including potential side effects. Create a prescribing formulary for the Trust, which includes identifying harmful interactions and assessing the suitability of treatments for patients in the context of pre-hospital care, urgent care and primary care.
Provide professional strategic leadership in medicines optimisation and medicines management systems both within the Trust and across the Health economy to promote safe and cost-effective use of medicines (including medical gases).
Liaise with clinicians, managers and other health care professionals to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and economic medicines optimisation systems.
Develop, in conjunction with other clinicians, new clinical protocols and treatments including the development of patient group directions.
Develop guidelines, policies and procedures for medicines use within the Trust as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership in transforming the way that the Trust procures, records, stores, dispenses, administers and disposes of medicines engaging at the most appropriate and relevant level strategically.
Perform the duties and responsibilities of the superintendent pharmacist as required by the Pharmacy Regulator - the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Perform the duties and responsibilities of the Chief Pharmacist as required by the Pharmacy Regulator.
Ensure that the Trust is compliant with all legislative and regulatory requirements for medicines optimisation.
Perform the role of professional lead for all pharmacists within the Trust, ensuring they receive the required supervision and support to meet their registration requirements and provide good patient care.
Provide specialist advice and guidance to the Trust in relation to procurement, use and storage of medicines, including potential side effects. Create a prescribing formulary for the Trust, which includes identifying harmful interactions and assessing the suitability of treatments for patients in the context of pre-hospital care, urgent care and primary care.
Provide professional strategic leadership in medicines optimisation and medicines management systems both within the Trust and across the Health economy to promote safe and cost-effective use of medicines (including medical gases).
Liaise with clinicians, managers and other health care professionals to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and economic medicines optimisation systems.
Develop, in conjunction with other clinicians, new clinical protocols and treatments including the development of patient group directions.
Develop guidelines, policies and procedures for medicines use within the Trust as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a Master's degree in Pharmacy
- Qualified Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and also be a member of the RPSGB.
Desirable
- Specialist or Advanced practice qualification relevant to Primary/Urgent/Emergency care pharmacy practice.
- Hold a leadership or management qualification relevant to the NHS at Diploma or Masters level
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive legal knowledge in relation to pharmacy issues and risk management processes
- Detailed knowledge of research methodologies relating to technical and clinical aspects pharmaceutical services
- Significant post registration pharmacy practice in a hospital or community setting
- In-depth knowledge of Government policy with regard to the development of Prescribing and Pharmacy Services
Desirable
- An understanding of the current changes within the NHS and the potential impact of these on ambulance services
- Knowledge of clinical care in an ambulance setting
- Understanding of specific medicines optimisation legislation relating to ambulance services
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate the ability to implement policy and procedure, managing change in a positive manner
- Extensive experience of maintaining medicines information system / database record system
- Significant experience of risk management
- Experience of managing drug expenditure
Desirable
- Project Management i.e. 6 - Sigma/Prince2
- Experience in developing Patient Group Directions
- Experience of supporting specialist and advanced practice roles and development within other allied health professions
Skills
Essential
- Ability to present complex information logically and concisely both verbally and in writing, including the ability to write reports and policies with clarity to ensure that complex messages are put across effectively.
- Ability to analyse and understand complex clinical information, e.g. performance indicators and targets, and to act on these as appropriate.
- Ability to provide advice and rationale in relation to medications, dosages and production issues in specialist field where information is lacking and / or medical opinion differs
- Can motivate, inspire and support innovative thinking in others.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a Master's degree in Pharmacy
- Qualified Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and also be a member of the RPSGB.
Desirable
- Specialist or Advanced practice qualification relevant to Primary/Urgent/Emergency care pharmacy practice.
- Hold a leadership or management qualification relevant to the NHS at Diploma or Masters level
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive legal knowledge in relation to pharmacy issues and risk management processes
- Detailed knowledge of research methodologies relating to technical and clinical aspects pharmaceutical services
- Significant post registration pharmacy practice in a hospital or community setting
- In-depth knowledge of Government policy with regard to the development of Prescribing and Pharmacy Services
Desirable
- An understanding of the current changes within the NHS and the potential impact of these on ambulance services
- Knowledge of clinical care in an ambulance setting
- Understanding of specific medicines optimisation legislation relating to ambulance services
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate the ability to implement policy and procedure, managing change in a positive manner
- Extensive experience of maintaining medicines information system / database record system
- Significant experience of risk management
- Experience of managing drug expenditure
Desirable
- Project Management i.e. 6 - Sigma/Prince2
- Experience in developing Patient Group Directions
- Experience of supporting specialist and advanced practice roles and development within other allied health professions
Skills
Essential
- Ability to present complex information logically and concisely both verbally and in writing, including the ability to write reports and policies with clarity to ensure that complex messages are put across effectively.
- Ability to analyse and understand complex clinical information, e.g. performance indicators and targets, and to act on these as appropriate.
- Ability to provide advice and rationale in relation to medications, dosages and production issues in specialist field where information is lacking and / or medical opinion differs
- Can motivate, inspire and support innovative thinking in others.
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).
