Job summary
Are you looking for an opportunity to help lead an
outstanding clinical team, to be part of delivering large scale change
projects, to increase your experience of working at a senior level and work in
a world class, fabulous Trust which makes a big difference to patients and
families?
Due to the progression of the previous post holder we have
the opportunity for a dynamic and experienced pharmacy leader to join the
senior pharmacy leadership team as Deputy Chief Pharmacist. There are several
exciting projects taking place across BWC that need an enthusiastic senior
pharmacist to take a significant role in delivering, including identifying and
implementing a new EPR/EPMA system across the Trust.
We are looking for someone to lead the department and support the Chief Pharmacist to develop strategic programmes to deliver medicines optimisation and improve access to medicines for our patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support
the Chief Pharmacist by leading and developing the strategic operational
delivery and performance of all aspects of Pharmacy Services, developing our
workforce and continually improving the quality of the service. They will need
to play a significant part in developing and delivering the next phase of our
Pharmacy Business Plan to progress our services to address the changes
happening in BSol ICB, the Midlands region and with NHSE commissioned services
for paediatrics, maternity, womens health, and mental health services. We
have an ambition to develop our use of technology from medicines automation to
supporting new gene therapies. We are already involved in implementing
pharmacogenomics within our services, our teams are constantly pushing the
boundaries of improving medicines use for patients with rare condition and we
have a thriving research and development programme.
Our workforce is key to delivery of our ambitions therefore
possession of excellent leadership, organisational & interpersonal skills
will be essential to enable the post holder to engage and enable teams to
accomplish their goals and maintain their wellbeing.
2 stage interview format consisting of on-site assessment day on Monday
13th March followed by second stage interviews, via MS Teams, on Wednesday
15th March.
Please contact Alison Tennant, Chief Pharmacist on alison.tennant@nhs.net or 07941
444169. Please note Alison is on leave 2nd February to 18th
February.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the
first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive
forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and
mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment
to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading
neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in
shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist
paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham
Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the
busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year
offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward
Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative
community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB
offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people
aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We
believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and
encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria
for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or
sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person
specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham
Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have
evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include
transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional
registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for
our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so
please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person
specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham
Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have
evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include
transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional
registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for
our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so
please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent team player
- Excellent health and attendance record
- Effective organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work accurately under pressure
- Demonstrates insight and self-knowledge of what attributes they bring and their impact on others
- Good written and verbal English
- Strong interpersonal communication skills. Able to collaborate and negotiate successfully with internal and external staff groups at all levels
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their families
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Ability to identify improvement and foster change in an ever-growing fast-paced environment.
- Smart appearance, creating a good impression to others
- Ability to remain professional at all times
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- An understanding and the ability to undertake the duties outlined in the job description
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent degree in pharmacy
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Extensive previous experience in hospital pharmacy (Post-Registration)
- Experience of motivating and leading a high performing team
- Experience of developing and implementing service changes at an organisational wide level
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of dealing with incidents and risk management
- Experience of audit and implementation of change
- Experience of writing reports, policies and procedures
- Experience of developing business cases
- Have a sound knowledge of legislation, national standards and good practice around medication supply, storage and prescribing/use
- Have an understanding of the background and aims of current healthcare policy
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex data and present in a way that actions and follow-up can be identified.
- Problem solving skills and the ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
- Able to make decisions on difficult issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of managing budgets
- Knowledge of change management tools and experience of using them in different projects
- Experience of performance management on an individual and service level
- Experience of training staff
Desirable
- Experience of delivering service improvement plans including meeting professional standards
- Experience of involvement in developing and delivering strategic plans with a range of stakeholders
- Knowledge of Ascribe System
Person Specification
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent team player
- Excellent health and attendance record
- Effective organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work accurately under pressure
- Demonstrates insight and self-knowledge of what attributes they bring and their impact on others
- Good written and verbal English
- Strong interpersonal communication skills. Able to collaborate and negotiate successfully with internal and external staff groups at all levels
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their families
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Ability to identify improvement and foster change in an ever-growing fast-paced environment.
- Smart appearance, creating a good impression to others
- Ability to remain professional at all times
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- An understanding and the ability to undertake the duties outlined in the job description
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent degree in pharmacy
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Extensive previous experience in hospital pharmacy (Post-Registration)
- Experience of motivating and leading a high performing team
- Experience of developing and implementing service changes at an organisational wide level
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of dealing with incidents and risk management
- Experience of audit and implementation of change
- Experience of writing reports, policies and procedures
- Experience of developing business cases
- Have a sound knowledge of legislation, national standards and good practice around medication supply, storage and prescribing/use
- Have an understanding of the background and aims of current healthcare policy
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex data and present in a way that actions and follow-up can be identified.
- Problem solving skills and the ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
- Able to make decisions on difficult issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of managing budgets
- Knowledge of change management tools and experience of using them in different projects
- Experience of performance management on an individual and service level
- Experience of training staff
Desirable
- Experience of delivering service improvement plans including meeting professional standards
- Experience of involvement in developing and delivering strategic plans with a range of stakeholders
- Knowledge of Ascribe System
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
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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