Job summary
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) is looking to recruit a talented and experienced individual to provide strategic leadership for our extensive pharmacy services. With a track record in developing Deputies to Chief Pharmacist level you will be supported to grow as a leader and manager. Your development will be supported by a close working relationship with the Chief Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Leadership Team and Divisional management Team.
This role will provide the key link between UHDB and Commissioners with a focus on ensuring the safe and effective supply of high cost drugs to our patients. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with both system and regional colleagues in your role. This role also will lead digital and IT developments within Pharmacy. This is a particularly exciting time at UHDB as we prepare to transition to a new EPR system across the acute providers in Derbyshire. This post will be key to ensuring the safe transition to the new system and to maximise the benefits of this change.
Main duties of the job
- As a member of the Pharmacy Business Unit Leadership Team, support the Chief Pharmacist to develop, deliver, manage and lead the pharmacy service, reporting to the Divisional Management Team.
- Provide leadership and support to the commissioning of 'tariff excluded medicines' from NHSE and the ICB to optimise effectiveness and ensure best value.
- Act as a member of the Joint Area Prescribing Committee, Trust Drugs and Therapeutics Group and D&T finance sub group.
- Develop and deliver cost improvement and transformation plans to ensure optimal cost effectiveness for Pharmacy and the Trust wide Medicines Optimisation work stream, including biosimilar switching.
- Provide leadership and support the delivery of high quality pharmacy services supplied through Homecare.
- Provide leadership and supports the development, implementation and maintenance of electronic prescribing and administration systems across the Trust.
Closing date of applications: 12 February 2024
Interview date: 04 March 2024
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
If you are interested in this wide ranging opportunity please do get in touch to discuss the post in more detail.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
If you are interested in this wide ranging opportunity please do get in touch to discuss the post in more detail.
Person Specification
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Manages complex and sensitive information relevant to post
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written to communicate with a broad spectrum of people including senior leaders within & external to UHDB
- Able to provide advice on specialist pharmacy areas as part of medicines optimisation to other expert professionals and senior leaders
Analytical and judgemental skills
Essential
- Highly developed problem solving and analytical skills
- Able to assess and analyse a broad range of complex information quickly and accurately and interpret outputs to inform decision making e.g. technical, finance and activity data
- Ability to provide strategic leadership to senior technical teams and Manage complex and multi-faceted problems
Knowledge, training and experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration hospital pharmacy practice with significant recent hospital experience
- Formal management and leadership training or equivalent experience
- Proven management / strategic leadership experience at senior level
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS policy and of key changes in the
Desirable
- Membership of relevant national groups
- Evidence of interest in research e.g. publication of papers / posters
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Ability to affect and manage change
- Plans and coordinates specific aspects of the pharmacy service across the department, Trust and local system
Desirable
- Proven track record of managing and developing services
- Experience/ financial management skills and business planning
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrates the UHDB values and models the behaviours of Compassion, Openness and Excellence
- Demonstrates commitment to promoting inclusion, equality and diversity in employment and delivery of services.
- Demonstrates awareness of the health inequality challenge in medicines usage.
Person Specification
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Manages complex and sensitive information relevant to post
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written to communicate with a broad spectrum of people including senior leaders within & external to UHDB
- Able to provide advice on specialist pharmacy areas as part of medicines optimisation to other expert professionals and senior leaders
Analytical and judgemental skills
Essential
- Highly developed problem solving and analytical skills
- Able to assess and analyse a broad range of complex information quickly and accurately and interpret outputs to inform decision making e.g. technical, finance and activity data
- Ability to provide strategic leadership to senior technical teams and Manage complex and multi-faceted problems
Knowledge, training and experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration hospital pharmacy practice with significant recent hospital experience
- Formal management and leadership training or equivalent experience
- Proven management / strategic leadership experience at senior level
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS policy and of key changes in the
Desirable
- Membership of relevant national groups
- Evidence of interest in research e.g. publication of papers / posters
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Ability to affect and manage change
- Plans and coordinates specific aspects of the pharmacy service across the department, Trust and local system
Desirable
- Proven track record of managing and developing services
- Experience/ financial management skills and business planning
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrates the UHDB values and models the behaviours of Compassion, Openness and Excellence
- Demonstrates commitment to promoting inclusion, equality and diversity in employment and delivery of services.
- Demonstrates awareness of the health inequality challenge in medicines usage.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
