Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced pharmacist to Lead our Durham & Darlington locality. The successful candidate will work closely with the Lead Pharmacy Technician to lead the team in the delivery of the clinical pharmacy, medicines management and dispensing/supply service across the locality, including managing the rotation of foundation pharmacists around services and/or sites. You will arrange and co-ordinate the placement of pre-registration pharmacists from other Trusts, and work experience opportunities for pharmacy students from Newcastle and Sunderland universities. You will have the opportunity to line manage some of the team, and will be given the opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills. You will work closely with the wider pharmacy leadership team to influence, develop and lead, when necessary, Trustwide projects and service developments.
Main duties of the job
- To lead and manage a locality of the pharmacy directorate
- To line manage Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and other members of the pharmacy team
- To lead on designated areas of pharmacy responsibility across the whole trust
- The post holder will work with all professional staff, patients and carers in the provision of a trust-wide clinical pharmacy service, ensuring high quality patient focused pharmaceutical care
- To deputise for the Deputy Chief Pharmacist and Chief Pharmacist and be involved in pharmacy service developments as needs or opportunities arise
- To be engaged in delivering the medicines optimisation strategy / framework
- The post holder will be engaged in an aspect of the clinical pharmacy service
- To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities
- To promote at all times a positive image of the Pharmacy Department and the wider Trust
About us
Our friendly and hard-working locality team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and assistants is based at West Park Hospital in Darlington and Lanchester Road Hospital in Durham. It provides clinical pharmacy services to inpatient wards at those sites plus Auckland Park Hospital in Bishop Auckland, and to community teams in all specialties across the locality. Medicines supply services to the locality are delivered from our dispensary at West Park Hospital.
Additional contact details: Chris Williams, Chief Pharmacist, christopher.williams@nhs.net, 07771 552084
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate qualification in clinical / psychiatric pharmacy
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Postgraduate pharmacist independent/supplementary prescribing practice certificate
- Recognised leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health pharmacy or Clinical experience in a variety of settings
- Multi-disciplinary team working
- Supervised or managed others
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Confident and articulate communicator in both written and verbal
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Understanding of health service issues in primary and secondary care
- Understanding of the risk issues associated with medicines
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate qualification in clinical / psychiatric pharmacy
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Postgraduate pharmacist independent/supplementary prescribing practice certificate
- Recognised leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health pharmacy or Clinical experience in a variety of settings
- Multi-disciplinary team working
- Supervised or managed others
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Confident and articulate communicator in both written and verbal
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Understanding of health service issues in primary and secondary care
- Understanding of the risk issues associated with medicines
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
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).
