Job summary
We are recruiting for a Pharmacist Team Manager Unplanned Care who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
It is an energising time for us at the Trust, having just acquired Teaching status and working with VMI on our ENH Production System. The pharmacy department is working side by side with senior clinical and operational leads to improve our discharge processes and this post holder will be at the forefront of all the exciting development and will support implementation and change.
Being driven and adaptable are essential characteristics for this role as there is a unique opportunity to work within the senior pharmacy team to shape the future of the clinical pharmacy service at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will direct the day-to-day functioning of the clinical pharmacy service to unplanned care, whilst as the same time work closely with the Pharmacist Manager - Planned Care (Surgery) to ensure the service is able to respond effectively to meet the needs of patients and key Trust stakeholders. A significant proportion of the role will involve strategic development of the unplanned care clinical pharmacy service, working with Pharmacist Manager - Clinical Services, senior nursing and clinical colleagues.
To act as the lead pharmacist for a defined area / directorate / aspect of pharmacy (in addition to above).
To plan, manage and develop the clinical pharmacy service to the unplanned care division in order to promote the safe, timely and cost-effective use of medicines.
To work with the Pharmacist Team Manager for Planned Care and support the Pharmacist Manager - Clinical Services & Digital Transformation and Deputy Chief Pharmacist to ensure robust clinical services are provided daily.
To act as Head of Department as required.
To line manage relevant directorate pharmacists within the unplanned division.
To be a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber within the Trust working in accordance with Trust Policy as approved by Therapeutics Policy Committee (TPC).
To carry out general dispensing and associated clinical and pharmaceutical duties and to assist with the provision of the pharmaceutical service to the trust.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for the main duties and responsibilities for this post and other relevant information
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for the main duties and responsibilities for this post and other relevant information
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Masters Degree MPharm or equivalent (A)
- Competency assessed and examined professional registration (GPhC) (A)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice (A)
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice (P)
- Recent relevant hospital pharmacy experience (A)
- Non-medical prescribing qualification (A)
Desirable
- MSc in relevant field (A)
- Training qualification (eg - train the trainer) (A)
- Teaching Qualification (relevant) (A)
- Relevant management / leadership training course (A)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in hospital pharmacy (A)
- Supervision and Management of staff (A/I)
- Appraising staff (A/I) Previous experience of implementing changes / service development in clinical pharmacy practice (A/I)
Desirable
- Diploma tutoring (A)
- Training experience (A)
- Appraising staff (A/I)
Skills
Essential
- High level of professionalism (I
- Possess leadership skills (I)
- Good communication skills (I)
- Ability to motivate others (I)
- Able to use initiative (I)
- Assertive, confident (I)
- Good organisational skills (I)
- Able to work with minimal supervision (I)
- Ability to manage own time (I)
- Good team member (I)
- Able to cope with stress (I)
- Effective training skills (I)
- Good oral and written presentation skills (I
Desirable
- Good networking skills (I)
- Use of MS office programmes (I)
- Experience of writing guidelines (I)
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent Clinical Knowledge (I)
- Able to use clinical knowledge at consultant level (I)
- Highly specialised knowledge of drugs used and therapeutic trends within specialised area (I)
- Awareness of NICE, NPSA and involved in the implementation of relevant guidance (I)
- Audit methodology (I)
- Able to critically appraise research data (I)
Other requirements
Essential
- Ability to work to deadlines and meet targets (I)
- Ability to function and support others in a rapidly changing environment (I) Ability to be flexible (I)
- Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
- Role model our Trust values every day
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Masters Degree MPharm or equivalent (A)
- Competency assessed and examined professional registration (GPhC) (A)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice (A)
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice (P)
- Recent relevant hospital pharmacy experience (A)
- Non-medical prescribing qualification (A)
Desirable
- MSc in relevant field (A)
- Training qualification (eg - train the trainer) (A)
- Teaching Qualification (relevant) (A)
- Relevant management / leadership training course (A)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in hospital pharmacy (A)
- Supervision and Management of staff (A/I)
- Appraising staff (A/I) Previous experience of implementing changes / service development in clinical pharmacy practice (A/I)
Desirable
- Diploma tutoring (A)
- Training experience (A)
- Appraising staff (A/I)
Skills
Essential
- High level of professionalism (I
- Possess leadership skills (I)
- Good communication skills (I)
- Ability to motivate others (I)
- Able to use initiative (I)
- Assertive, confident (I)
- Good organisational skills (I)
- Able to work with minimal supervision (I)
- Ability to manage own time (I)
- Good team member (I)
- Able to cope with stress (I)
- Effective training skills (I)
- Good oral and written presentation skills (I
Desirable
- Good networking skills (I)
- Use of MS office programmes (I)
- Experience of writing guidelines (I)
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent Clinical Knowledge (I)
- Able to use clinical knowledge at consultant level (I)
- Highly specialised knowledge of drugs used and therapeutic trends within specialised area (I)
- Awareness of NICE, NPSA and involved in the implementation of relevant guidance (I)
- Audit methodology (I)
- Able to critically appraise research data (I)
Other requirements
Essential
- Ability to work to deadlines and meet targets (I)
- Ability to function and support others in a rapidly changing environment (I) Ability to be flexible (I)
- Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
- Role model our Trust values every day
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).
