Job summary
The post holder deputises for The Clinical Director of Pharmacy and is a member of the pharmacy senior management team. They lead on medicines management and medication procurement for the Trust.
The post holder will work with the Clinical Director of Pharmacy to ensure the strategy and operation of pharmacy services, is progressive, responsive to internal and external demand, patient focused, safe, efficient, and effective and is aligned with local and national standards and strategic goals of the Trust.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for the strategic development and operational management of the procurement, homecare, medicine information and clinical trials pharmacy service
- Providing the pharmacy leadership and support to both the Trust Medicines Management Committee and Area Prescribing Committee (APC) in relation to the introduction of new medicines, evaluation of information on new medicines and development of appropriate prescribing and administration guidelines etc
- To lead, develop and implement medicines savings initiatives to meet the CHT Medicines CIP and ICB medicines optimisation agenda
- To manage the safe, cost effective and timely procurement of medicines in accordance with Regional and National contracts and to administer and maintain national and regional drug purchasing contracts including input to tendering and adjudication of such contracts.
- To oversee the management of medicines Homecare schemes
- Provide Digital Leadership for the Pharmacy Department representing Pharmacy at relevant Trust and ICS forums
- Provide cross-site visible leadership
- Under the direction of the Clinical Director of Pharmacy the post holder will help support large scale change projects such as the CHFT reconfiguration plans
- Ensure the pharmacy team embrace digital development opportunities and optimise use of the Trust digital systems
- Represent pharmacy at Trust internal and external committees and forums
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deputises for Clinical Director of Pharmacy
Responsible for day to day operational management of pharmacy team
Lead pharmacist for medication procurement and medicines management
Digital lead for pharmacy team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deputises for Clinical Director of Pharmacy
Responsible for day to day operational management of pharmacy team
Lead pharmacist for medication procurement and medicines management
Digital lead for pharmacy team
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent Degree in Pharmacy approved by General Pharmaceutical Council
- Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification)
- 1 year pre-registration training
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Postgraduate management qualification
- Relevant management training
- Relevant leadership training
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience as a practising pharmacist within a hospital environment with a proven managerial component to the job
- Recent relevant experience of financial management and management of drug expenditure
- Significant experience of project management/ service development
- Use of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Detailed knowledge of Clinical Pharmacy, Medicines Management and Pharmacy Practice acquired through training and experience
- Computer literate
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure
- Planning and organisational skills
- Able to effect and manage change
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Demonstrate commitment to CPD
- Education & Training skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
Desirable
- Experience of working with commissioners/ primary care
- Competent in Using EPR and digital pharmacy systems
- Pharmacy Practice Research and Clinical Audit
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Experience of staff training and mentorship
- Highly developed leadership skill
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Self- motivating and ability to influence and negotiate with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff
- Able to negotiate and manage conflict
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent Degree in Pharmacy approved by General Pharmaceutical Council
- Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification)
- 1 year pre-registration training
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Postgraduate management qualification
- Relevant management training
- Relevant leadership training
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience as a practising pharmacist within a hospital environment with a proven managerial component to the job
- Recent relevant experience of financial management and management of drug expenditure
- Significant experience of project management/ service development
- Use of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Detailed knowledge of Clinical Pharmacy, Medicines Management and Pharmacy Practice acquired through training and experience
- Computer literate
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure
- Planning and organisational skills
- Able to effect and manage change
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Demonstrate commitment to CPD
- Education & Training skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
Desirable
- Experience of working with commissioners/ primary care
- Competent in Using EPR and digital pharmacy systems
- Pharmacy Practice Research and Clinical Audit
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Experience of staff training and mentorship
- Highly developed leadership skill
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Self- motivating and ability to influence and negotiate with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff
- Able to negotiate and manage conflict
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
