Clinical Pharmacy Manager - Specialist Services

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 07 May 2025

Job summary

Manage specialist clinical pharmacy services, including: -

  • Cancer services
  • Medicines information
  • High-cost medicines

Lead, develop and deliver the planning and provision of clinical pharmacy services for outpatient facing specialties including rheumatology, dermatology, gastroenterology and ophthalmology

Work closely with Senior Clinicians and the Specialist High-Cost Drugs Pharmacist to ensure that high-cost drugs are used in an evidence based, safe and cost-effective manner in outpatient facing specialties.

Be an integral part of the clinical pharmacy team.

Coordinate the Trust Medicines Approval Committee

Main duties of the job

Manage Specialist Clinical Pharmacy services.

Develop and lead the provision of the clinical pharmacy service to outpatient facing specialties, ensuring high quality, safe evidence based, cost-effective pharmaceutical care for patients including rheumatology, gastroenterology, dermatology, and ophthalmology

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders eg senior clinicians and nurses in rheumatology, dermatology and ophthalmology in order to ensure safe, evidence based and cost-effective use of medicines in outpatient facing specialties that is in line with national and local commissioning policy.

Provide timely, accurate, highly specialist clinical advice, including biosimilar expertise to clinicians, nurses and patients in relation to medicines optimisation for outpatients with long term conditions.

Working with appropriate clinicians, perform horizon scanning, evaluate new medicines and develop locally specific guidelines, policies and protocols that are evidence based and in line with national guidance.

Supervise and manage the specialist pharmacists for outpatient patient specialties.

About us

Why Work With Us

Torbay Hospital provides acute care for the local community and has several community hospitals, and is a hotspot for those who are considering living by the sea or within half an hour of Dartmoor National Park and an hour to Exmoor National Park. Meanwhile, Plymouth and Exeter are also both within a short drive to enjoy the culture, maritime history and shopping experiences.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

388-7121443-SM

Job locations

Torbay Hospital

Newton Road

Torquay

TQ2 7AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

  • GPhC registered

Desirable

  • Post graduate clinical or management qualification
  • Member of the RPS

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Experienced hospital pharmacist
  • Knowledge of highly specialist medicines
Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

  • GPhC registered

Desirable

  • Post graduate clinical or management qualification
  • Member of the RPS

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Experienced hospital pharmacist
  • Knowledge of highly specialist 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Torbay Hospital

Newton Road

Torquay

TQ2 7AA


Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Torbay Hospital

Newton Road

Torquay

TQ2 7AA


Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Director of Pharmacy

Paul Foster

paul.foster@nhs.net

07717881879

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

388-7121443-SM

Job locations

Torbay Hospital

Newton Road

Torquay

TQ2 7AA


Supporting documents

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