Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Pharmacy senior leadership team as the Deputy Group Chief Pharmacist Clinical, Digital, Workforce and Governance.
The post holder should have a confident, proactive attitude to the tasks required and the ability to forge relationships with a wide range of staff both within and beyond the Pharmacy Services unit within the Trust. Supported by Associate Chief Pharmacists for the three Trust Health Units and the lead for Medicines Optimisation, the successful post holder will build on existing areas of excellence and will provide expertise for improvement and development ensuring that the Pharmacy Department of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is considered one of the most highest achieving services within the NHS and a place people aspire to work in.
This post will regularly provide cover for the Group Chief Pharmacist providing leadership support to all areas of RFL Pharmacy but with particular reference to the health unit pharmacy departments. The post holder will also support the Group Chief Pharmacist in some aspect of cover in the absence of the Deputy Group Chief Pharmacist - Technical and Commercial Services.
Main duties of the job
As a registered Pharmacist you will be responsible for the clinical services undertaken by RFL pharmacy by engaging with key stakeholders, both within trust but also externally with colleagues in the ICS, region, regulatory bodies and beyond. You will also be responsible for the development of strategic plans for the Pharmacy clinical services, workforce requirements, medicines governance and regulatory compliance covering the next 3-5 years and the co-ordination of the wider business planning for the pharmacy health unit operations ensuring alignment to the overall strategy for pharmacy service and the Trust, where appropriate, while maintaining viability.
The post holder:
Should have qualification relevant to pharmacy practice or a portfolio that demonstrates the acquisition and use of higher levels of specialist knowledge as well as have a management qualification e.g. MBA or equivalent and be GPhC registered. Have significant post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy. Have significant demonstrable experience in leading and working effectively in a multi-professional team environment. Have extensive experience with regulatory standards required for pharmacy activities including GPhC registration, Home Office, CQC, MHRA and Regional QA.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Master's level degree qualification in Pharmacy
- Formal Management Qualification
- GPhC Pharmacist registration
- Postgraduate diploma or degree in Clinical Pharmacy Practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Recruitment and Selection training
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Experience Managing staff- risk management
- Budget setting and budget management
- Must have a significant understanding of the background to and aims of current national healthcare policies and appreciate the implications of this
- Significant experience of working across professional boundaries
- Significant experience of risk management
- Significant experience of project management.
- Substantial recent experience in hospital pharmacy including, Dispensing practice ,Manufacturing Services, Clinical Ward Services
- Significant experience of service development & Change Management
- Significant experience of policy development and implementation in a complex multidisciplinary environment
Desirable
- Has worked in a hospital setting
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- An appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health / NHS England, the Local and Regional Teams and individual provider and commissioning organisations
- analytical skills- numerical, written data , assess options and appropriate conclusions.
- Knowledge of primary and secondary care working
- Expert knowledge of relevant pharmaceutical standards o f practice
- Expert knowledge of current medicines legislation
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations
- Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement
- Ability to communicate with clinical, academic and all levels of staff effectively
- High level analytical I skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
- High level critical thinking skills
- Ability to develop,maintain and monitor information systems to support innovation initiatives
- Demonstrates sound judgment in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate
- Ability to expertly communicate effectively with members of the public and other healthcare professionals
- Ability to train other members of staff
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult and sensitive issues
- Excellent understanding of computerised systems for stock control management
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
- As an employee of the trust, you are expected to support the Trust's clinical Personal governance framework for Qualities & monitoring and attributes improving standards of care. You must do this by: - taking part in activities for improving quality - identifying and managing risks - maintaining your continuous professional development
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Master's level degree qualification in Pharmacy
- Formal Management Qualification
- GPhC Pharmacist registration
- Postgraduate diploma or degree in Clinical Pharmacy Practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Recruitment and Selection training
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Experience Managing staff- risk management
- Budget setting and budget management
- Must have a significant understanding of the background to and aims of current national healthcare policies and appreciate the implications of this
- Significant experience of working across professional boundaries
- Significant experience of risk management
- Significant experience of project management.
- Substantial recent experience in hospital pharmacy including, Dispensing practice ,Manufacturing Services, Clinical Ward Services
- Significant experience of service development & Change Management
- Significant experience of policy development and implementation in a complex multidisciplinary environment
Desirable
- Has worked in a hospital setting
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- An appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health / NHS England, the Local and Regional Teams and individual provider and commissioning organisations
- analytical skills- numerical, written data , assess options and appropriate conclusions.
- Knowledge of primary and secondary care working
- Expert knowledge of relevant pharmaceutical standards o f practice
- Expert knowledge of current medicines legislation
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations
- Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement
- Ability to communicate with clinical, academic and all levels of staff effectively
- High level analytical I skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
- High level critical thinking skills
- Ability to develop,maintain and monitor information systems to support innovation initiatives
- Demonstrates sound judgment in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate
- Ability to expertly communicate effectively with members of the public and other healthcare professionals
- Ability to train other members of staff
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult and sensitive issues
- Excellent understanding of computerised systems for stock control management
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
- As an employee of the trust, you are expected to support the Trust's clinical Personal governance framework for Qualities & monitoring and attributes improving standards of care. You must do this by: - taking part in activities for improving quality - identifying and managing risks - maintaining your continuous professional development
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).
