Job summary
We are looking for someone with vision, insight, desire, and versatility to be able to lead the WUTH Pharmacy Aseptic Service to meet the changing needs of our customers whilst maintaining the standards required to retain our MHRA Specials License.
The Aseptic Service is a key enabler for the Trust, manufacturing CIVAS, chemotherapy, TPN and other specialist products including clinical trials for use across the hospitals. The post holder will lead work to plan, design and gaining funding for a new Aseptic Services Unit. We are keen to grow our business to meet unmet need across the health economy and the post holder will be involved in aseptic work across the Cheshire and Mersey ICS and nationally where appropriate.
The successful candidate needs to be passionate about aseptic services and must be able to inspire and give direction to an enthusiastic and experienced team of pharmacists, technicians and support workers working within the unit.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence multi-professional teams will be essential. The post is ideally suited to someone who can lead well-managed change across traditional professional boundaries and wants to further their experience at a senior level in a progressive environment. Applicants should be GPhC registered pharmacists with experience of running an MHRA Licenced Aseptic Unit. Previous team management experience and knowledge of GMP, GCP and QA standards is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for Pharmacy Aseptic Services at WUTH. They will also be a member of the Pharmacy Senior Management Team and have the opportunity to develop and lead on a range of initiatives and business opportunities that support the strategic direction for WUTH Pharmacy Services.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Be responsible, professionally and managerially, for the development, quality and governance of the Pharmacy Services provided from the Aseptic Services Unit (ASU). This unit provides aseptically prepared products to the Trust and external customers and includes the development of commercial opportunities and clinical trials. lead, develop and manage the ASU from both a strategic and operational perspective; its outputs, staff, equipment, budget in order to provide a safe, GMP compliant and cost-effective pharmaceutical production service to Trusts, their patients and external trading partners. be the expert on aseptic preparation providing advice to healthcare professioanals within the Trust and across the health economy as required be responsible for maintain the WUTH ASU MHRA specials license and delivering compliant regional EL Audits. future proof WUTH PAS by continuing to develop the business planning and performance framework for PAS to ensure that plans to deliver the service development agenda remain on track and continue to meet the needs of its customers both internal and external.
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Professional Manager position available at WUTH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Be responsible, professionally and managerially, for the development, quality and governance of the Pharmacy Services provided from the Aseptic Services Unit (ASU). This unit provides aseptically prepared products to the Trust and external customers and includes the development of commercial opportunities and clinical trials. lead, develop and manage the ASU from both a strategic and operational perspective; its outputs, staff, equipment, budget in order to provide a safe, GMP compliant and cost-effective pharmaceutical production service to Trusts, their patients and external trading partners. be the expert on aseptic preparation providing advice to healthcare professioanals within the Trust and across the health economy as required be responsible for maintain the WUTH ASU MHRA specials license and delivering compliant regional EL Audits. future proof WUTH PAS by continuing to develop the business planning and performance framework for PAS to ensure that plans to deliver the service development agenda remain on track and continue to meet the needs of its customers both internal and external.
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Professional Manager position available at WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Vocational Master Degree in Pharmacy plus 1 year pre-registration experience
- Postgraduate Pharmacy qualification or equivalent vocational experience
- Management or leadership qualification or equivalent relevant experiential learning within the NHS. Range of topics included in training including attendance, performance capability, disciplinary and financial management
- PTQA or other aseptic qualification or equivalent advanced experiential learning
- Recent management of a pharmacy team, including service delivery, finance and HR aspects
- Extensive post registration experience within the NHS aseptic services including recent senior service leadership role at Band 8c or above within NHS pharmacy practice
- Significant experience in project management including major change projects
- Regular operational liaison with other senior organisation staff
- Management with involvement in recruitment/appraisal/training/leadership/motivation/sickness absence and participation in grievance or disciplinary procedures.
- Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
- Experience of multidisciplinary working to deliver a range of complex pan organisational developments
- Experience of developing performance metrics and dashboards to demonstrate service delivery
Desirable
- Aseptic Manager's qualification or equivalent advanced experiential learning
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare aseptic products using highly developed physical skills and manipulation of syringes and products to ensure products are made to GMP standards
- Identify own training needs and those of others
- Promotion and evaluation of best practice
- Ability to quality assure pharmacy documents to ensure pharmacy material is of a high standard at all times
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to delivery service change in line with changing national priorities
- High degree of computer literacy including database searching and manipulation of spreadsheets
- Confidence to present cases to large and senior audiences whilst maintaining a clear message
- Demonstrates ability to change service delivery in response to audit results
- Demonstrates prioritisation techniques to ensure delivery of objectives on time
- Demonstrates ability to delegate appropriately maintaining team motivation and clarity of purpose to deliver objectives
- Ability to reflect on use of procedures and change future situation management
- Integrates research evidence into practice, undertakes own research and guides and supports others undertaking research
- Knowledge and appropriate use of management procedures
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Lead by example with enthusiasm for the position
- High degree of personal integrity
- Self-motivated, innovative thinker, inspire others
- Reliable, conscientious and supportive
- Team worker and leader, able to relate to all grades of staff and clinical and non-clinical professionals
- Able to cope well with a busy environment and deal with frequent interruptions and changes in daily routine ? ? Application Form o
- Personal insight and sound judgement
- Methodical with attention to detail
- Have empathy with and be sensitive to patients' needs
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to remain positive in the face of adversity and criticism
- Demonstrates the ability to review decisions made in the light of new information
- Demonstrates the ability to operate in a variety of roles within the department if the need arises
- Demonstrates the ability to remain calm and deliver unpopular messages
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Vocational Master Degree in Pharmacy plus 1 year pre-registration experience
- Postgraduate Pharmacy qualification or equivalent vocational experience
- Management or leadership qualification or equivalent relevant experiential learning within the NHS. Range of topics included in training including attendance, performance capability, disciplinary and financial management
- PTQA or other aseptic qualification or equivalent advanced experiential learning
- Recent management of a pharmacy team, including service delivery, finance and HR aspects
- Extensive post registration experience within the NHS aseptic services including recent senior service leadership role at Band 8c or above within NHS pharmacy practice
- Significant experience in project management including major change projects
- Regular operational liaison with other senior organisation staff
- Management with involvement in recruitment/appraisal/training/leadership/motivation/sickness absence and participation in grievance or disciplinary procedures.
- Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
- Experience of multidisciplinary working to deliver a range of complex pan organisational developments
- Experience of developing performance metrics and dashboards to demonstrate service delivery
Desirable
- Aseptic Manager's qualification or equivalent advanced experiential learning
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare aseptic products using highly developed physical skills and manipulation of syringes and products to ensure products are made to GMP standards
- Identify own training needs and those of others
- Promotion and evaluation of best practice
- Ability to quality assure pharmacy documents to ensure pharmacy material is of a high standard at all times
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to delivery service change in line with changing national priorities
- High degree of computer literacy including database searching and manipulation of spreadsheets
- Confidence to present cases to large and senior audiences whilst maintaining a clear message
- Demonstrates ability to change service delivery in response to audit results
- Demonstrates prioritisation techniques to ensure delivery of objectives on time
- Demonstrates ability to delegate appropriately maintaining team motivation and clarity of purpose to deliver objectives
- Ability to reflect on use of procedures and change future situation management
- Integrates research evidence into practice, undertakes own research and guides and supports others undertaking research
- Knowledge and appropriate use of management procedures
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Lead by example with enthusiasm for the position
- High degree of personal integrity
- Self-motivated, innovative thinker, inspire others
- Reliable, conscientious and supportive
- Team worker and leader, able to relate to all grades of staff and clinical and non-clinical professionals
- Able to cope well with a busy environment and deal with frequent interruptions and changes in daily routine ? ? Application Form o
- Personal insight and sound judgement
- Methodical with attention to detail
- Have empathy with and be sensitive to patients' needs
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to remain positive in the face of adversity and criticism
- Demonstrates the ability to review decisions made in the light of new information
- Demonstrates the ability to operate in a variety of roles within the department if the need arises
- Demonstrates the ability to remain calm and deliver unpopular messages
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).
