Job summary
Are you passionate about developing clinical pharmacy services?
We are seeking an exceptional and highly motivated pharmacist to lead and develop our well-established clinical pharmacy and medication safety teams.
As a key member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team, you will support the Director of Pharmacy to pioneer strategic transformation across all our pharmacy services in East IHC (acute, community, mental health, prison, primary care and technical services) by providing strong personal and professional leadership across our diverse disciplines.
The post holder will have a strong background in clinical leadership, management, and service development. They will have experience of working with senior colleagues, local and national networks across all boundaries on clinical and management strategies.
This is an exciting time to be involved with Clinical Pharmacy Services in Wales as the Health Board begins it's journey of transformation informed by the recent RPS Independent Review of Clinical Pharmacy Services at NHS Hospitals in Wales.
We are looking for the right person to fit into the team, and work with all our stakeholders. If you feel that you have the required experience, skills and knowledge and are ready to be our Clinical Pharmacy Services and Patient Safety Lead please get in touch.
Main duties of the job
Requirements therefore include excellent communication and critical thinking skills, clinical credibility, strong interpersonal /relationship building skills, experience of incident review and investigation and proven system wide service delivery achievements.
Please see attached job description for further 'main duties' of the role.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered pharmacist with GPhC
- Masters Degree or equivalent in pharmacy
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Post-graduate diploma/MSc in relevant pharmacy area or equiv documented experience in relevant area
- A substantive level of experience in a managerial post
Desirable
- Post-graduate management qualification
- Independent/supplementary prescriber
- Teaching/assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- A substantive level of post qualification experience in primary care/secondary care.
- Able to demonstrate a suitable level of experience in providing specialist pharmacy services.
- Responsibility for performance management within pharmacy
- Evidence of strategy development and change management in complex situations
- Experience of success in service development
- Experience of working effectively in a multi disciplinary environment
Desirable
- Significant experience of pharmacy management within a NHS Trust/PCO including responsibility for staff and budgetary control.
- Demonstrable experience of managing conflicting priorities within tight budgets and/or time constraints
Skills
Essential
- Strategic vision and project management
- Strong operational management experience
- Capacity to think strategically and have ability to analyse and solve complex problems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered pharmacist with GPhC
- Masters Degree or equivalent in pharmacy
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Post-graduate diploma/MSc in relevant pharmacy area or equiv documented experience in relevant area
- A substantive level of experience in a managerial post
Desirable
- Post-graduate management qualification
- Independent/supplementary prescriber
- Teaching/assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- A substantive level of post qualification experience in primary care/secondary care.
- Able to demonstrate a suitable level of experience in providing specialist pharmacy services.
- Responsibility for performance management within pharmacy
- Evidence of strategy development and change management in complex situations
- Experience of success in service development
- Experience of working effectively in a multi disciplinary environment
Desirable
- Significant experience of pharmacy management within a NHS Trust/PCO including responsibility for staff and budgetary control.
- Demonstrable experience of managing conflicting priorities within tight budgets and/or time constraints
Skills
Essential
- Strategic vision and project management
- Strong operational management experience
- Capacity to think strategically and have ability to analyse and solve complex problems
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).
