A fantastic opportunity has opened up to lead the NHS England commissioned national Specialist Pharmacy Service, the case for and strategic development of which are mandated in the 2014 NHS England paper: The review of specialist pharmacy services in England and in line with a further commissioning arrangement.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, hard-working and have a strong track record of service development and innovation. They will have extensive experience and understanding of managing across boundaries in the NHS.
The post-holder would work with the SPS Service Leads and the Office of the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer in developing and leading SPS. The service has 100 wte staff currently hosted through nine acute hospitals across England. Specialities include, medicines procurement, pharmaceutical quality assurance, medicines advice and medicines use and safety. The service has website www.sps.nhs.uk which attracts 8.5 million views per annum and hosts several medicines related tools, key articles and information for front line health care professionals.
The post is based in the Pharmacy Practice Unit, Liverpool, where it is hosted by Liverpool University Hospital Group. Remote working is possible with a commitment to attend site for key meetings monthly.
The purpose of this role is to lead the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS) in successful delivery of the national contract with NHS England and enable access to specialist pharmacy expertise on behalf of the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England.
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.
We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.
We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr. Justine Scanlan Job title: Head of the Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS) Email address: justine.scanlan@liverpoolft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0151 706 4666
For further information, contact Dr. Justine Scanlan, Head of the Specialist Pharmacy Service (justine.scanlan@liverpoolft.nhs.uk) or David Webb, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England via Emma Davies (e.davies33@nhs.net).
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