Pharmacy Manager – Brand New State-of-the-Art Hospital – Oxford
£60,000 DOE + Competitive Company Benefits
Oxford - Oxfordshire
Full-Time / Permanent - 40 Hours
Overview
Compass Associates are proud to have exclusively partnered with Welbeck Health Partners for the opening of their brand-new hospital, boasting 12 specialties equipped with the latest technology and world-renowned consultants dedicated to delivering the best patient experience.
What is in it for you?
* Generous Annual Bonus Scheme
* Paid for park and ride
* Professional registration paid for annually
* Personal Development Plan
* 27 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
* Private Medical Insurance
* Eye Care
* Season Ticket Loan / Cycle to Work Scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* AND a range of policies supporting health and wellbeing
Responsibilities
* Ensure full compliance with relevant legislation (e.g. GPhC, MHRA, CQC) and national guidance relating to medicines management.
* Lead the quality assurance agenda to ensure compliance with all regulatory, legal and professional standards required for achieving and maintaining Home Office Licence and CQC compliance with conjunction with Superintendent Pharmacist.
* Promote evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing and medicine management through collaboration with prescribers.
* Ensure all possible measures are taken to safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of patients by maintaining a high-quality and safe clinical environment.
* Monitor and report medication incidents, lead root cause analysis (RCA) where necessary, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
* Localise the development, implementation, and review of policies and SOPs for safe handling, prescribing, dispensing, and storage of medicines.
* Manage pharmacy staff, including pharmacists, technicians, and dispensers, ensuring effective rota coverage and workforce planning.
* Ensure adequate training provision and compliance with identified clinical training requirements.
* Provide guidance and support to staff, whilst fostering a culture of openness, psychological safety, and professional integrity where staff feel confident to speak up.
* Provide mentorship and development opportunities for team members, including support with professional registration and revalidation
* Lead on recruitment, training, supervision, and performance management of the pharmacy team
* Ensure compliance with GPhC Code of Professional Conducts, Ethics Performance and their implications for practice.
* Support medicines optimisation and initiatives including the implementation of electronic prescribing systems
* Manage the pharmacy budget, ensuring appropriate procurement, stock management and cost control of medicines and consumables
* Provide advice and support to consultants, healthcare professionals, centre colleagues and patients ensuring the safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medicines
Qualifications / What can you bring
* Registered pharmacist with a current GPhC registration and postgraduate qualification (Certificate)
* Demonstrable management experience in a pharmacy and leadership within a clinical setting
* Knowledge of medicines legislation, governance frameworks, and clinical standards
* Knowledge of GPhC Code of Professional Conducts, Ethics Performance and their implications for practice
* Strong clinical knowledge in a healthcare setting, ideally with surgical experience
* Must have experience and the desire to develop new high-quality services
* Dispensary working experience and skills
* Working with IT systems and data analysis
* Experience of CQC inspections and/or readiness
* Be able to utilise your leadership skills to demonstrate and implement clinical best practice
* Ability to lead audits, investigations and quality improvement projects
* The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellence in:
* Leadership & people management skills within a multi-disciplinary team
* Adaptability and agility
* Communications skills - presenting, influencing, persuading and negotiating
* Collaboration – building partnerships and strategic working relationships
* Integrity and resilience
* Planning, organisation and delegation skills.
Seniority level
* Not Applicable
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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