Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.
This post is fixed term / secondment for 12 months from start date due to maternity cover.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Are you a pharmacist ready to take the next step in clinical leadership as Team Leader for the Medical Directorate in IHC East?
Role Summary
You’ll collaborate with Lead Pharmacists across Emergency Care, Surgery, Community Services, Primary Care, Mental Health, and Safe Medication Practice, alongside our senior pharmacy technician, to deliver our clinical strategy. Your role includes patient‑facing sessions in your area of expertise, with full support to build on your clinical experience and progress your RPS credentialing journey. We are seeking a motivated, dynamic, and innovative pharmacist with significant clinical experience, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a clear vision for the future. You should be confident in leading a team and representing pharmacy both internally and externally. Experience in quality improvement, service development, and staff management will be an advantage.
Main Duties of the Job
* Strategically lead, develop and implement a high‑quality clinical pharmacy service as part of the multidisciplinary leadership team of the Medical Directorate.
* Develop a strategic vision and roadmap for pharmacy services within the directorate, taking into account the diverse skills of the wider pharmacy team.
* Ensure the safe and effective use of medicines within the Medical Directorate.
* Lead and manage the pharmacy clinical team working in the division.
* Act as a link pharmacist to the relevant clinical networks across BCUHB.
* This post is a secondment for maternity leave to cover the needs of the service.
* The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of 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.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will find the full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents. Please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered pharmacist with GPhC
* Masters degree or equivalent in pharmacy
* Post‑graduate diploma/MSc in relevant pharmacy area or equivalent documented experience in relevant area
Desirable criteria
* Practicing member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
* Management qualification or equivalent experience
* Teaching / assessing qualification
* Independent/supplementary prescriber
* MSc in advanced clinical practice or RPS credentialing at core advanced level
Experience
Essential criteria
* 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.
* Experience of success in service development.
* Experience of working effectively in a multi‑disciplinary environment.
* Experience of writing and implementing business plans.
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of pharmacy services to mental health and community services.
* Experience of pharmacy management within the NHS including responsibility for staff and budgetary control.
* Development of services across the primary secondary care interface.
* Demonstrable experience of managing conflicting priorities within tight budgets and/or time constraints.
Personal Attributes (Demonstrable)
Essential Criteria
* Evidence of leadership skills and ability to influence and negotiate within the service, and external stakeholders.
* Good communicator, motivated and able to work as part of a team.
* Ability to develop excellent working relationships with individuals and partner organisations.
Other
Essential criteria
* Participate in the provision of on‑call as appropriate to the individual or the service.
* Participate in the provision of extended hours, weekend and public holiday pharmacy services.
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