Job overview
The post holder will provide strategic, operational and professional leadership in relation to medicines optimisation to ensure the delivery of effective pharmacy support across all Medicine Division.
You will need excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to organise and prioritise your work. This post would be ideal for someone looking to develop or extend their clinical leadership, expanding on their understanding of systems working and demonstrating impact. The successful applicant will join a caring pharmacy and trust team. You will be supported to develop clinical, leadership, managerial, research and strategic skills.
All pharmacists participate in seven day working and late duty rotas and you will be part of the Pharmacy Senior On Call team.
Main duties of the job
To provide strategic, operational and professional leadership in relation to Medicine, promoting evidence-based, cost-effective use of medicines in the Trust.
To lead and manage other pharmacy staff working in the Medicine Division to ensure service delivery to agreed standards in line with business planning requirements.
To provide an advanced clinical service to patients as part of the team. This may include patient facing work in areas such as: Medicine and Renal.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See the job description and person specification attached.
Please tell us in your application how you meet the essential criteria in the attached person specification.
Person specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
1. Computer literate
2. Demonstrates initiative
3. Problem solving skills
4. Influencing/negotiating skills
5. Ability to plan, develop & implement
Desirable criteria
6. Implement & manage change
7. Principles of QI
8. Understand the needs of a breadth of stakeholders
Qualifictions & Education
Essential criteria
9. Registered with GPhC
10. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
11. Masters in Pharmacy Degree – MPharm
Desirable criteria
12. MRPharmS
13. Member of Faculty of RPS and working towards advanced practice
14. Independent prescriber
15. Leadership/Management Qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
16. Extensive post registration experience at least 8a level
17. Experience of working in areas linked to Medicine
18. Developing & leading on projects
19. Staff training & appraisal
20. Previous management experience/staff management
Desirable criteria
21. Knowledge of CMM
22. Risk management and assessment
23. Procedure & business plan writing
24. Understanding of systems/place in NHS
Your recruitment team
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Your application
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Closing date
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Shortlisting
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Application feedback
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Safeguarding and DBS Checks
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameEmma TangJob titleDeputy Chief Pharmacist, Clinical ServicesEmail address@Telephone number01372 735151