- To be responsible and accountable for the day-to-day performance of the Pharmacy department
- To assist and deputise for the Chief Pharmacist as required
- To be responsible to the Chief Pharmacist for the delivery of relevant KPIs; budget management; medicines management agenda and regulatory and mandatory standards
- To support the Chief Pharmacist in the development of Medicines Use, Safety & Governance service requirements across both sites of the Trust in order to meet national standards in Medicines Management and professional requirements
- To maintain a Quality Management System across Pharmacy services at the BH site, consistent with GxP standards
- To work closely with the service lead for Training & Development, Clinical Pharmacy, Medicines Safety, Medicines Governance & Commissioning, and Medicines Supply Chain in executing delivery of a safe and effective pharmacy service to the hospital
- Pharmacy degree (Masters level)
- Registration as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Management qualification or equivalent experience (consistent with post graduate Masters level) - or willing to undertake
- Demonstrates continuous professional development
- Member of the RPS Stage II Faculty Member of the RPS (MIIFRPS)
- GCP Training
- Prince 2 Foundation, Agile, Change Management, QI or equivalent accreditation
- CPPE Chief Pharmacist Development Programme
- Independent Prescriber
- Previous excellent performance in a senior pharmacy role
- Validated expertise in the management of a Pharmacy Operations and Medicines Supply Chain function, meeting performance targets
- Extensive experience of working as a senior pharmacy practitioner in an acute hospital setting
- Managing and advising on medicine expenditure for a directorate / department
- Delivering on cost reduction initiatives and service improvement initiatives
- Substantial experience with pay and non-pay budgets
- Demonstrable skills of clinical governance, clinical audit, risk management and health and safety management
- Leading, managing / matrix-managing and motivating large groups of staff
- Collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings
- Policy and service development including driving performance and meeting KPIs
- Working across and leading Trust wide projects and initiatives
- Experience of leading process redesign work
- Experience of working in a number of hospital pharmacy areas
- Actively engaged in research and development
- Organised and able to devise, plan and manage a number of complex work programmes simultaneously
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner
- Business case planning, preparation, delivery and service development
- Awareness of, and ability to demonstrate implementation in practice of, GMP, GDP and GCP
- Knowledge and understanding of medicines legislation and governance
- Knowledge and awareness of implications of current developments in pharmacy practice and NHS strategies
- Understanding of national Pharmacy policies and strategies and implications to own practice and the wider Trust
- Ability to integrate research into practice
- Ability to formulate, lead and implement service strategies
- Trained Incident Investigator
- Knowledge and awareness of pharmacy education developments and good practice requirements
- Knowledge and experience of Clinical Governance, particularly in respect of medicines use and governance
- Knowledge of medication safety processes and drivers
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Head of Pharmacy - Bedford, United Kingdom - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
Are you an experienced and ambitious pharmacist looking for a leadership role which will take you on a journey towards a Chief Pharmacist position?
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic pharmacist with a strong track record of project delivery at organisational level to lead the Pharmacy service at the Bedford Hospital site. You will be an inspirational leader and clinical role model with experience of motivating and developing teams. You will have a clear vision of how pharmacy staff contribute to patient centred care, medicines optimisation and safer use of medicines and be able to articulate a coherent plan to deliver this.
The Head of Pharmacy will hold explicit responsibility and accountability in driving forward quality and process improvements to operational delivery and advances in use of technology across the service, working closely with the Senior Pharmacy Leadership Team (PSLT).
The Head of Pharmacy is integral to supporting delivery of the Pharmacy Integration Strategy, which relates to staff and services within the Trust as well as collaboration with partners across the emerging BLMK Integrated Care System (ICS).
You will be encouraged to maintain any prior clinical specialism. An opportunity will be available to join the General Manager on-call rota which is an excellent way to gain more in-depth understanding of the wider Trust operational processes.
Main duties of the job
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
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