Assistant Clinical Director of Pharmacy - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We are looking for a dynamic and experienced pharmacy leader to lead our clinical pharmacy service and join our strategic leadership team.

You will have a clear vision for the service; extensive knowledge and experience of a range of clinical pharmacy specialties; and a proven track record of leading a team and transforming services.

In return you will have the opportunity to work autonomously, across care settings, and to engage and work collaboratively at all levels within the organisation, system, and region.

The Pharmacy Team are proud winners of the Trusts Clinical Team of the Year Award 2024, and our overwhelmingly positive staff survey results speak for themselves.

We are looking for a leader who demonstrates the Trust values and will continue to develop a culture of inclusivity and continuous learning which makes the pharmacy directorate at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust one of the best places to work.

We recognise the variety of opportunities available to pharmacy professionals and if you choose to join our team, we want you to feel valued and supported.

We will work with you to fulfil your full potential whether that be through further education and training, new experiences or coaching and mentoring.

As a member of the strategic pharmacy leadership team, you will be responsible for the provision and further development of a high-quality clinical pharmacy service and for the education and training of our pharmacy workforce, across 3 hospital sites and community services within Wolverhampton.

The Trust has a vertically integrated model with Primary Care which enables collaborative working across our pharmacy teams with a strong focus on patient-centered care, medicines optimisation, and innovative opportunities for flexible, cross sector and portfolio ways of working.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.

We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow.

We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC.

We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Be an effective member of the Pharmacy Strategic Leadership Team and support the Clinical Director of Pharmacy in the delivery and further development of the Trust Pharmacy Service and Medicines Optimisation Strategic Plan.

Lead Clinical Pharmacy Services across the Trust acting as an expert and role model in clinical pharmacy service provision and medicines optimisation.

Be accountable for the safe and effective delivery, and on-going development, of a high-quality evidence-based Clinical Pharmacy Service across hospital sites and community services.

Identify risks and gaps within Clinical Pharmacy Services and develop and implement plans to address these.

Measure, monitor and optimise the performance of Clinical Pharmacy Services.

This will include the development of key performance indicators, reports and interactive dashboards from the Trust ePMA and Pharmacy systems.

Be responsible for workforce planning and development within Clinical Pharmacy Services, including the development of Consultant Pharmacist and Advanced Clinical Practice posts.

Work across the Integrated Care System and region on collaborative clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation projects, and represent the Trust at relevant system, regional and national meetings, and networks.

Line manage Principal and Senior Pharmacists within Clinical Pharmacy Services.

Deputise for the Clinical Director of Pharmacy as required and to act as a designated deputy in their absence.