Principal Pharmacist Divisional Lead - Chesterfield, United Kingdom - Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chesterfield, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Permanent

Description

Job summary

We are seeking an inspiring and dynamic pharmacist to join our senior pharmacy team at Chesterfield Royal. This divisional lead role is crucial in effectively linking clinical pharmacy service delivery with one of our key divisions within the organisation. You will work closely with Family Health on all aspects of medicines management within the division. There are challenging and diverse needs from a medicines perspective and there is plenty of scope for ongoing development and innovation.

The Family Care Division at Chesterfield Royal Hospital comprises the Maternity & Gynaecology, Child Health and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) care units. The division provides a broad array of outpatient services across North Derbyshire. There are 3 inpatient wards within the maternity and gynaecology division, a 24 bed paediatric ward and 12 bed neonatal unit.

The post have arisen from a senior restructure and now is the ideal and exciting time to join the team as we move into the future. You will work alongside two other principal pharmacists in providing leadership for the clinical team as a whole.

This post would suit experienced pharmacists with high standards who will strive to improve quality of care we provide to our patients. Ideally a level of experience in paediatrics would be considered advantageous.

Main duties of the job

You will lead on clinical pharmacy services to the division and have remit for improving safe use of medicines in paediatrics and maternity services. You will ensure operationally the service meets changing needs of the organisation and is able to react to unforeseen pressures.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is committed to driving improvements to support wider organisational services and divisional innovation projects. You must have a passion for patient care and ensure this is at the forefront of all we do.

You will be expected to have extensive relevant clinical pharmacy experience, including prescribing practice as leading by example is a key to the role. You will also be expected to contribute to the weekend and bank holiday rotas.

The role also includes provision of professional and governance support to our pharmacy team based in Royal Primary Care. You will also take a lead in supporting the on-call team and clinical aspects of outpatient pharmacy.

About us

The pharmacy department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is modern, pro-active, forward-thinking and well respected both locally and nationally. We are very committed to the development of pharmacist prescribing and have one of the highest numbers of active pharmacist prescribers in the country. We have won individual and team awards for innovation and clinical excellence in the Trust's staff recognition awards and have won awards at the Pharmacy Congress for our service developments. We have also been shortlisted for Health Service Journal awards.

Chesterfield Royalis North Derbyshire's only acute district general hospital, with 24 hour Emergency Department services. We're responsible for providing care and treatment to more than 400,000 people who live in our communities. We are modern, well-resourced and in commuting distance of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and close to the Peak District. The Care Quality Commission hasrated the Trust as 'Good'. Our vision is to be an outstanding provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care to our patients and being a great place to work for our people.

Royal Primary Care is a leading provider of primary care services in Chesterfield. As part of Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we foster strong links between primary and secondary care pharmacy roles. Our CQC rating and award-winning services in North Derbyshire showcase our commitment to excellence.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Refer to job description for full list of responsibilities. This is broken down into the following key areas

Service Development

To lead on the development of the pharmacy and medicines optimisation service within the Division to develop and deliver clinical pharmacy services and ensure safe and effective use of medicines.

To provide operational and clinical support to medicines optimisation developments and prescribing initiatives as required by the Division.

Clinical Services & Patient Care

To act as a clinical role model to and provide direct clinical supervision to the pharmacy team to ensure a high-quality service is developed which improves outcomes through the provision of a patient-centred approach to the safe and clinically and cost effective use of medicines.

Medicines Safety

Participate in the risk management process and other clinical governance activities, including risk management of own scope of practice.

Support divisional governance teams in developing and maintaining guidelines and policies relating to medicines management.

Information & Data Management

To develop quantitative and qualitative performance measures, co-ordinate their use and be involved in disseminating, acting on and sharing learning from the information gathered.

Staff Management and Education and Training

To be responsible for the workforce development plan for the pharmacy team within the Division including the development and extension of the roles of pharmacy professionals.

Financial

To support and advise relevant leads and Divisional Leadership Team on the delivery of efficiency savings in relation to medicines optimisation.

Research & Development

To carry out practice research in medicines optimisation and pharmacy support services and publish the results.

To develop initiatives in the delivery of medicines optimisation and develop quality standards for clinical effectiveness.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

M Pharm

Diploma / MSC in clinical pharmacy

Registered Pharmacist

prescriber

Desirable

management or leadership qualification

RPS member

Experience

Essential

experience of secondary care

managing change

influencing cost and quality of prescribing

experience of supervision

Desirable

managing and developing pharmacy services

skills

Essential

nhs and system strategy

independent working and MDT

wide ranging clinical skills

prioritisation for self and team

initiative

personal attributes

Essential

communication and influencing skills

Reliable

Conscientious

flexible

care values

Essential

CARE values

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