Job responsibilities

The postholder will be accountable for the leadership, development and delivery of pharmacy services at The Walton Centre and will operate with delegated authority from the Site Director of Pharmacy to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and responsive pharmacy services within the pharmacy operating model.

Strategic Leadership

Lead the development, implementation and review of The Walton Centre Business plan.

Develop and deliver site-based service plans, improvement programmes and transformation initiatives aligned to Trust and Group objectives.

Contribute to organisational and cross site strategic planning, service redesign and business case development.

Represent pharmacy services within hospital, Group, ICS and regional structures as required.

Ensure The Walton Centre priorities and risks are appropriately reflected in wider organisational decision-making.

Operational Leadership

Provide visible senior leadership for all pharmacy services delivered at The Walton Centre

Maintain oversight of service quality, workforce performance, patient safety, operational resilience and performance against agreed standards.

Lead the management of operational pressures, incidents, complaints, service disruptions and recovery activities.

Chair and lead relevant pharmacy management and operational forums

Ensure effective coordination and delivery of site pharmacy priorities and objectives

Clinical Leadership

Provide senior professional and clinical leadership across neurology and neurosurgery

Support the safe, effective and evidence based use of medicines through prescribing support, medicines optimisation and implementation of clinical guidelines.

Provide professional supervision and clinical leadership to pharmacists and pharmacy teams

Promote and support high standards of clinical practice across both dispensary and clinical services.

For full details, please refer to the attached job description

Qualifications

Essential

• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered Non-medical Prescriber
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
• Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning

Desirable

• Management or leadership qualification, or equivalent senior leadership development

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy, including senior leadership of clinical and operational services and management of complex service delivery in an acute hospital setting
• Experience of working in Neurosciences
• Experience of leading day-to-day operational delivery of a hospital pharmacy service
• Experience of incident oversight, governance, audit, risk management, performance reporting and delivery of service assurance
• Experience of workforce leadership, including rota management, recruitment, performance management and staff development
• Experience of budget management, financial control, financial reporting and delivery of cost improvement programmes within a healthcare setting
• Experience of working effectively with senior clinical, managerial and governance colleagues across organisational boundaries, influencing decisions, leading service change and delivering organisational priorities
• Significant experience in medicines safety, including the leadership, investigation and learning of incidents in line with PSIRF principles
• Experience working within clinical governance frameworks including legislation relating to PGD, NMP and controlled drugs.
• Clinical pharmacy experience in the relevant area

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience in service transformation, redesign, implementation of change and delivery of improvement programmes

Knowledge

Essential

• 17 Good understanding of legal, professional and governance requirements relating to medicines management and hospital pharmacy services
• Understanding of performance management, quality standards, key performance indicators and assurance processes relevant to hospital pharmacy

Skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate and work effectively with senior clinical, managerial and governance colleagueS
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear reports, business cases and governance papers
• Ability to lead through complexity, prioritise competing demands and maintain operational grip in a pressured environment
• Methodical approach with attention to detail and ability to interpret complex information accurately E I
• High degree of computer literacy including analytical tools
• Proven ability to work alone and as part of a team E A

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Enthusiasm for the position - positive and optimistic
• Methodical with good attention to detail

Other

Essential

• Enthusiasm for the post and commitment to developing pharmacy services for Walton Centre NHS FT within the Group model
• Be personally responsible for own impact on staff morale and teamwork, and contribute positively to a collaborative, respectful and high-performing culture
• Able and willing to travel across UHLG sites as required
• Able to participate in out-of-hours arrangements, including being on site within one hour if required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).