Head of Clinical Pharmacy Services

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential criteria

• Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm or equivalent) and full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy practice or equivalent
• Evidence of ongoing professional development including relevant clinical, leadership and management training

Desirable criteria

• Qualified independent prescriber
• Recognised qualification in management, healthcare leadership or similar

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience in Clinical Pharmacy within an acute NHS hospital, demonstrating advanced practice and leadership in Pharmacy services
• Proven track record of managing clinical governance, medicines safety and quality improvement initiatives
• Demonstrable experience in line management and staff development, including appraisals, recruitment and performance management

Desirable criteria

• Extensive experience as a clinical educator or postgraduate tutor
• Experience in research leadership, including initiating and overseeing practice-based research and securing funding

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential criteria

• Strong knowledge of clinical pharmacy services in an acute care setting, including medicines management
• Proficient in interpreting and applying NHS policies, clinical guidelines and national standards to practice
• Excellent leadership and management skills, including the ability to motivate, mentor and develop staff across various roles
• Effective strategic planning and problem-solving skills, able to make complex decisions based on clinical and operational data
• High-level communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and negotiate with senior leaders, medical staff and external partners

Desirable criteria

• Proficiency in digital health technologies, including electronic patient records and pharmacy management systems

Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race ,ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).

Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.

We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Free counselling service
• NHS Pension scheme
• Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
• Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause
• Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.

We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.

Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to day- work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.

Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 248.9KB)
• Establishing Identity (PDF, 243.0KB)
• Say Hello to Wage Stream (PDF, 7.2MB)
• Our Values (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Our Trust (PDF, 674.0KB)