Senior Pharmacist, Patient Services

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Responsible for the management, development, monitoring and professional/clinical leadership of all aspects of the Patient Services section of the Pharmacy Department via a team of directly accountable staff.
• Ensures that services are delivered to a high standard in a safe and cost effective manner according to relevant legislation, professional standards/requirements and local strategy.
• Responsible for the oversight of all dispensary based clinical trials.

• Contributes to the operational and general management of the pharmacy department in conjunction with other principal pharmacists and performs an active role in the strategic development of pharmacy services and medicines management initiatives

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post registration hospital experience
• Experience in managing patient services
• Experieice in staff management
• Training & supervisory experience
• Change management experience

Desirable criteria

• Formal management training

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Senior Pharmacist JD (PDF, 952.2KB)
• Guidance for applicants (PDF, 85.4KB)
• Policy Statement (PDF, 144.5KB)
• Staff Benefits and Wellbeing (PDF, 196.5KB)
• Recruitment Pack (PDF, 2.8MB)