DCSL Superintendent Pharmacist
Job overview
Superintendent Pharmacist Manager for Dudley Clinical Services Ltd
Our successful wholly owned subsidiary Dudley Clinical Services Ltd has been in operation since July 2013 providing a high quality dispensing service to the outpatients of The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust.
If you are an ambitious and creative pharmacist dedicated to excellent patient care and want to start or continue your leadership journey, then this opportunity will suit your development journey. You will lead this established patient focussed service and manage the thriving pharmaceutical service delivery at Corbett Hospital Outpatient Centre.
You are multi-skilled – as comfortable discussing patient care with local clinicians as you are leading medicines optimisation services with Dudley Clinical Services. Your dedication to patient care is evident in your quest to develop new and enhanced services and your clinical background enables you to ensure patient safety.You are an experienced people-manager who builds a loyal and experienced team and seeks out opportunities for CPD for yourself and your team, encouraging personal growth and development.
Main duties of the job- Actively manage pharmacy service delivery, making optimal use of resources available and ensuring delivery of required Trust- agreed performance standards.
- Provide professional pharmaceutical leadership of the pharmacy service
- To ensure that all activity undertaken is consistent with maintaining registration of the premises with GPhC
- Report regularly to the DCSL Board on the performance of DCSL pharmacy services, the operation of the SLA with DG NHS FT and other business matters
- Manage the finances associated with the delivery of the service
- Leads on home delivery of medicines at DCSL and works closely with relevant stakeholders
- To act as Associate Controlled Drug Accountable Officer and support the DGFT CDAO in Board assurance on controlled drug matters
- Work closely with the DGFT Pharmacy Leadership team and be part of this group
- To lead on the development and implementation of a strategy for improving business and workforce skill mix within DCSL.
- Provides clinical pharmacy services supporting safe prescribing and administration of medicines.
- To work with medical and nursing staff to establish agreement and co-operation in the prescribing and supply of all pharmaceutical products.
- To provide specialist pharmacist input to the HIV medicines service.
Working for our organisation
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible.We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
In return for this different and exciting role we will offer:
- A competitive salary
- 25 Days paid holiday plus bank holidays
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Support with GPhC fees
- Bonus Scheme (subject to individual and company performance)
- Opportunities for training and development.
You will be:
- A GPhC registered pharmacist
- An experienced hospital pharmacist
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Ready for something different.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria- MPharm or equivalent academic qualification
- Clinical Pharmacy Diploma/MSc/Evidence of further relevant professional development
- Current registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Diploma in Management/Marketing or MBA
- Formal leadership training and / or qualification
Experience
Essential criteria- Significant experience in hospital pharmacy
- Experience of managing a department or specialist area within hospital pharmacy
- Experience of staff management and leadership
Skills
Essential criteria- Understanding of the range of pharmacy services
- Understanding of clinical effectiveness and ability to influence clinical decision making
- Understanding of clinical governance and ability to influence patient safety
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RECRUITMENT EQUALITY STATEMENT
We are committed to equal opportunities and want to ensure our workforce is representative of the population we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. It is essential we understand our demographics, in order that we can monitor our performance as an equal opportunity employer, as well as continuing to embed a culture of inclusivity across the organisation, which supports the active participation and contribution of our diverse staff groups in the Trusts decision making processes .
On application the shortlisting manager will not see this criterion and therefore it cannot be part of their decision making. Please ensure you complete your equal opportunities questions for us and help us to make sure everyone is welcome.
The Trust is committed to employing and supporting people with disabilities. It is the Trust’s policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum ‘essential’ criteria as identified on the person specification. To ensure we know you have a disability, please inform us under the appropriate section on the application form.We welcome applications from the LGBTQ+ community and openly encourage people with different sexual orientation, gender identity and expression to apply to join our team. We promise to respect and encourage the use of all pronouns and will not purposefully mis-gender anyone.
We are governed by the public sector equality duties and by our values of Care, Respect and Responsibility to ensure we eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other behaviour that is unlawful, undermines our core values and/or falls short of our Behaviour Framework.We want all of our staff to ‘call out’ any behaviour from colleagues, patients or visitors that constitutes the above and appropriate action be taken.
We will, at every opportunity, advance equality and inclusivity for all staff, at all levels within the organisation, by removing or minimising disadvantage, encouraging participation and taking all relevant steps to meet the needs of anyone who shares a protected characteristic.We will also foster good relations between persons who share a protected characteristic by tackling prejudice and promoting understanding at every opportunity.
We have staff Networks in place to help support staff experience of diverse staff groups and inform us on the actions, interventions and support what we need to put in place to improve the working lives and daily experiences of all colleagues and all teams.Anyone can join the networks and we take pride in having Allies as part of every network within the organisation.
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