Superintendent Pharmacist - Outpatient Pharmacy
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
As a member of the Outpatients pharmacy team, you will contribute to the provision of a range of pharmaceutical services; issuing prescriptions, giving advice where appropriate, working alongside Outpatient Pharmacy team to ensure all pharmacy duties are carried out in accordance with legal and relevant clinical guidelines, in addition to the departmental procedures to meet the needs of our customers.
The Superintendent pharmacist is responsible for the oversight and management of the service, therefore strong professional leadership, delegation and decision-making skills, as well as line management of junior staff will form core components of the role.
Main duties of the job- Work closely with the Outpatient multi-disciplinary teams and Trust services with effective pharmaceutical care and intervention when required for patients, specifically with regards to medicines supply and management.
- Accountable for performance management and responsible for monitoring key quality/performance indicators, service pressures and recommending/implementing actions to address them.
- To fulfil all legal and regulatory requirements required by the GPhC, MHRA, DHSC and Trust priorities.
- Lead, develop, deliver and evaluate the outpatient pharmacy service.
- Oversee the day-to-day management of designated staff in the Outpatient pharmacy team. Responsible for staff supervision, managing attendance and performance, identifying and facilitating training opportunities for the staff to maximise service delivery.
- Accountable for cost-effective stock asset management, ensuring all staff uphold responsible medicines management practices.
- Responsible for ensuring a safe working environment adhering to all Health and Safety requirements (i.e. COSHH, Fire regulations etc.)
- Responding to patient feedback and queries as needed.
- Acting as the Responsible Pharmacist for the service as required.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital.Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification.
Please do not hesitate to get in contact for further discussion.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria- M.Pharm or equivalent
- Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent/ working towards
- Management training
Experience
Essential criteria- NHS management experience including experience of managing staff, workload and monitoring quality
- Advanced communication skills, including the ability to liaise and negotiate effectively at all levels
- Project Management
- Full UK driving license and access to a car
Registration
Essential criteria- Registered with the GPHC
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
- HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
- All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
- In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
- This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.