[ref. n71283617] Clinical Director of Pharmacy - Stoke-on-Trent

Job overview

Clinical Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation

We have a great opportunity for a dynamic, inclusive and innovative Clinical Director of Pharmacy & Medicines Optimisation to join our team at the University Teaching Hospital of North Midlands.

We are keen to appoint someone who will have the confidence to deliver significant service transformation and shape the strategic direction for pharmacy and medicines optimisation. They will provide professional leadership and direction for all registered pharmacy staff employed by the Trust and be committed to improving and strengthening an inclusive culture within pharmacy services, where colleagues can speak up and be involved in shared decision making.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Director you will strategically lead and be accountable for the delivery of pharmacy services across the Trust, ensuring quality and safety within the pharmacy service and statutory requirements are met. You will ensure that the pharmacy services provided are progressive and forward thinking, responsive to internal and external demand and are patient focussed, safe, efficient and effective

You will be part of the Women’s, Children’s and Support Services Division and report operationally to the Divisional Operations Director and Divisional Medical Director with professional accountability to the Chief Medical Officer. The role will require close working with stakeholders across the Trust and with colleagues across the Integrated Care System.

Your ability and experience of driving and successfully achieving change will enable you to provide the leadership and strategic direction required to bring together our teams in the delivery of a patient-focused, cost-effective and high-quality service.

You will hold a relevant professional registration and will have successfully led services within an acute NHS setting. You must have the ability to be creative and innovative to generate opportunities for the service and have experience of service transformation and strategic planning.

Working for our organisation

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Masters Qualification in Pharmacy (4 years) plus successful completion of 1 year pre-registration experience.
• Post-graduate qualification relevant to hospital pharmacy practice

• Doctorate of Pharmacy

Experience

• Recent practice (within the last 8 years) in a leadership role within hospital pharmacy as either a Chief Pharmacist of a District General Hospital or Deputy Chief Pharmacist of a teaching hospital
• Recent experience in leading transformational / quality improvement work

1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!

If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.