Principal Pharmacist Divisional Lead
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £58,972.00 to £68,525.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £58972.00 - £68525.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Location: | Chesterfield, S44 5BL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9166-24-0177 |
Summary
Refer to job description for full list of responsibilities. This is broken down into the following key areas Service Development To lead on the development of the pharmacy and medicines optimisation service within the Division to develop and deliver clinical pharmacy services and ensure safe and effective use of medicines. To provide operational and clinical support to medicines optimisation developments and prescribing initiatives as required by the Division. Clinical Services & Patient Care To act as a clinical role model to and provide direct clinical supervision to the pharmacy team to ensure a high-quality service is developed which improves outcomes through the provision of a patient-centred approach to the safe and clinically and cost effective use of medicines. Medicines Safety Participate in the risk management process and other clinical governance activities, including risk management of own scope of practice. Support divisional governance teams in developing and maintaining guidelines and policies relating to medicines management. Information & Data Management To develop quantitative and qualitative performance measures, co-ordinate their use and be involved in disseminating, acting on and sharing learning from the information gathered. Staff Management and Education and Training To be responsible for the workforce development plan for the pharmacy team within the Division including the development and extension of the roles of pharmacy professionals. Financial To support and advise relevant leads and Divisional Leadership Team on the delivery of efficiency savings in relation to medicines optimisation. Research & Development To carry out practice research in medicines optimisation and pharmacy support services and publish the results. To develop initiatives in the delivery of medicines optimisation and develop quality standards for clinical effectiveness.