Assistant Head of Pharmacy - Clinical Services | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,417 - £81,138 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG7 2UH |
| Company: | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6223189/164-6223189 |
Summary
Nottingham University Hospitals Pharmacy department are seeking an exceptional, influential and highly experienced Pharmacist to lead our Clinical Pharmacy team of around 200 Pharmacy Professionals.
If you are an accomplished, authentic and caring Pharmacy leader with significant experience of delivering and leading clinical pharmacy services, we would be delighted to speak to you about any element of the post or to arrange an informal visit.
You must be assertive and diplomatic and able to motivate and influence others through strong leadership, collaboration and commitment. We want you to generate a vision for the future of the service and work with us to turn that vision into reality.
Under the leadership of the Chief Pharmacist and working as part of our Pharmacy Leadership Team you will be the Pharmacy Department’s strategic lead for Clinical Pharmacy Services. The successful candidate will also act in conjunction with other Assistant Heads of Pharmacy in taking delegated responsibility for the Chief Pharmacist in their absence.
You will manage an incredible team of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Pharmacy Assistants and will be supported by the Pharmacy and Divisional Leadership Teams who want to see our team thrive and enjoy coming to work.
You will act as a role model for Clinical Pharmacy and will be responsible for developing and embedding Advanced Pharmacy practice within the Trust and working collaboratively with strategic partners to develop the role of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants within the team.
You will be supported to develop your knowledge and leadership skills and will be encouraged to develop a national profile and promote and undertake practice-based research in a field of your choice.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. We have a national and international reputation for many of our specialist services and expertise and are at the forefront of many research programmes.
Some of the benefits of working for our organisation include:
Flexible working
Opportunities for to be innovative/creative in the workplace
Friendly and supportive work colleagues within the team
Salary sacrifice schemes
Cycle to work and travel
The Pharmacy department at NUH consists of over 400 staff across 2 main campuses. We have a strong belief in leading our teams compassionately and fostering a supportive and caring workplace. Our teams are patient focussed, fully integrated within in our multi-professional teams and are always improving and finding new ways of delivering the best possible patient care.
Under the leadership and direction of the Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Director of Medicines Optimisation:
To lead, manage, develop and be responsible for the Clinical Pharmacy services across Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) to ensure that patients receive safe, high quality and clinically effective pharmaceutical care
To support the Chief Pharmacist in developing, in an innovative way, the overall strategy for the future clinical pharmacy services provision in NUH in a manner that reflects Trust, local and National Health Service strategy and priorities
To provide a significant supporting role for the development and implementation of medicines optimisation and pharmacy services across NUH through close workings relationships with other Assistant Heads of Pharmacy, Pharmacy General Manager and other members of the extended Pharmacy Leadership Team
As a member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team, to help develop a strategic vision and delivery plan for the NUH Clinical Pharmacy Department
To act in conjunction with other Assistant Heads of Pharmacy in taking delegated responsibility for the Chief Pharmacist in their absence
To act as a role model in clinical pharmacy practice including clinical teaching
To work collaboratively with partners across the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICS to strategically develop the practice of clinical pharmacy
The post holder will base their commitments equally between QMC and City campuses
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of the role.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 May 2024