University Hospital Monklands has a rare opportunity for a dynamic pharmacy leader to join our pharmacy team as the Hospital Pharmacy Manager. The successful candidate will provide managerial and professional leadership to the pharmacy team to deliver high quality pharmaceutical care and services within the base hospital. They will also work alongside the acute division and hospital management teams to ensure the safe, effective and person-centred use of medicines.
We are looking for an exceptional pharmacy leader with a variety of experience within the acute sector and at a senior level. They must have experience of managing and developing teams as well as facilitating change management to improve services to patients. An advanced level of clinical knowledge, reasoning and judgement, understanding of relevant relating to medicines and pharmacy practice, and governance within the NHS are required. It is essential that the successful candidate has a track record of working in collaboration with others and the ability to influence and negotiate to achieve positive outcomes. The post holder will also participate in the site senior manager on-call rota.
It is an exciting time at University Hospital Monklands with expanding roles for the pharmacy team as well as developing plans for the replacement of the current University Hospital Monklands site. The post holder will be a key individual in leading the development and implementation of these plans for the pharmacy service and wider hospital. Further information can be found here:
Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified candidates with a passion for leading pharmacy services and improving the quality of care to patients. For informal enquiries, please contact Pharmacy.AdminTeam@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk to arrange a discussion with Graeme Bryson, Director of Pharmacy, NHS Lanarkshire.
The Role
To lead, plan, deliver, develop, manage and evaluate the operational, clinical and strategic aspects of pharmaceutical services provided within base Hospital.
To provide expert strategic pharmaceutical advice on the safe, clinical and cost effective delivery of pharmaceutical services in accordance with objectives set by the Director of Pharmacy, Site Director of Hospital Services, Chief of Medicine, hospital management team and clinicians.
To act as a role model and lead a team of pharmacy staff to provide a consistently high quality pharmaceutical service which enhances patient care and to ensure the pharmacy service is delivered in a safe, legal and efficient manner.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
* Masters of Pharmacy Degree
* Member General Pharmaceutical Council
* Post Graduate degree in Clinical Pharmacy or Management
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / management training
* Demonstrable commitment to CPD
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in the Pharmacy Department within University Hospital Monklands.
The working pattern for this role Monday - Friday
Looking to find out more?
If youre looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Graeme Bryson on Pharmacy.AdminTeam@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Victoria Clark, Recruitment Manager on victoria.clark2@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshires benefits include:
* A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
* A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
* Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension )
* Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
* Occupational health services
* Employee counselling services
* Work-life Balance policies and procedures
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Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If youre looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage .
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