Deputy Network Pharmacy Director - Pennine (Pharmacist)
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Following a significant investment in senior leadership, there are currently three Deputy Network Pharmacy Director positions available at LSCft:
1. Pennine Network - covering teams across East Lancashire including Burnley, Blackburn, Rossendale, Hyndburn & Accrington. As well as work within our two inpatient sites at Blackburn & Clitheroe.
2. Bay Network - covering teams across Lancaster, Morecambe and South Cumbria regions (Kendal and Barrow). Base subject to negotiation within network.
3. Specialist Network - Trust wide specialities including forensic services, learning disabilities, children and young persons, rehabilitation services.
Please only apply to one of the above adverts, to your preferred Network.
Please complete the pre-application question on Trac which gives the opportunity for you to be considered for more Networks should you wish.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, self-motivated pharmacist to join the Pharmacy and Medicines Management Team as the Deputy Network Pharmacy Director for the Pennine Network. The post will ideally be based in Blackburn and the successful applicant will be expected to provide operational management as well as clinical leadership to a team of Pharmacists and Technical Staff based across the Pennine network which includes the East Lancashire footprint.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have strong leadership skills and will also be expected to maintain a clinical role ideally as a non-medical prescriber. Applicants should have clinical experience of working within a mental health setting and be looking to develop their management skills. As part of the Pennine team, you will be provided with the opportunity to lead on the development and delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a variety of mental health in-patient wards and community teams. Working closely with clinical teams as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing the care needs of patients and service users, you will also ensure safe and effective medicines management processes within the service and ensure the delivery of the medicines optimisation strategy. As a member of the pharmacy leadership team, you will also support Trust initiatives and contribute to quality improvement projects. There will be a requirement to support the Network Pharmacy Director in relation to network responsibilities deputising for them in meetings when required. The Trust has implemented electronic prescribing and medicines administration across all inpatients in Lancashire and has a strong track record of innovation in Health Informatics, and the successful applicant will have a keen interest in the use of technology in a healthcare setting. The successful applicant will also be instrumental in leading pharmacy service transformation in the Pennine network.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health, and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, believing that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time, and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Job responsibilities
Applicants must have current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, a postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience, and significant post-registration experience in a mental health setting.
A qualification as a non-medical prescriber would be desirable. The Clinical Pharmacy service is embedded in the culture of the organisation and should you wish to join our team you will become one of a large team of Clinical Pharmacists, Clinical Medicines Management Technicians, and Pharmacy Assistants working across the Trust.
There is no current requirement to work on-call, Bank Holidays, or weekends.
Due to the location of various units, an ability and willingness to travel around Trust locations is required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
* Pharmacy Degree
Experience
* Relevant experience of management or leadership
Skills
Knowledge
* Good clinical knowledge
* Awareness of current issues in healthcare
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
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