Care Group Lead Pharmacist - Medicine and Community Services
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Due to secondment of the current post holder, we're looking for a forward-thinking and dynamic pharmacist who is capable of leading teams and developing services for patients. You will need to be a compassionate leader who can support individuals and teams to achieve the best for patient care.
Working as our Lead Pharmacist for Medical Specialities and Community Services, you will be part of the team of Lead Pharmacists developing services for patients within their area of clinical responsibility, while supporting the work of the wider pharmacy leadership team.
Our teams aim to provide high-quality clinical care to our patients and we pride ourselves on our clinical teams being able to spend the majority of their time providing direct patient care as part of the healthcare team. We have recently adopted a Trust-wide Electronic Patient Record and electronic prescribing system that supports excellent access to patient information at the touch of a button, releasing more time to care and optimising the use of digital technology to improve our ability to work together for patients.
The post will be for an initial fixed term of 24 months.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a key member of the pharmacy leadership team and will work as part of the Lead Pharmacists team to develop and lead the clinical pharmacy services provided to our patients.
You will lead and develop the senior clinical pharmacists providing care to patients within the medical specialties and community services care groups. This includes stroke, cardiology, endocrinology, respiratory, and gastroenterology specialties. You will also be responsible for medicines management and medicines optimisation activities within the Trust's community hospital sites which include rehabilitation medicine and care of the elderly wards.
You will be based within Darlington Memorial Hospital or University Hospital of North Durham and will be expected to regularly attend other Trust sites including community hospitals and Bishop Auckland Hospital.
Our pharmacy services are provided to patients 7 days per week and the successful candidate will be expected to maintain a clinical caseload alongside leadership activities and work as part of the weekend and bank holiday rotas.
About us
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield, and Weardale as well as over 80 other community-based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
From April 1, 2024, we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary. If you are in the UK on a VISA, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent Relevant post graduate clinical qualification (to at least diploma level)
* Qualified pharmacist independent prescriber (or willing to work towards)
* Management training or equivalent experience
* Evidence of CPD and education
Statutory Registration
* Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain, or similar professional body
Special Skills & Knowledge
* Good understanding of current pharmacy / NHS issues
* Demonstrable leadership and management skills
* Demonstrable clinical skills
* Ability to interpret complex data and present complex information
* Works well as part of a team
* Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in all areas of pharmacy practice
* Ability to deliver training
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Sound knowledge of MI resources
* Problem solver with good negotiation and influencing skills
* Able to build good relationships with colleagues
* Team player who delegates appropriately
* Key board skills, ability to use basic Microsoft office applications
* Ability to demonstrate an area of expertise within a field of pharmacy practice
* Proven ability to communicate effectively across professional boundaries
* Proven ability to influence others outside direct management control
Experience
* Sufficient experience to be able to provide highly developed near-patient clinical pharmacy services
* Experience of developing good working relationships with senior medical, nursing and management staff
* Experience of leading and managing a team
* Experience of project management / change management
* Experience of working as a senior clinical pharmacist
* Experience and knowledge of legislation relating to pharmacy practice
* Experience of providing HR support to a team
* National / regional reputation in an area of clinical / hospital pharmacy
* Experience of teaching
* Experience of practice research
* Experience of service development
Special Requirements
* Able to build good relationships with colleagues
* Team player who delegates appropriately
* A problem solver with good negotiation and influencing skills
* Desire to develop clinical skills
* Able to prioritise own workload
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.
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
£62,215 to £72,293 a year pro rata, per annum
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