Lead Pharmacist - Medicine (NHS AfC: Band 8a) - Pharmacy - Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust – Redhill, Surrey
(12 months fixed term)| Band 8A + High Cost Allowance
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive & dynamic individual with an appropriate level of knowledge & skills to join the Pharmacy team at East Surrey Hospital. This post is fixed term for 12 months from March 2025 to cover a maternity leave.
The post holder will be part of a team of five lead pharmacists responsible for the Pharmacy service to the Medical Division, each with their own specialist area. This post would specifically be the lead for Cardiology. Other duties include medicines expenditure, clinical governance and risk management, as well as enhanced roles in education and training.
Our department has over 100 staff of which half are pharmacists, 18 of whom are band 8As. We are a friendly and progressive department with a strong emphasis on training and development. The pharmacy department works closely with Health Education England to deliver the foundation pharmacist training programme, as well as the Universities of Brighton and Medway.
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
* Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
* National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
* We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them.
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