Deputy Network Pharmacy Director - Pennine (Pharmacist)
Band 8b
Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 351-CS2698-LG-A
Site East Lancashire Town Blackburn Salary £62,215 - £72,293 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/03/2025 23:59
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
* Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
* Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
* Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
Job overview
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.
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 lead on the development and delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a variety of mental health in-patient wards and community teams, ensuring safe and effective medicines management processes within the service and the delivery of the medicines optimisation strategy.
As a member of the pharmacy leadership team, you will 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. The successful applicant will have a keen interest in the use of technology in a healthcare setting and will be instrumental in leading pharmacy service transformation in the Pennine network.
Working for our organisation
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 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.
Detailed job description and main 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
Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.
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