We currently have fourteen pharmacists on the Foundation Rotation, which rotates every 6-12 weeks. In August 24, we will be adding an additional ten pharmacists to this rotation, with the expectation that recruitment will not need to be repeated during the next year. Your role will be to co-ordinate the rota, line manage these individuals, provide pastoral care and support, and respond to any issues which may arise in the rotations. Each pharmacist is assigned a mentor who will be a first point of contact. You will also be responsible for the on-call service for UHS. The on-call pharmacists are mostly Foundation Pharmacists and they provide a telephone-based service from home overnight, only coming on site if necessary.The dispensaries are staffed by Foundation Pharmacists on a rotational basis. You will be expected to support their training in these rotations and provide assistance and cross-cover when required. The RSH has a lead pharmacist on site who can provide support and supervision in your absence. This role focusses on:a) Providing management and leadership for the rotational program for band 6 foundation level pharmacists.b) Managing the pharmacy emergency duty service provision to the trustc) Providing senior management pharmacist support to the pharmacy department dispensary departments at SGH and RSH. Experience of hospital pharmacy services, teaching and training, and staff management are essential. You will occasionally need to travel between sites. There is a free staff minibus provided, or parking can be arranged for this purpose. We are advertising both a band 8a and a band 7-to-8a progressive position. Our preferred candidate would be someone who is able to work immediately at band 8a level. Therefore if we have an applicant who is appointable to the role, they will be offered the position. However if we do not have a suitable band 8a applicant, then we will consider offering the post as a development opportunity to a pharmacist who fulfils the requirements of a band 7 pharmacist and is willing to work towards becoming a band 8a pharmacist. The Trust is moving towards 7 day working. You will be expected to contribute to one evening shift (5-7pm) per week in dispensary, and one weekend shift (9-5pm), either Saturday or Sunday, once every 6 weeks.