Job summary
Superintendent Pharmacist Manager for Dudley Clinical Services Ltd
Are you ready for something different?
Are you an ambitious and creative pharmacist dedicated to excellent patient care and want to continue your leadership journey?
Dudley Clinical Services Ltd has been in operation since July 2013 providing dispensing services to the outpatients of The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust.
You will lead this established patient focussed service and manage the thriving pharmaceutical service delivery at Corbett Hospital Outpatient Centre.
You are multi-skilled - as comfortable discussing patient care with local clinicians as you are leading medicines optimisation services with Dudley Clinical Services. Your dedication to patient care is evident in your quest to develop new and enhanced services and your clinical background enables you to ensure patient safety. You are an experienced people-manager who builds a loyal and experienced team and seeks out opportunities for CPD for yourself and your team, encouraging personal growth and development.
You will be:
o A GPhC registered pharmacist
o An experienced hospital pharmacist
o Eligible to work in the UK
o Ready for something different
Main duties of the job
Actively manage pharmacy service delivery, making optimal use of resources available and ensuring delivery of required Trust- agreed performance standards.
Provide professional pharmaceutical leadership of the pharmacy service
To ensure that all activity undertaken is consistent with maintaining registration of the premises with GPhC
Report regularly to the DCSL Board on the performance of DCSL pharmacy services, the operation of the SLA with DG NHS FT and other business matters
Manage the finances associated with the delivery of the service
Leads on home delivery of medicines at DCSL and works closely with relevant stakeholders
Provides clinical pharmacy services supporting safe prescribing and administration of medicines.
To work with medical and nursing staff to establish agreement and co-operation in the prescribing and supply of all pharmaceutical products.
To provide specialist pharmacist input to the HIV medicines service.
To undertake the role of pharmacist prescriber for outpatients in the specialist area of practice.
Be responsible for any directly employed DCSL staff, including day to day management, absence management, appraisals and similar
Deliver the medicines management safe and secure audits including the CD quarterly audit at The Corbett Hospital site.
About us
In return for this different and exciting role we will offer:
o A competitive salary
o 25 Days paid holiday plus bank holidays
o Contributory Pension Scheme
o Support with GPhC fees
o Bonus Scheme (subject to individual and company performance)
o Opportunities for training and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
1. MPharm or equivalent academic qualification
2. Clinical Pharmacy Diploma/MSc/Evidence of further relevant professional development
3. Current registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
4. Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
5. Diploma in Management/Marketing or MBA
6. Formal leadership training and / or qualification
Experience
Essential
7. Significant experience in hospital pharmacy
8. Experience of managing a department or specialist area within hospital pharmacy
9. Experience of staff management and leadership
Skills
Essential
10. Understanding of the range of pharmacy services
11. Understanding of clinical effectiveness and ability to influence clinical decision making
12. Understanding of clinical governance and ability to influence patient safety