Deputy Service Lead Pharmacist - Band 8a (Haywood Hospital)
The Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Directorate are looking for a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join the team for 37.5 hours per week on a12 months fixed term contract covering maternity leave.
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is unique in combining physical and mental health, learning disability, community and adult social care services in a single Trust across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Shropshire supporting the provision of a truly integrated care framework across health and social care services
We welcome applications from experienced, ambitious and forward thinking pharmacists to lead our fantastic pharmacy team at the Haywood Hospital within MPFT NHS Trust. We are a friendly, supportive, dynamic team with a strong commitment to professional development.
Based at Haywood Hospital, you will be working as part of a well-supported team of clinical pharmacists leading and driving the development of the clinical and operational pharmacy services. This role will be extremely rewarding, and requires a motivated, dynamic individual who is experienced in working at operational level with a range of stakeholders and a track record for service development and delivering to agreed targets. The successful candidate will be provided with the support of a well-established team, opportunities to develop and embed their careers, and to make a difference to patients' lives.
Main duties of the job
JOB PURPOSE:
The post involves a significant clinical role with ward visits and input to consultant ward rounds / team meetings, directorate support, as well as a substantial training and management element. The post holder will also be required to support the Deputy Director of Pharmacy in redesigning and transforming Pharmacy services across the physical health portfolio.
o Responsible for clinical professional leadership, management and development of pharmaceutical services and delivery of safe, effective and efficient Pharmacy services to patients within a robust clinical governance framework across Mental Health.o Responsible for all aspects of medicines management to optimise patients care involving the use of medication including but not limited to drug expenditure reporting, safety quality issues, audit, teaching and research & development portfolios.o Support the Pharmacy Heads of Service in promoting and propagating service change and transformation Responsible within Pharmacy (Mental Health Services).o Create and deliver a broad Pharmacy service audit plan, and to ensure adequate dissemination of reports and proposals to stakeholders internal and external to pharmacy.o To manage staff in-line with current team structure this includes regular 1:1 supervision meetings to ascertain progress with current and ongoing service issues and to set objectives relating to personal development.o To deputise for the Service Clinical Lead Pharmacist, Physical Health Services.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by
* Supporting your career development and progression
* Excellent NHS Pension scheme
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Options for flexible working
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
* Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to 2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccinations every year
* Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to 250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Based at Haywood Hospital, you will be working as part of a well-supported team of clinical pharmacists leading and driving the development of the clinical and operational pharmacy services. This role will be extremely rewarding, and requires a motivated, dynamic individual who is experienced in working at operational level with a range of stakeholders and a track record for service development and delivering to agreed targets. The successful candidate will be provided with the support of a well-established team, opportunities to develop and embed their careers, and to make a difference to patients' lives.
Why join our Pharmacy services?
This is a stimulating and diverse post which covers a wide portfolio of services and opportunities to develop many new skills in a patient-centred environment including service transformation and change management opportunities.
You will work in a supportive environment with training opportunities in line with the Advanced Pharmacist Framework and excellent career development opportunities.
The opportunity to be an important part of the future of pharmacy in MPFT, as we enter a new and exciting phase of change.
You will be a qualified pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have excellent interpersonal and IT skills. Some mentor or management experience is desirable, but full training in this area will be provided. This is a full time post although part time hours or a job share will be considered.
The working hours are 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday with limited late shift duties and Bank Holiday commitments. This provides a fantastic work life balance whilst being a valued member of the Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation Team. On call commitments include a remote out-of-hours advice only 'on call' service (rota basis). The post holder may be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
* Pharmacy degree (Masters level or Bachelor's level and equivalent experience)
* Registered UK Pharmacist (GPhC)
* Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent post graduate Certificate and/ or Diploma in Psychiatric Pharmacy or accreditation with College of Mental Health Pharmacists
Desirable
* Accredited Membership of RPS
* Management/Leadership qualification relevant to the NHS (or equivalent experience)
Experience
Essential
* Substantial experience post registration
* Extensive experience of providing pharmacy services
Desirable
* Competent in a wide range of software
* Staff, service and resource management
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Haywood Hospital
High Lane
Burslem
ST6 7AG
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